Veg Pak Produce of ontario Sunday recalled Harvest Fresh brand Zucchini Spirals from Canada’s marketplace due to possible Listeria monocytogenes contamination. 

Consumers should not consume the recalled product described below.

Recalled product

Brand                                Product                                     Size                                       UPCCodes

Harvest Fresh              Zucchini Spirals                   340 g                                     0 59559 00042 9 24 JUL 2021 C 195

Consumer guidance

If you think you became sick from consuming a recalled product, call your doctor.

Check to see if you have the recalled product in your home. Recalled products should be thrown out or returned to the store wher they were purchased.

Food contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes may not look or smell spoiled but can still make you sick. 

about Listeria infections

Food contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes may not look or smell spoiled but can still cause serious and sometimes life-threatening infections. Anyone who has eaten any recalled product and developed symptoms of Listeria infection should seek medical treatment and tell their doctors about the possible Listeria exposure.

Also, anyone who has eaten any of the recalled products should monitor themselves for symptoms during the coming weeks because it can take up to 70 days after exposure to Listeria for symptoms of listeriosis to develop. 

Symptoms of Listeria infection can include vomiting, nausea, persistent fever, muscle aches, severe headache, and neck stiffness. Specific laboratory tests are required to diagnose Listeria infections, which can mimic other illnesses. 

Pregnant women, the elderly, young children, and people such as cancer patients who have weakened immune systems are particularly at risk of serious illnesses, life-threatening infections, and other complications. Although infected pregnant women may experience only mild, flu-like symptoms, their infections can lead to premature delivery, infection of the newborn, or even stillbirth.

Incident report

The current recall results from the Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) test results. The CFIA is conducting a food safety investigation, which may lead to the recall of other products. If other high-risk products are recalled, the CFIA will notify the public through updated Food Recall Warnings.

The CFIA is verifying that the industry is removing the recalled product from Canada’s marketplace.

There have been no reported illnesses associated with the consumption of this product.