HEALTH HAZARD ALERT

CERTAIN RICHLAND VALLEY AND TAKE AWAY CAFÉ BRAND SANDWICHES MAY CONTAIN LISTERIA MONOCYTOGENES

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OTTAWA, June 11, 2010 - The Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) and Lucerne Foods are warning the public not to serve or consume certain Richland Valley and Take Away Café brand sandwiches, described below because these products may be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes.

The following sandwiches are affected by this alert.

Brand	Sandwich	UPC	Best Before
Richland Valley	Hoagie Submarine	79944 00880	June 18	or before
Richland Valley	Pizza Submarine	79944 00881	June 14	or before
Richland Valley	Super Submarine	79944 00883	June 14	or before
Richland Valley	Chicken Club Submarine	79944 00887	June 21	or before
Take Away Café	Hoagie Sub with sausage	89048 03107	June 18	or before
Take Away Café	Pizza Submarine	89048 03108	June 14	or before
Take Away Café	Our Super Submarine	89048 03109	June 14	or before
Take Away Café	Chicken Club Sub	89048 03111	June 21	or before
Take Away Café	Monterey Chicken and Ham Sandwich	89048 01241	June 14	or before

The affected products also bear on labels Establishment number (Est) 400. The establishment number is located near the ingredient listing.

These products prepared for Core-Mark International and Mac's Convenience Stores Inc., were distributed in Alberta and British Columbia.

There have been no reported illnesses associated with the consumption of these products.

Food contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes may not look or smell spoiled. Consumption of food contaminated with this bacteria may cause listeriosis, a foodborne illness. Listeriosis can cause high fever, severe headache, neck stiffness and nausea. Pregnant women, the elderly and people with weakened immune systems are particularly at risk. Infected pregnant women may experience only a mild, flu-like illness, however, infections during pregnancy can lead to premature delivery, infection of the newborn, or even stillbirth.

The manufacturer, Lucerne Foods Ltd., Calgary, AB is voluntarily recalling the affected product from the marketplace. The CFIA is monitoring the effectiveness of the recall.

For more information consumers and industry can call the CFIA at 1-800-442-2342 / TTY 1-800-465-7735 (8:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. Eastern time, Monday to Friday).

For information on Listeria monocytogenes, visit the Food Facts web page at: http://www.inspection.gc.ca/english/fssa/concen/cause/listeriae.shtml.

For information on all food recalls, visit the CFIA’s Food Recall Report at: http://active.inspection.gc.ca/eng/corp/recarapp_dbe.asp.

To find out more about receiving recalls by e-mail, and other food safety facts, visit our web site at: www.inspection.gc.ca.

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Media enquiries:

CFIA Media Relations
613-773-6600

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