Montreal – PastaCo bolognese sauce is being recalled due to the possible presence of dangerous bacteria, the Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) said on Friday.
“PastaCo is recalling PastaCo bolognese sauce because this product could promote the proliferation of the Clostridium botulinum bacteria,” the CFIA said in a statement.
The product subject to the recall is as follows:
PastaCO, Bolognese sauce (CUP 7 77192 51131 6, 750 ml format, Codes: all codes “Best before” until August 23, 2017 inclusive, with the exception of codes 9/01123 “Best before” on July 20, 2017 and 9/01104 “Best Before” on May 7, 2017).
The CFIA points out that food contaminated with the toxin of the Clostridium botulinum bacteria does not necessarily show visible alteration or suspicious odor, but may still cause illness. Possible symptoms include nausea, vomiting, tiredness, dizziness, blurred or blurred vision, dry mouth, respiratory failure and paralysis.
