The agency specifies that branded mini-pastries Sweet Cream were distributed to bakeries, hotels, restaurants, cafeterias, hospitals, retirement homes and catered events.
She specifies that 33 of the 61 cases of illness occurred in Quebec, 21 in Ontario, four in British Columbia, two in Alberta and one in New Brunswick.
“People became ill between late September 2024 and mid-December 2024,” the public health agency wrote in a statement Sunday.
“Many sick people reported eating mini pastries at catered events or other establishments where the recalled product was served.”
– The Public Health Agency of Canada in a press release sent on Sunday
The agency specifies that sick people are aged between 3 and 88 and that 61% of them are women.
According to a notice published by the Canadian Food Inspection Agency, the recall involves four kilogram boxes and one kilogram trays of Sweet Cream mini pastries with an expiration date between June 17, 2025 and November 15, 2025 inclusive.
-Healthy people infected with salmonella may experience short-term symptoms such as fever, headache, vomiting, nausea, abdominal cramps and diarrhea. The infection may be more serious for young children, pregnant women, the elderly, and people with weakened immune systems.
Public health officials said the investigation is continuing and more cases may be reported in the outbreak because there is a time lag between when a person becomes ill and when the disease is reported.
This warning follows another salmonella-related egg recall, also issued over the weekend.
The Canadian Food Inspection Agency has recalled certain brands of eggs in British Columbia, Manitoba, Ontario and elsewhere due to possible salmonella contamination.
In this case, the recall was triggered by test results and no cases of illness were reported, the agency said Saturday.
The recall includes Compliments, Foremost, Golden Valley Eggs, IGA, no name and Western Family eggs with best before dates of February 16, February 22 and March 1.
