The Canada Food Inspection Agency is warning people not to eat a brand of frozen hamburgers carried in N.W.T. co-op stores which could be contaminated with E. coli.
The agency says 1-kilogram packages of Country Morning brand beef burgers may not look or smell spoiled but could be contaminated with E.coli O157:H7 bacteria. The recall also affects 2.27-kg packages of No-Name Club Pack Beef Steakettes at Loblaws-owned stores in Ontario and B.C., Alberta, Saskatchewan and Manitoba.
"There was an individual that reported that they were ill after consumption and then again part of that investigation is to determine what products they ate," said Fred Jamieson, a food safety recall specialist with the Canada Food Inspection Agency.
Consumption of food contaminated with this strain of E.coli bacteria can cause potentially life-threatening illness. Symptoms include severe abdominal pain and bloody diarrhea, usually within three to four days but possibly up to 10 days after eating contaminated food.
All co-ops in the N.W.T. were notified of the recall in an email, and told to remove the product from their shelves.
No one from Arctic Co-operatives was available for comment.
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