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This archive of previously issued food recalls and allergy alerts is provided for reference and research purposes.

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HEALTH HAZARD ALERT

Certain SENSATIONS by COMPLIMENTS brand SMOKED ATLANTIC SALMON may contain dangerous bacteria

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OTTAWA, October 25, 2011 – The Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) and Mannarich Food Inc. are warning the public not to consume the vacuum-packed, refrigerated, ready-to-eat processed fish products described below because these products may be contaminated with Clostridium botulinum. Toxins produced by these bacteria may cause botulism, a life-threatening illness.

All Best Before date codes up to and including December 16, 2011 of the following vacuum-packed, refrigerated, ready-to-eat processed fish products are affected by this alert.

The following fish products are sold under the Mannarich Food Inc. label:

Product	Size	UPC
Cuttlefish Balls	180 g	0 68636 02030 4
Fish Balls	180 g	0 68636 03040 2
Fried Fish Balls	160 g	0 68636 03050 1
Shrimp Flavoured Fish Balls	180 g	0 68636 02010 6
Fried Shrimp Flavoured Fish Balls	160 g	0 68636 02020 5
Fried Fish Slices	160 g	0 68636 03020 4
Fish Balls with Dace	180 g	0 68636 03010 5
Fish Ball with Tofu	170 g	0 68636 03340 3
Fried Fish Bar	160 g	0 68636 00510 3
Fried Shrimp Flavoured Fish Bar	160 g	0 68636 00520 2
Gourmet Cuttlefish Balls	240 g	0 68636 02031 1
Gourmet Shrimp Balls	240 g	0 68636 02021 2
Shrimp Stuffed Fish Balls	180 g	0 68636 01510 2
Stuffed Fish Balls (Hong Kong Style)	180 g	0 68636 03030 3
Fried Imitation Crab Stick	270 g	0 68636 03440 0
Japanese Fish Roll	270 g	0 68636 03410 3
Fish Tofu Cube	270 g	0 68636 03420 2
Lobster Flavour Fish Ball	270 g	0 68636 03430 1
Ball Combo	240 g	0 68636 05201 5

The following fish products are sold under the Ocean Chinese Food Products label:

Product	Size	UPC
Fried Fish Balls	240 g	6 77825 40116 1
Fried Fish Ball	160 g	6 77825 40016 4
Shrimp Ball	180 g	6 77825 40020 1
Fried Shrimp Ball	160 g	6 77825 40021 8
Fried Shrimp Flavoured Fish Balls	240 g	6 77825 40121 5
Fish Balls	270 g	6 77825 40115 4
Cuttlefish Balls	270 g	6 77825 40122 2
Cuttlefish Ball	180 g	6 77825 40022 5
Fried Fish Slice	160 g	6 77825 40017 1
Fat Choy Fish Ball	180 g	6 77825 40019 5
Fried Fish Bar	160 g	6 77825 40018 8
Fish Ball	180 g	6 77825 40015 7
Ball Combo	270 g	6 77825 40130 7

These products have been distributed nationally.

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

Food contaminated with Clostridium botulinum toxin may not look or smell spoiled. Consumption of food contaminated with the toxin may cause nausea, vomiting, fatigue, dizziness, headache, double vision, dry throat, respiratory failure and paralysis. In severe cases of illness, people may die.

The manufacturer, Mannarich Food Inc., Markham, ON is voluntarily recalling the affected products from the marketplace. The CFIA is monitoring the effectiveness of the recall.

For more information, consumers and industry can:

contact Mannarich Food Inc. by email at info@mannarich.com; or

call the CFIA at 1-800-442-2342 / TTY 1-800-465-7735 (8:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. Eastern time, Monday to Friday).

For information on Clostridium botulinum, visit the Food Facts web page at: http://www.inspection.gc.ca/english/fssa/concen/cause/botulisme.shtml

For information on all food recalls, visit the CFIA’s Food Recall Report at: http://active.inspection.gc.ca/eng/corp/recarapp_dbe.asp.

To find out more about receiving recalls by e-mail, and other food safety facts, visit: www.foodsafety.gc.ca. Food and consumer product recalls are also available at http://www.healthycanadians.gc.ca.

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