Overview
- Canada’s food inspection agency issued a broad recall covering dozens of cheeses, prepared salads and some meal‑kit components due to possible Listeria monocytogenes contamination.
- Co‑Op creamy garlic and spinach salad is included, with best‑before dates from March 24 to April 4 in Alberta, British Columbia, Manitoba, the Northwest Territories and Saskatchewan.
- Many cheese products distributed nationally are affected, including Bothwell shredded three‑cheese nacho blend, Goldstream cheddar‑style shredded processed cheese and Paradise Island Asiago shredded cheese.
- The agency also expanded an earlier notice to include cheese ingredients used in certain HelloFresh meal kits sold across Canada.
- CFIA reports no related illnesses to date and urges people to use its website to confirm affected items and to avoid any listed products because listeria may not change a food’s look or smell.