UPDATED CONTENT 9:30 EDT — This story has been updated to include recall information for Longo brand peppers, also sold by Veg-Pak Produce Ltd. The Canada Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) has announced another hot pepper recall, this time from Veg-Pak Produce Ltd. of Toronto. It comes just after Toronto-based Canada Herb recalled fresh chili peppers. All of the recalled brands were distributed to retailers in Ontario. The hot pepper recalls stem from CFIA test results, which detected the presence of Salmonella. The agency stated that no illnesses had been reported in connection with either recall and that CFIA is making sure the recalled hot peppers have been removed from the marketplace.
The Veg-Pak recall, announced Wednesday, involves Red Thai hot peppers imported from Vietnam. A Veg-Pak manager told Food Safety News on Thursday that Canada Herb was the supplier. “We purchase from them, and it’s our name that’s being thrown out there,” he said. The recalled peppers from Veg-Pak can be identified by the following label information:
- Veg-Pak Produce Ltd. brand Hot Peppers-Red Thai in 75-gram packages with the UPC number 0 59559 00021 4 and one of the following product codes, A496201 186, A518901 186, G496201 185 or C496201 181; and
- Longo’s brand Hot Red Thai Chili Peppers in various sized packages with UPC numbers that begin with 0200175 and that were sold through July 6.
Canada Herb recall The Canada Herb recall was announced Tuesday and expanded Wednesday to include additional product information identified by CFIA.