TORONTO — Almost 50 additional products have been added to an expanding list of items being recalled because they may contain some contaminated meat products from a Maple Leaf Foods plant in Toronto.
The Canadian Food Inspection Agency added a variety of ready-to-eat products early Friday that are sold in Sobeys and Foodland stores throughout Atlantic Canada.
The products, including hospitality and party trays, submarine sandwiches and wraps have best-before dates up to and including Aug. 25, 26 and 27.
The agency also recalled 10 sandwiches containing turkey that were made and sold in Ontario at Loblaws, Loblaw Superstore and Real Canadian Superstore. These items carry a best-before date up to and including Aug. 25.
Three varieties of submarine sandwiches made and sold at Loblaws and Provigo stores in Quebec were also added to the list in addition to four products sold in Quebec at IGA, Bonichoix, Tradition and Omni stores.
Another seven products sold at Sobeys and IGA outlets in British Columbia, Alberta, Manitoba and Saskatchewan were also added, with best-before dates up to and including Aug. 26.
Late Thursday, the agency and White House Meats Inc. of Toronto recalled oven roasted turkey breast that had been recalled by Maple Leaf.
That product was sold until Aug. 24 at the deli counter from two White House Meats locations in downtown Toronto.
The number of confirmed deaths in a listeriosis outbreak linked to meat from the Maple Leaf Foods plant jumped to eight on Thursday.
All eight deaths attributed to the outbreak are in Ontario. Seven others – four in Ontario and one each in Quebec, B.C. and Saskatchewan – remain under investigation.
Federal health officials say a total of 29 cases had been linked to the outbreak and 36 others remained under investigation.
