Spinach recalled in Canada

Quebec-based Vegpro International is recalling Fresh Attitude brand Baby Spinach from the marketplace due to possible salmonella contamination, according to a notice posted Nov. 26 at the CFIA website.

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Image of the recalled product
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Quebec-based Vegpro International is recalling Fresh Attitude brand Baby Spinach from the marketplace due to possible salmonella contamination, according to a recall notice posted Nov. 26 at the Canadian Food Inspection Agency website.

According to the notice, the recall was triggered by the company. As of Nov. 28, the CFIA reported no illnesses associated with the consumption of the recalled products.

A Nov. 28 update to the recall notice said the recalled product may be distributed in New Brunswick, Ontario, Quebec and other Atlantic provinces.

Vegpro International also published a recall notice Nov. 28 at the FDA website, where the company said it is the Fresh Attitude Baby Spinach packages in question were produced in Vegpro’s Eastern Canadian plant and have been distributed only in eastern Canada and in the northeastern U.S., specifically New York, New Jersey, Delaware, Connecticut, Maryland and Pennsylvania. All other Fresh Attitude product sold in the U.S., according to the notice, is produced in Belle-Glade Florida and is not linked to this recall.

No illnesses have been reported so far, the company said in the FDA notice.

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