Certain powdered drink mixes from a famous chocolatier are being recalled due to potential salmonella contamination.
People are advised not to “consume, use, sell, serve, or distribute” the products from Ghirardelli Chocolate Company, according to a recall notice published Thursday by Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA).
Consumers should throw out the recalled items or return them to the retailer where they were purchased, the notice stated.
United Utensils Inc. is recalling the products. They were distributed online, in Ontario and potentially other provinces and territories, according to the notice.
The CFIA is currently conducting a food safety investigation, and ensuring the products are removed from the marketplace.
No illnesses have been reported, the notice stated.
What chocolate is recalled in Canada?
The following are the affected Ghirardelli products:
- Premium Hot Cocoa Mix, 907 g, Universal Product Code (UPC): 7 47599 62012 6, Codes: S449250A04 063027
- Perfectly Premium Frappé Mix - Vanilla, 1.36 kg, UPC: 7 47599 62105 5, Codes: S594262 BEST IF USED BY 073127
- Premium Frappé Mix - Mocha, 1.42 kg, UPC: 7 47599 66211 9, Codes: S295262 BEST IF USED BY 063027
- Premium Frappé Mix - Frozen Hot Cocoa, 1.42 kg, UPC: 7 47599 66213 3, Codes: S393260 BEST IF USED BY 073127
What happens if a person gets salmonella?
A product contaminated with the food-borne illness salmonella may not look or smell rotten, according to the recall notice.
If you become sick from the recalled product, seek help from your health-care provider, it added.
Some people may experience short-term symptoms such as fever, headache, vomiting, nausea, abdominal cramps and diarrhea, the advisory stated, while severe arthritis is among possible long-term complications.
Canada’s recall was triggered by a recall in another country, the advisory stated, though it didn’t specify the source.
The 174-year-old Ghirardelli Chocolate Company, based in California, initiated a recall on April 27, and a day later the U.S. Food and Drug Administration published its recall notice.
