On Tuesday, the CFIA posted a step-by-step guide on Facebook, offering safety tips to Canadians on how to handle potentially affected products.
The recalled eggs come from brands including Compliments, Foremost, Golden Valley, IGA, Western Family and Unnamed.
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The CFIA advises consumers to carefully compare key product details such as “brand, product name, size, UPC code, lot code and expiration date” listed in the recall notice.
If all the details match, the agency says the eggs should be “discarded or returned to the store where they were purchased.”
-“Food contaminated with salmonella may not look or smell spoiled, but it can still make you sick,” the CFIA warned, adding that vulnerable people include “young children, pregnant women, the elderly and people with weakened immune systems.
According to Health Canada, symptoms of a salmonella infection generally appear within six to 72 hours after exposure.
“Healthy people may experience short-term symptoms such as fever, headache, vomiting, nausea, abdominal cramps and diarrhea. Long-term complications may include severe arthritis,” the recall notice states.
If you think you may have been infected with salmonella, health authorities advise you to contact your doctor.
