N.B. school district flags granola recall
Salmonella alert issued for Cap’n Crunch treat bars, Quaker brand granola bars, cereals
The Canadian Food Inspection Agency has issued a nationwide recall on popular brands of treat bars and granola products of enough concern to prompt a local school district to pass the warning along.
In an email Friday to parents and guardians of students, the Anglophone School District West directed their attention to a food-recall alert that involved products kids might bring with them to school for lunches or snacks.
The Canadian Food Inspection Agency issued a recall notice Thursday for Quaker brand granola bars and cereals, as well as Cap'n Crunch Treat Bars (Berry Bars).
“The affected products are being recalled from the marketplace due to possible Salmonella contamination,” the agency said in the notice.
Included in the list of affected products were Cap’n Crunch Treat Bars – Berry Bars (110-gram box of five bars), and the following varieties of Harvest Crunch granola cereals: Original, Dark Chocolate Cranberry Almond, Raisin Almond, Light and Crisp Honey Nut, Light & Crisp Raisin Almond, Apple Crumble, and Maple, in various sizes.
The affected products all have best-before dates from Jan. 11 to July 9.
“Perhaps you've already been notified through other channels, but we encourage you to be mindful of your children's health and to contact your medical provider if warranted,” school district communications manager Paul MacIntosh wrote in the email Friday.
The inspection agency noted that contaminated products may not look or smell bad but can still cause illness.
“Young children, pregnant women, the elderly and people with weakened immune systems may contract serious and sometimes deadly infections,” the recall notice said.
“Healthy people may experience short-term symptoms such as fever, headache, vomiting, nausea, abdominal cramps and diarrhea. Long-term complications may include severe arthritis.”
The agency said recalled products should be thrown out or returned to the retailer from which they were purchased.
The federal agency noted the recall arose as a result of a recall in another country, and that no illness connected to this reported contamination have been reported in Canada.
“The Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) is conducting a food safety investigation, which may lead to the recall of other products,” the notice said.
“The CFIA is verifying that industry is removing recalled products from the marketplace.”
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