The U.S. Department of Agriculture announced the recall of about 380,000 pounds of Canadian bacon that may be contaminated with listeria, which can lead to listeriosis - potentially fatal disease. The suspected contaminated diced bacon products shipped from the company Aliments Prince, S.E.C. from Ontario, Canada, are dated before Aug. 10. Healthy people rarely contract listeriosis but symptoms include high fever, severe headache, neck stiffness and nausea.
Listeriosis can also cause miscarriages and stillbirths and fatal infections in infants, the elderly and persons with HIV infection or undergoing chemotherapy.
The following product(s) are subject to recall:
• 10-lb. shipping container with two 5-lb. packages of "Napoli Cooked Bacon Topping" that bear the case code 83600
• 10-lb. shipping container with two 5-lb. packages of "Stefano Brand Cooked Diced Bacon" that bear the case code 83601
• 10-lb. shipping container with two 5-lb. packages of "Bellissimo Cooked Diced Bacon" that bear the case code 83602
• 10-lb. shipping container with two 5-lb. packages of "Olymel Cooked Diced Bacon" that bear the case code 83603
• 10-lb. shipping container with two 5-lb. packages of "Assoluti Cooked Diced Bacon" that bear the case code 83608
For more information on this recall you can contact the USDA Mean and Poultry hotline at 1-888-674-6854, or Aliments Prince, S.E.C at 1-800-361-5800.
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