A variety of products containing cheese are being recalled in Canada because of contamination with Listeria monocytogenes.
The products are unbranded, but are all available at Sobey banner stores. Those stores are:
- Atlantic: Coop, Foodland, Sobeys
- Ontario: Foodland, IGA, Safeway, Sobeys
- Western Canada: IGA, Safeway, Sobeys, Thrifty Foods
The recalled products were distributed in Alberta, British Columbia, Manitoba, New Brunswick, Newfoundland and Labrador, Nova Scotia, Ontario, Prince Edward Island and Saskatchewan.
The following products are subject to the recall:
| None | Creamy Carbonara Pasta Salad with Bacon and Peas | Variable | PLU 34512 | All BEST BEFORE dates up to and including 2026AL06 | Sold at Sobeys banners in Atlantic, Ontario and Western Canada |
| None | Creamy Garlic and Spinach Pasta Salad | Variable | PLU 60079 | All BEST BEFORE dates up to and including 2026 AL06 | Sold at Sobeys banners in Atlantic, Ontario and Western Canada |
| None | Carbonara Pasta Salad with Ham and Bacon | Variable | PLU 26727 | All BEST BEFORE dates up to and including 2026 AL06 | Sold at Sobeys banners in Atlantic, Ontario and Western Canada |
| None | Parmesan Cauliflower Cakes | 1 piece | PLU 27079 | All BEST BEFORE dates up to and including 2026 AL05 | Sold at Sobeys banners in Atlantic, Ontario and Western Canada |
| None | Parmesan Cauliflower Cakes | 4 piece | PLU 36327 | All BEST BEFORE dates up to and including 2026 AL08 | Sold at Sobeys banners in Atlantic, Ontario and Western Canada |
| None | Spinach Feta Cauliflower Cake | 1 piece | PLU 68468 | All BEST BEFORE dates up to and including 2026 AL05 | Sold at Sobeys banners in Atlantic, Ontario and Western Canada |
| None | Spinach Feta Cauliflower Cakes | 4 piece | PLU 46370 | All BEST BEFORE dates up to and including 2026 AL08 | Sold at Sobeys banners in Atlantic, Ontario and Western Canada |
| None | Parmesan Cheese Cauliflower Cake | 1 piece | PLU 36012 | All BEST BEFORE dates up to and including 2026 AL08 | Sold at Sobeys banners in Atlantic, Ontario and Western Canada |
| None | Spinach Feta Cheese Cauliflower Cake | 1 piece | PLU 35709 | All BEST BEFORE dates up to and including 2026 AL08 | Sold at Sobeys banners in Atlantic, Ontario and Western Canada |
| None | Chicken & Black Bean Wrap | 1 piece | PLU 86322 | All BEST BEFORE dates up to and including 2026 AL07 | Sold at Thrifty Foods stores (BC) |
| None | Stuffed Mushroom Caps with Spinach & Artichoke | Variable | PLU 60190 | All BEST BEFORE dates up to and including 2026 AL05 | Sold at Thrifty Foods stores (BC) |
| None | Halibut Stuffed Phyllo Pastry with Spinach & Artichoke, raw, Ocean Wise | 150 g | PLU 29541 | All BEST BEFORE dates up to and including 2026 AL06 | Sold at Thrifty Foods stores (BC) |
| None | Stuffed Sole Filets with Spinach & Artichoke, raw, Ocean Wise | Variable | PLU 60524 | All BEST BEFORE dates up to and including 2026 AL05 | Sold at Thrifty Foods stores (BC) |
| None | Sockeye Salmon Stuffed Phyllo Pastry with Spinach & Artichoke, raw, Ocean Wise | 150 g | PLU 38014 | All BEST BEFORE dates up to and including 2026 AL05 | Sold at Thrifty Foods stores (BC) |
| None | Salmon Pinwheel Spinach & Artichoke, raw, previously frozen, Ocean Wise | Variable | PLU 28900 | All BEST BEFORE dates up to and including 2026 AL06 | Sold at Thrifty Foods stores (BC) |
About Listeria infections
Food contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes may not look, smell or taste spoiled but can still cause serious and sometimes life-threatening infections. Anyone who has eaten any of the recalled products and developed symptoms of Listeria infection should seek medical treatment and tell their doctors about the possible Listeria exposure.
Also, anyone who has eaten any of the recalled products should monitor themselves for symptoms during the coming weeks because it can take up to 70 days after exposure to Listeria for symptoms of listeriosis to develop.
Symptoms of Listeria infection can include vomiting, nausea, persistent fever, muscle aches, severe headache, and neck stiffness. Specific laboratory tests are required to diagnose Listeria infections, which can mimic other illnesses.
Pregnant women, the elderly, young children, and people such as cancer patients who have weakened immune systems are particularly at risk of serious illnesses, life-threatening infections, other complications and death. Although infected pregnant women may experience only mild, flu-like symptoms, their infections can lead to premature delivery, infection of the newborn, or even stillbirth.
