Compliments-brand bagged salad recalled over listeria fears

The Canadian Food Inspection Agency has issued a recall for Compliments-brand bagged salad recalled over listeria fears.

There have been no reported illnesses.

However, Sobeys, Inc. is also warning that products made in their stores – like salads, sandwiches or wraps – could also contain contaminated lettuce.

Items purchased before May 19 from IGA and Sobeys stores in British Columbia, Alberta, Saskatchewan, Manitoba, and Sobeys, Price Chopper, or Foodland stores in Ontario should be discarded and not consumed.

Food contaminated with listeria may not look or smell spoiled but the bacteria can cause foodborne illness. Symptoms include high fever, severe headache, neck stiffness and nausea.

Listeriosis may present itself with mild, flu-like symptoms in pregnant women but the illness can lead to premature delivery, infection in the newborn and even stillbirth.

For more information on this recall, call the Canadian Food Inspection Agency at 1-800-442-2342 from 8:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. Monday to Friday.

The following Compliments salads, product of USA, are affected by this alert.

Product Name	Size	UPC	Best Before dates
Compliments Garden Supreme	340 g	68820 10627	12MA12 to 12MA22, inclusive (May 12 to 22, 2012)
Compliments Simply Romaine	454 g	68820 10870	12MA12 to 12MA22, inclusive (May 12 to 22, 2012)
Compliments Harvest Romaine	284 g	68820 10871	12MA12 to 12MA22, inclusive (May 12 to 22, 2012)
Compliments American Blend	340 g	68820 10095	12MA12 to 12MA22, inclusive (May 12 to 22, 2012)
Compliments Coleslaw	454 g	68820 10097	12MA12 to 12MA22, inclusive (May 12 to 22, 2012)
Compliments Garden Salad	340 g	68820 12152	12MA12 to 12MA22, inclusive (May 12 to 22, 2012)
Compliments Garden Salad	680 g	68820 12153	12MA12 to 12MA22, inclusive (May 12 to 22, 2012)