Officials
are finally admitting that one consumer of Clic-brand cheese or butter was
sickened with listeriosis, according to Dr. Doug Powell of Kansas State
University.
Powell is
highly critical of the Canadian Food Inspection Agency for burying the
information deep in a news release announcing an expansion of a recall that
began Nov. 11.
When it
issued the original news, the CFIA said nobody was sick.
Now
Garfield Balsom of the CFIA has told FoodQualityNews.com that “during a review of the company’s
voluntary recall it was discovered that several products had been missed.
“The
manufacturer has ceased production at its facilities and the CFIA (is) working
with them to make sure other products manufactured by the company are safe to
consume.”
Powell
wonders, on his Barfblog website, “did the one identified individual get sick
from consuming Clic products that were previously recalled?
Cheeses bearing establishment number 1874, and any Best Before dates up
to and including those listed below, are affected by the new recall:
Clic Moujadalé 300 – 400 g None 11 MAR 2012
Clic Riviera 300 – 400 g None 11 FEB 2012
Clic Tressé 300 – 400 g None 11 NOV 2012
Clic Vachekaval 300 – 400 g None 11 MAR 2012
Clic Riviera 300 – 400 g None 11 FEB 2012
Clic Tressé 300 – 400 g None 11 NOV 2012
Clic Vachekaval 300 – 400 g None 11 MAR 2012
The following dairy products bear establishment number 1874. These
products have a four digit lot code. If the last 2 digits of the lot code are
45 or lower, e.g. xx-45, xx-44, etc, they are affected by this alert:
Brand Product Size UPC
Clic Desi Butter Ghee 454 g (1 lbs) None
Clic Desi Butter Ghee 907 g (2 lbs) None
Clic Desi Butter Ghee 454 g (1 lbs) None
Clic Desi Butter Ghee 907 g (2 lbs) None
The CFIA says these products have been distributed in Quebec and
Ontario “but may also have been distributed to other provinces.”
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