TORONTO - The list of foods feared to be tainted with the Listeria bacterium has grown to include cheese produced at Ontario's Ivanhoe Cheese Inc.
The Canadian Food Inspection Agency says the manufacturer is recalling several products sold at grocery stores and deli counters across Ontario. The agency says the effected products carry best before dates of Feb. 20 to March 1, 2009 and were sold between Aug. 20 and Sept. 3.
The recall is for the Ivanhoe, Great Canadian and Iqbal brands and affects a variety of cheese including cheddar, marble, asiago, havarti, gouda, parmesan, swiss, feta, colby and mozarella.
The products have been distributed in Ontario to retail stores and may also be sold at deli counters.
The federal agency says no illnesses have been reported in connection with these products.
The agency did not indicate a link between this recall and a deadly listeriosis outbreak linked to tainted meat at a Maple Leaf plant in Toronto that has killed 13 people nationwide.
The recalled products are:
- Iqbal's Halal
- Marble Cheese
- Mild Cheddar Cheese
- Pepper Cheese
- Ivanhoe Cheese Inc.
- Asiago Cheese
- Baker's Blend Marble! Shredded Cheese
- Brick Cheese
- Cheddar Naturally Smoked
- Colby Cheese
- Cold Pack Cheese Food Old Sharpe Made with Aged Cheddar
- Cold Pack Old Sharpe Made with Aged Cheddar Cheese
- Extra Old Cheddar Cheese
- Extra Old Cheddar Cheese Classic 2 years
- Extra Old Cheddar Cheese Reserve 5 years
- Extra Old Cheddar Cheese Vintage 3 years
- Farmers Cheese
- Feta Cheese
- Firm Interior Ripened Cheese Light
- Gouda Cheese
- Havarti Cheese
- Havarti Pepper Cheese
- Havarti Tomato Cheese
- Horseradish Cheddar Cheese
- Light Cheese
- Marble Brick and Cheddar Cheese
- Marble Cheese
- Medium Cheddar Cheese
- Mild & Old Cheddar Cheese
- Mild Cheddar Cheese
- Monterey Jack Cheese with Jalapeno & Red Bell Peppers
- Mozzarella Cheese
- Old Cheddar Cheese
- Parmesan Cheese
- Part-Skim Mozzarella Cheese
- Salsa Monterey Jack & Cheddar Cheese with Salsa Seasoning
- Skim Milk Cheese
- Swiss Cheese
