The Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) has announced a recall of Euromax Foods smoked fish because it may be contaminated by Clostridium botulinum.
Detailed information about the product:
- Euromax Foods label
- Sold at the Euromax Foods Store at 190 Boivard Dr. West in Brampton, Ontario
- Smoked mackerel with best before date of 28DE11
- Smoked mackerel fillets with best before dates of 21DE11 and 28DE11
- Smoked herring with best before date of 28DE11
- Smoked herring fillets with best before date of 28DE11
- Smoked rainbow trout with best before date of 28DE11
- Smoked halibut with best before date of 21DE11
- Smoked white fish with best before date of 21DE11
Since consumers often eat a food after its “best before” date, you are urged to check your pantry or refrigerator to make sure you don’t have this product.
Clostridium botulinum is one of the most deadly bacteria. It only takes 50 nanograms, or an amount about the size of 50 human cells to cause death. To put that into perspective, there are 1,000,000 nanograms in 1 milligram, and 4,000 milligrams in 1 teaspoon of liquid. And food contaminated with this bacteria does not smell, look, or taste spoiled.
If you have purchased this product, dispose of it in a sealed container. If you have questions, call Euromax Foods at 1-905-460-1375 or the CFIA at 1-800-442-2342 or 1-800-465-7735.
