Food recalls due to Cronobacter

Public Health Advisory
Food recalls due to Cronobacter

The Department of Health is warning about a food recall issued by the Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) due to possible Cronobacter sakazakii contamination.

Nestle Good Start is recalling commercially sold Soothe infant formula due to possible Cronobacter sakazakii contamination. Consumers should not consume the recalled products described below.

This recalled product should be thrown out or returned to the location where it was purchased.

Food contaminated with Cronobacter may not look or smell spoiled but can still make you sick. Although Cronobacter is not commonly linked to human illness, in rare cases it can cause serious or fatal infections. Cronobacter can cause rare bloodstream and central nervous system infections and has been associated with severe intestinal infection (necrotizing enterocolitis) and blood poisoning (sepsis), especially in newborns.

Information on this product recall can be found on the CFIA website here.

For additional information, contact the Canadian Food Inspection Agency at 1-800-442-2342 or visit www.inspection.gc.ca. Sign up for food recalls at http://inspection.gc.ca/english/util/listserv/listsube.shtml.

Media Contact:

Danarae Sommerville
Communications Specialist
Department of Health
867-975-5712
dsommerville1@gov.nu.ca