The Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) has announced that certain nut butters, peanuts, sugar or tahini may have been contaminated with Salmonella or other harmful bacteria.
The products associated with the recall include all sizes and lot codes of Tout Naturel Creamy peanut butter, Crunchy peanut butter, Organic creamy peanut butter, Organic crunchy peanut butter, Organic tahini; Soeurs en Vrac Almond butter, Creamy peanut butter Crunchy peanut butter and Tahini.
The recalled products also include Yum Nature Almond butter, Cashew butter, Creamy peanut butter, Crunchy peanut butter, Organic cashew butter, Organic creamy peanut butter, Organic crunchy peanut butter, Organic sugar, Organic tahini, Tahini and Whole sesame butter along with Roasted almonds, Roasted split peanuts and Roasted peanuts that were sold from Bulk.
These products have been distributed across Ontario and Quebec and may also have been distributed in other provinces.
No illnesses have been reported associated with the recall.
Consumption of food contaminated with salmonella may cause salmonellosis, a foodborne illness. Salmonellosis may lead to serious and sometimes deadly infections in young children, the elderly and people with weakened immune systems.
