Canada-wide meat recall prompts shutdown of Ontario plant

Postmedia News
August 1, 2010

OTTAWA — A major national recall of meat products over food-poisoning fears has prompted the shutdown of an Ontario plant for “for a thorough and intensive sanitization.”

The Canadian Food Inspection Agency on Saturday told consumers not to consume about 120 “ready-to-eat” cooked meat products from Brandt Meat Packers Ltd., of Brampton, Ont.

The recall came as thousands of Canadians were packing lunches for the beach and picnics over the long weekend.

A company spokeswoman said on Sunday that Brandt hopes to have its Mississauga plant reopened in a couple of weeks.

“It’s a recall that’s pretty extensive, because consumer health and safety is the No. 1 concern,” said spokeswoman Caroline Spivak, who characterized the recall as a precautionary measure.

There have been no reported illnesses associated with the consumption of the products.

Ms. Spivak said the company has contacted more than 85% of its customers, including grocery stores nationwide, to tell them to pull the products in question off store shelves.

Many of the remaining customers are likely closed for the long weekend, she said.

The recall was ordered after a CFIA inspector called Brandt to report a concern Friday night, Ms. Spivak said.

The company didn’t offer any specific information as to what led to the concern.

The fear is that some of the food may be contaminated with food-borne pathogens.

Such food may not look or smell spoiled. Eating contaminated food can cause food-borne illness, sometimes called food poisoning. Symptoms vary but can include nausea, vomiting, diarrhea, abdominal pain, fever, headache, dizziness and neck stiffness. Young children, pregnant women, the elderly and people with weakened immune systems may be more at risk.
“The company’s first priority is for the safety of its consumers, which is why the recall is so extensive,” Ms. Spivak said.

“We are still working with the CFIA to determine whether there is a contamination.”

The foods that have been recalled are:

Brand: Brandt

All Veal Bologna 
All Veal Lyoner Sausage 
All Veal Wiener 
Bacon Wrapped Pork Loin 
Bavarian Meat Loaf 
Beerwurst Sausage 
Black Forest Style Salami 
Black Forest Style Turkey Breast 
Blood Sausage 
Blood Sausage Rings 
Bologna Rings 
Boris Sausage 
Chef Style Roast Beef 
Chicken, smoked (whole) 
Classic Pannonia Ham Hungarian Style 
Cooked All-Beef Salami 
Cooked German Bratwurst 
Cooked Ham (round) 
Cooked Jellied Pork Tongue 
Cooked Roast Beef 
Csabai Sausage (mild) 
Dutch Meat Loaf 
Estonian Cooked Salami 
Flat Smoked Turkey Breast 
Gaenseleberwurst (Goose Meat and Pork Liver Pate) 
Gammon Ham 
Garlic Bologna 
Glazed Cognac Pate 
Glazed Liver Pate 
Gourmet Liversausage with Herbs 
Ham Kolbassa 
Homemade Style Liversausage 
Honey Maple Smoked Ham 
Hot Pepperoni 
Jagdwurst Sausage 
Jalapeno Meat Pate 
Jalapeno Sausage with Cheese 
Jellied Beef Tongue 
Kabanossa Sausage 
Knackwurst 
Kolbassa Meat Loaf 
Kolbassa Sausage 
Kosher Style Corned Beef 
Krakovska Sausage 
Landjaeger Sausage 
Liversausage, coarse 
Liversausage, fine 
Meat Macaroni and Cheese Loaf 
Meat Olive and Pimento Loaf 
Mini Black Forest Style Ham 
Mini Cheesewurst Sausage 
Mini Cheesewurst Sausage (Farmer Style) 
Mini Farmer Sausage 
Montreal Style Smoked Meat 
Muenchner Weisswurst Sausage 
New York Style Pastrami 
Oven Baked Glazed Liver Pate with Peppercorns 
Pepper and Garlic Ham 
Pepperoni 
Pizza Meat Loaf with Cheese and Diced Peppers 
Pizza Pepperoni 
Polish Sausage 
Polish Style Ham 
Premium Garlic Roast Beef 
Premium Kolbassa Sausage 
Premium Oven Roast Chicken Breast 
Premium Oven Roast Turkey Breast 
Premium Smoked Boneless Pork Loin 
Prosciutto Cotto Ham 
Ruegenwalder Teewurst Sausage, fine 
Sliced Turkey Pepperoni 
Smoked Beef Tongues 
Smoked Black Forest Style Ham 
Smoked Chicken Breast 
Smoked Chicken Legs 
Smoked Farmer Sausage 
Smoked Hungarian Csabai 
Smoked Hungarian Farmer Sausage 
Smoked Mini Farmer Sausages 
Smoked Pig Ears 
Smoked Pig Feet 
Smoked Pig Tails 
Smoked Pork Butt 
Smoked Pork Hocks 
Smoked Pork Jowls 
Smoked Pork Loin, Bone-in 
Smoked Pork Tongues 
Smoked Side Bacon 
Smoked Turkey Breast (rolls) 
Smoked Veal Ribs 
Spiced Ham Sausage 
Summer Sausage 
Summer Sausage (cooked) 
Swiss Lyoner Sausage 
Swiss Style Veal Bratwurst 
Thueringer Sausage 
Thueringer Sausage Homemade Style 
Tongue and Blood Sausage 
Turkey and Veal Sausage with Olives and Peppers 
Turkey Drumsticks, smoked 
Turkey Knackwurst 
Turkey Kolbassa 
Turkey Kolbassa Loaf 
Turkey Pepperoni 
Turkey Thighs, smoked 
Vienna Cooked Salami Sausage 
Westfalian Mettwurst Sausage 
Wiener 
Brand: Longo’s

Black Forest Ham 
Black Forest Style Turkey Breast 
Mini Black Forest Style Ham 
Montreal Style Smoked Meat 
Our Premium Smoked Chicken Breast 
Oven Roasted Chicken Breast (nitrite free) 
Oven Roasted Turkey Breast (nitrite free) 
Premium Honey Maple Black Forest Ham 
Sirloin Tip Roast Beef 
Smoked Chicken Breast (nitrite free) 
Brand: The Smoke Master

Chicken, smoked (whole) 
Turkey Thighs, smoked 
For more information, consumers and industry can call one of the following numbers:
• G. Brandt Meat Packers at 905-279-4469 ext. 227; or
• CFIA at 1-800-442-2342 / TTY 1-800-465-7735 (8 a.m. to 8 p.m. Eastern time, Monday to Friday).