Vasco & Company Seafood LLC is recalling filets of smoked Atlantic salmon because of contamination with Listeria monocytogenes.
The implicated salmon was distributed in Quebec. The Filet Royal brand recalled salmon is packaged in plastic with a navy blue border and weighs 170 g. It is marked with the lot number 399417.
The recall was triggered by test results from the Canadian Food Inspection Agency. The agency’s recall notice does not include information on expiration dates.
As of the posting of the recall notice, there had not been any confirmed reports of illnesses associated with the product. The Canadian Food Inspection Agency is conducting a food safety investigation, which may lead to the recall of other products.
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 of the recalledproduct 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, other complications and death. 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.
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