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Food recall warning

Certain walnuts and snack products may contain E. coli O157:H7 bacteria

Starting date:: September 8, 2011
Type of communication:: Recall
Alert sub-type:: Health Hazard Alert
Subcategory:: Microbiological - E. coli O157:H7
Hazard classification:: Class 1
Source of recall:: Canadian Food Inspection Agency
Recalling firm:: Les Aliments Johnvince , 2024232 Ontario Inc., Sunripe, Vincenzo's, Angelino's, Concord Food Centre Inc., Colangelo Brothers Fruit Market Ltd., Highland FarmsInc., McEwan, Kitchen Kuttings Inc., Home Style Flavours, Commisso's Fresh Foods, Marilu's Market, Wright Bros., Dilly's, Carrville Food Centre, Harvest Wagon, Thorncrest Market Foodland, Harvest Fresh Farms, Cataldi Supermarket, Cousins Foods, St. Jamestown
Distribution:: New Brunswick, Quebec
Extent of the product distribution:: Retail
CFIA reference number:: 6680

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Ottawa, September 8, 2011 - The public warning issued on September 7, 2011 has been expanded to include additional walnuts and snack products.

The Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) is warning the public not to consume certain walnuts and snack products described below because these products may be contaminated with E. coli O157:H7.

The following walnuts and snack products are affected by this alert.

Product & Retailer	Size	UPC	Code
Carrousel Peanuts and Nuts Praline	680 g	0 55144 01767 4	Best Before 2012/mar/25
California Walnut Halves / Pieces Kitchen Kuttings Inc. 2 Arthur St. South Elmira, ON	Variable weight	None	Sold from June 23 to September 7, 2011, inclusive
Walnut Halves Vincenzo’s 150 Caroline St. South Waterloo, ON	Variable weight	Beginning with 0237201	Sold from July 4 to September 7, 2011, inclusive
Walnut Halves Home Style Flavours 6721 Wellington Rd., Unit 109 Palmerston, ON	Variable weight	None	Sold up to September 7, 2011
Walnut Halves Marilu’s 4025 New St., Burlington, ON	Variable weight	N/A	Sold from June 10 to July 15, 2011, inclusive
Walnut Halves Angelino’s 16 Stevenson St., Guelph, ON	Variable weight	N/A	Sold from June 14 to July 14, 2011, inclusive
Walnut Halves Commissos 6161 Thorold Stone Rd. Niagara Falls, ON	Variable weight	N/A	Sold from June 14 to August 15, 2011, inclusive
Walnut Halves Wright Bros. 537 Ontario St. St. Catherines, ON	Variable weight	N/A	Sold up to September 8, 2011
Walnut Halves Dillys 19 Warwick Rd, Stoney Creek, ON	Variable weight	N/A	Sold from July 1 to 14, 2011, inclusive
Walnut Halves Carville Food Centre 361 Carrville Rd., Richmond Hill, ON	Approx. 400 g	N/A	Sold from September 2 to 8, 2011, inclusive
Walnut Pieces Concord Food Centre 1438 Centre St. Thornhill, ON	Variable weight	Beginning with 0 230162	Sold from July 7 to August 18, 2011 inclusive
Walnuts Sunripe Sarnia 1141 Lakeshore Rd., Sarnia, ON	Variable weight	Beginning with 0 201169	Best Before up to and including DEC 17
Walnut Halves Colangelo, 2387 Midland Ave., Toronto, ON	Variable weight	N/A	Sold from August 17 to September 8, 2011, inclusive
Walnut Halves Cataldi Supermarket Ltd. 2542 Keele St., Toronto, ON	Variable weight	Beginning with 200001	Sold from August 25 to September 8, 2011, inclusive
Walnut - Shelled Highland Farms 4750 Dufferin St. North York, ON	Variable weight	Beginning with 204943	Sold up to September 8, 2011
Walnut Halves McEwens 38 Kay Fraser Rd., Toronto, ON	Variable weight	N/A	Sold up to September 8, 2011
Walnut Halves Harvest Wagon, 1103 Yonge St. Toronto, ON	Variable weight	Beginning with 0 200680	Sold from June 27 to September 8, 2011 inclusive
Walnut Pieces Thorncrest Foodland #6424 1500 Islington Ave., Toronto, ON	Approx. 400 g	Beginning with 205102	Sold from June 27 to September 8, 2011 inclusive
Walnut Halves Harvest Fresh 1558 Queen St. W, Toronto, ON	Variable weight	N/A	Sold up to September 8, 2011
Walnut Halves Cousins 1215 Hurontario St. Mississauga, ON	300 g	N/A	Sold from June 14 to September 8, 2011, inclusive
Walnut Halves St. Jamestown 516 Parliament St., Toronto, ON	500 g	N/A	Sold up to and including September 7, 2011
Walnut Halves Galleria Supermarket 7040 Yonge St. Thornhill, ON	Approx. 400 g	Beginning with 2 21912	Sold from August 2 to September 8, 2011, inclusive

The above walnuts were repackaged by retailers using bulk walnuts imported by Johnvince Foods in 25 lb cardboard cases bearing Lot code W1866 and the name Andersen and Sons Shelling, Vina, California, USA.

The first product in the table above was distributed in Quebec and New Brunswick. All other products were sold in Ontario.

There have been no reported illnesses associated with the consumption of these products.

Various distributors / retailers are voluntarily recalling the affected products from the marketplace. The CFIA is monitoring the effectiveness of the recalls.