The Canadian Food Inspection Agency and City Fish are recalling Salish Seafoods brand Candy Smoked Salmon for possible Listeria monocytogenes contamination. No illnesses have been reported to date, but listeriosis, the illness caused by this bacteria, can take up to 70 days to manifest.
The recalled product is Salish Seafoods Candy Smoked Salmon in variable size packages. There is no UPC number. The codes on the product are Lot # 6936 Packed On JA.30.15. Some product packages may not have the same brand or product name as described, or a brand name at all. Some may have been sold clerk-served from deli counters with or without a label or coding. If you purchased smoked salmon in Alberta, British Columbia, or Saskatchewan from February 7 through February 15, 2015, check with your retailer to see if you bought this recalled product.
If you did purchase it, don’t eat it. Discard in a sealed container or return to the place of purchase for a refund. Clean out your refrigerator with a mild bleach solution, since Listeria can grow at refrigerator temperatures.
If you ate this product, monitor yourself for the symptoms of listeriosis for the next 70 days. Those symptoms include vomiting, nausea, fever, headache, neck stiffness, and muscle aches. Pregnant women should be especially vigilant, because listeriosis, even if the symptoms are mild, can cause infection in the newborn baby, miscarriage, and stillbirth. If you do get sick, see your doctor.
