OTTAWA — Canadian food safety regulators say some processed meat products recalled this month may have made it into products sold from store deli counters.
The Canadian Food Inspection Agency has warned the Smith’s Quality Meats products may have been contaminated with Listeria.
The agency has said the products were distributed in B.C., Alberta, Saskatchewan, Manitoba, Ontario and all three territories.
The agency issued a news release Friday night warning some of the products may have been used in products like sandwiches and cold cut trays found in store deli sections.
Officials say consumers who can’t identify the brand of roast beef or corned beef recently purchased from independent stores are advised to make sure they’re not using a recalled product.
As it monitored the recall, the CFIA determined that due to misunderstanding, some independent stores may not have removed the recalled products as was intended.
The stores involved were supplied by MacDonald Consolidated, the release said.
There have been no known illnesses linked with the product produced by the Winnipeg company.
In 2008, 22 people across Canada died after eating deli meats contaminated with Listeria from Maple Leaf Foods.