Food Recall: Champ’s Sliced Crimini Mushrooms [Aug 21, 2012]

Listeria Forces CFIA to Recall Potentially Contaminated Mushrooms

By Jean-Paul McDonald, Farms.com

Tuesday August 21 2012 – The Canadian Food Inspection Agency is cautioning the public about the potential Listeria bacteria contamination of Champs Sliced Crimini Mushrooms. The recalled mushrooms in question are produced and packed by Champ’s Mushrooms of Aldergrove, British Columbia and have a packed-on date of August 10th.

The recalled mushrooms have been distributed in British Columbia and no reported cases of illness have been associated to the mushrooms.

Listeria monocytogenes bacteria can cause serious health problems. Pregnant women, the elderly and people with compromised immune systems are at particular risk. Some symptoms of Listeriosis can include high fever, neck stiffness, nausea and severe headache.