Recall expanded for Dion brand curry powder
Posted Mar 14, 2012 04:23:10 AM.
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A public warning issued on March 8, 2012 for Dion brand curry powder has been expanded to include additional lot codes.
The Canadian Food Inspection Agency and G. Dion Foods are warning the public not to consume the Dion brand curry powder described below because the product may be contaminated with Salmonella.
The following Dion brand product is affected by this expanded alert:
Product: Organic Curry powder
Size: 36 g
UPC: 6 20383 02007 7
Lot Code: 02B12G & 12A05G
This product has been distributed in Quebec and Ontario.
There have been no reported illnesses associated with the consumption of this product.
Food contaminated with Salmonella may not look or smell spoiled. Consumption of food contaminated with these bacteria may cause salmonellosis, a foodborne illness.
In young children, the elderly and people with weakened immune systems,salmonellosis may cause serious and sometimes deadly infections.
In otherwise healthy people, salmonellosis may cause short-term symptoms such as high fever, severe headache, vomiting, nausea, abdominal pain and diarrhoea. Long-term complications may include severe arthritis.
The Manufacturer, G. Dion Foods, Saint-Jerome, Quebec, is voluntarily recalling the affected product from the marketplace.
