Loblaws recalls No-Name chicken fries for possible salmonella

[David Baxter PhD]

Loblaws recalls chicken fries for possible salmonella after 4 people become ill
CBC News
October 2, 2018

Cases of illness reported in Alberta, Manitoba, Ontario and Quebec

The item recalled is the $10 Chicken Fries in the 1.81-kilogram size, with the UPC code 0 60249 01411 4. (CFIA)

Loblaws is recalling chicken fries sold in $10 bags due to possible salmonella contamination that may have caused four people to become ill.

The Canadian Food Inspection Agency says consumers should not eat the recalled chicken sold in 1.8-kilogram bags across Canada with the UPC code 0 60249 01411 4 and dated June 22, 2019.

The recall was triggered by the findings of an agency investigation into a food-borne illness outbreak.

The four cases reported in Alberta, Manitoba, Ontario and Quebec did not require hospitalization.

The CFIA says a food safety investigation being conducted may lead to the recall of other products.

Recalled products should be thrown out or returned to the store where they were purchased.

Healthy people may experience short-term symptoms such as fever, headache, vomiting, nausea, abdominal cramps and diarrhea. Long-term complications may include severe arthritis.

 

[Daniel E.]

No Name seems to have some bad luck with the recalls.

 

[David Baxter PhD]

They do.

I suspect it's because No Name products are made by a number of different processing companies so it's more difficult to maintain a clear set of standards from one location to another. In principle, it shouldn't be, because every company should be complying with CFIA¹ standards but then you need the manpower to monitor all those facilities. When it's one company, like Schneiders or Maple Leaf, you can set standards that are then applied across the board to all their locations (one thing McDonald's is very good at doing compared to say Burger King or Harvey's or even Subway where it's pretty much hit or miss).


¹ The Canadian Food Inspection Agency

 

[Daniel E.]

one thing McDonald's is very good at doing

I guess they're not clowning around