Recall of Baby Food Product Issued

A public release by the Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) and La mère poule Aliments pour bébé Inc. was issued warning consumers from eating Mother Hen Strained Lamb Baby Food due to the product possibly being contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes.

Food that is contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes may not smell or look spoiled. Consuming food contaminated with this bacterium can cause listeriosis, with symptoms of severe headache, high fever, neck stiffness and nausea. Pregnant women, babies and infants, young children, the elderly and those with weakened immune systems are especially at risk. Also, infected pregnant women may feel only mild, flu-like symptoms, however, infections during pregnancy can cause premature delivery, infection of the newborn, or possibly even stillbirth.

The only affected product, Mother Hen Strained Lamb Baby Food, is sold frozen, in a package of 6 units that have the label UPC 6 23067 16001 4 and code 601101016001. The individual unit is labelled with the code 601101. La mère poule Aliments pour bébé Inc. is the manufacturer, and the company is voluntarily recalling the affected baby food product from the marketplace.The affected product has been distributed in Ontario and Quebec Canada. To date, there haven't been any reported illnesses associated with the consumption of this product.