In January Sofina Foods recalled its Crisp & Delicious brand uncooked season breaded chicken cutlets from the marketplace, due to possible Salmonella contamination, the Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) announced.
The company is now recalling certain Compliments brand frozen, breaded chicken nuggets in addition to the Crisp & Delicious branded products that were previously recalled, CFIA reported this week.
Compliments brand chicken product was possibly distributed in all Canadian provinces except Quebec.
Consumers can identify recalled products by looking for the UPC number 0 55742 33690 0 and the date code “2019 JL 18” printed on the outer 1.5-kilogram packages. The inside of the package is printed with a product code of 1998M.
“The outbreak, linked to the Compliments brand and Crispy & Delicious brand chicken products from Sofina Foods, has sickened 59 people in 10 Canadian provinces,” Food Safety News (FSN) reported. No deaths have been reported.
Canadian Salmonella outbreaks
Canada is seeing Salmonella outbreaks across the country. There have been 534 laboratory-confirmed cases of Salmonella illness investigated as part of the illness outbreaks across the country. Ontario has been affected by the most cases.
On September 13, 2018, Canada’s Council of Chief Medical Officers of Health issued a statement advising Canadians to follow proper food safety practices when handling, preparing or consuming frozen raw breaded chicken products such as chicken nuggets, chicken strips, chicken burgers, popcorn chicken and chicken fries, according to Public Health Agency of Canada (PHAC).
CFIA reported that this recall was triggered by findings by the CFIA during its investigation into a foodborne illness outbreak. The CFIA is conducting a food safety investigation, which may lead to the recall of other products. If other high-risk products are recalled, the agency will notify the public through updated Food Recall Warnings.
“CFIA is verifying that industry is removing recalled product from the marketplace,” the report said.
