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Brandt Meat Packers plant closed after 120 products recalled
By Rita Jane Gabbett on 8/2/2010
Canadian sausage and deli meat maker G. Brandt Meat Packers Ltd. closed its plant in Mississauga, Ontario on Saturday and recalled 120 ready-to-eat products after the Canadian Food Inspection Agency issued a health hazard alert warning consumers the products may be contaminated with foodborne pathogens.
The recall and the plant shut down are precautionary. None of these products have tested positive for pathogens, nor have there been any reported illnesses associated with them, company spokeswoman Caroline Spivak told Meatingplace. “We are working with CFIA to understand what the issues may or may not be.”
Spivak said the plant is being closed for sanitation and could be down for a couple of weeks or longer. Product testing is ongoing.
On July 22, Brandt voluntarily recalled all flavors of Brandt Headcheese products, which Spivak said were associated with six illnesses.
According the company website, Brandt employs about 100 workers.
By Rita Jane Gabbett on 8/2/2010
Canadian sausage and deli meat maker G. Brandt Meat Packers Ltd. closed its plant in Mississauga, Ontario on Saturday and recalled 120 ready-to-eat products after the Canadian Food Inspection Agency issued a health hazard alert warning consumers the products may be contaminated with foodborne pathogens.
The recall and the plant shut down are precautionary. None of these products have tested positive for pathogens, nor have there been any reported illnesses associated with them, company spokeswoman Caroline Spivak told Meatingplace. “We are working with CFIA to understand what the issues may or may not be.”
Spivak said the plant is being closed for sanitation and could be down for a couple of weeks or longer. Product testing is ongoing.
On July 22, Brandt voluntarily recalled all flavors of Brandt Headcheese products, which Spivak said were associated with six illnesses.
According the company website, Brandt employs about 100 workers.