This is an update to the following previous blogs:
CBC.ca recently reported about identifying the “unsuitable ingredients” which were the reasons for the following recalls:
- meat product (wieners) of Ukrainian Co-Op Assoc. Ltd.,
- Northern Natural Processing brand beef products, and
- Harvest brand meat products.
CBC.ca asked the Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) about the “unsuitable ingredients.” Here are the CFIA’s responses.
- These products are being recalled due to a regulatory violation, in that diseased or otherwise unsound animals are not permitted for use in food production.
- A CFIA laboratory confirmed a sample from the carcass was positive for bovine lymphosarcoma.
- A virus is known to cause bovine lymphosarcoma, which is a cancer of the lymph tissues in cattle.
- However, the disease is not transferable to humans, so there’s no health risk.
- The recall was a voluntary one initiated by Yorkton-based Harvest Meats and is categorized as Class III — not likely to cause any adverse health consequences.
- Some of the bulk product recalled by Harvest Meats was repacked and relabelled at the Ukrainian Co-op in Regina.
Please click here to read the complete news report by CBC.ca.
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