Health Hazard Alert: Recalling Butcher’s Choice Brand Ground Beef Products Sold in Miramichi, New Brunswick

Loblaw Companies Limited is recalling Butcher’s Choice brand ground beef products sold in the Miramichi, New Brunswick marketplace due to possible metal contamination.

• Consumers should not consume the recalled products described in the Public Advisory below.

Here are other details of this recall:

• The recalled Butcher’s Choice brand products have been sold at the Miramichi Real Atlantic Superstore at 408 King George Highway, Miramichi, New Brunswick.
  • Check to see if you have recalled products in your home.
  • Recalled products should be thrown out or returned to the supplier.
• This recall was triggered by the company.
• Recall Classification: Class 2
  • Class 2 is a situation in which the use of, or exposure to, a violative product may cause temporary adverse health consequences or where the probability of serious adverse health consequences is remote.
• There have been no reported injuries associated with the consumption of these products.

Contact Info:

• Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA):

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

  • Or contact CFIA by filling out the online feedback form

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Did you know?

• The Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) issues public advisories and email notifications for food recalls for all high-risk food recalls (mainly Class I) when the product is available for sale or could be in consumers’ homes

• All other recalls (Class II and III) and food products that are sold exclusively to restaurants, are posted on the CFIA’s Food Recall Report

• Email notifications are also available for all allergen recalls

• Food and consumer product recalls are also available at www.healthycanadians.gc.ca .

Canadian Food Inspection Agency

PUBLIC ADVISORY

Food Recall Warning – Butcher’s Choice brand ground beef products sold in Miramichi area may be unsafe due to metal

Recall date: May 17, 2014
Reason for recall: Extraneous Material
Hazard classification: Class 2
Company / Firm: Loblaw Companies Limited
Distribution: New Brunswick
Extent of the distribution: Retail

Recall details

Ottawa, May 17, 2014 – Loblaw Companies Limited is recalling Butcher’s Choice brand ground beef products sold in the Miramichi, New Brunswick marketplace due to possible metal contamination. Consumers should not consume the recalled products described below.

The following Butcher’s Choice brand products have been sold at the Miramichi Real Atlantic Superstore at 408 King George Highway, Miramichi, New Brunswick.

Recalled products

What you should do

Check to see if you have the products in your home. If the products are in your home do not consume them. Recalled products should be thrown out or returned to the store where they were purchased.

• Sign up for recall notifications by email or follow us on Twitter

Background

This recall was triggered by the company. The Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) is conducting a food safety investigation, which may lead to the recall of other products. If other high-risk products are recalled the CFIA will notify the public through updated Food Recall Warnings.

Illnesses

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

More information

For more information, consumers and industry can contact the CFIA by filling out the online feedback form.

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Agence canadienne d’inspection des aliments

• Classification des rappels: Classe 2
  
  • Classe 2 correspond à une situation dans laquelle l’utilisation d’un produit non conforme ou l’exposition à celui-ci peut entraîner des effets nuisibles temporaires sur la santé ou dans laquelle la probabilité d’effets nuisibles graves est faible

• L’ACIA publie des mises en garde et envoie des avis par courriel sur les rappels d’aliments à risque élevé (principalement ceux de la classe I) lorsque le produit est en vente ou pourrait se trouver chez les consommateurs

• Tous les autres rappels (classe II et III) ainsi que les produits vendus exclusivement aux restaurants sont publiés dans le Rapport sur les rappels d’aliments de l’ACIA. Les avis par courriel sont offerts pour tous les rappels d’aliments contenant des allergènes

• Les rappels d’aliments et de produits de consommation sont aussi diffusés sur le site www.canadiensensante.gc.ca

MISE EN GARDE PUBLIQUE

Avis de rappel d’aliments – Des produits de boeuf haché de marque Butcher’s Choice vendus dans la région Miramichi pourraient être dangereux en raison de la présence de métal

Date du rappel: le 17 mai 2014
Raison de rappel: Matière étrangère
Classification du risque: Classe 2
Compagnie / entreprise : Les Compagnies Loblaw Limitée
Distribution: Nouveau-Brunswick
Étendue de la distribution: Détail