Food Recall Warning - Mounet Group brand Labneh - Soft Unripened Cheese in Vegetable Oil recalled due to potential presence of dangerous bacteria

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OTTAWA, ON, Nov. 18, 2022 /CNW/ -

Summary

• Brand(s): Mounet Group
• Product: Labneh ? Soft Unripened Cheese in Vegetable Oil
• Companies: Groupe Mounet Inc.
• Issue: Food ? Microbial contamination ? Clostridium botulinum
• Category: Dairy
• What to do: Do not consume, use, sell, serve, or distribute recalled products
• Audience: General public
• Recall class: Class 1

Affected products

Issue

The affected product is being recalled from the marketplace because it may permit the growth of Clostridium botulinum.

The recalled product has been sold in Quebec.

What you should do

• If you think you became sick from consuming a recalled product, contact your healthcare provider
• Check to see if you have recalled products
• Do not consume, serve, use, sell, or distribute recalled products
• Recalled products should be thrown out or returned to the location where they were purchased

Food contaminated with Clostridium botulinum toxin may not look or smell spoiled but can still make you sick. Symptoms in adults can include facial paralysis or loss of facial expression, unreactive or fixed pupils, difficulty swallowing, drooping eyelids, blurred or double vision, difficulty speaking, including slurred speech, and a change in sound of voice, including hoarseness. Symptoms of foodborne botulism in children can include difficulty swallowing, slurred speech, generalized weakness and paralysis. In all cases, botulism does not cause a fever. In severe cases of illness, people may die.

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Background

This recall was triggered by the Canadian Food Inspection Agency's inspection activities.

There have been no reported illnesses associated with the consumption of this product.

What is being done

The Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) is conducting a food safety investigation, which may lead to the recall of other products.

The CFIA is verifying that industry is removing recalled products from the marketplace.

SOURCE Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA)