Canada Recalls Four Foods Due to Foreign Matter Contamination

Airdrie, Alberta, Canada, have announced a recall of Hak-brand Kale, Spinach, Boerenkool, and Spinazie due to contamination with pieces of rubber. Food contaminated with foreign objects has the potential to cause severe harm, including choking, injury, illness, damage to teeth and tongue, or even death.

Background

No information has yet been released as to how the contamination with pieces of rubber was discovered.

Distribution

The affected kale and spinach products were distributed to retail locations in the Canadian provinces of Alberta, British Columbia, and Ontario.

The affected boerenkool and spinazie products were distributed in Nova Scotia and Ontario.

Product Details

Brand	Product	Size	UPC Code	Other Codes
Hak	Kale	340 g	8720600608605	LG262 up to and including LG292
		680 g	8720600609824
	Spinach	330 g	8720600608940
		630 g	8720600609817
	Boerenkool	340 g	8720600608605
		680 g	8720600609824
	Spinazie	330 g	8720600608940
		630 g	8720600609817

Consumer and Commercial Action

Consumers and commercial entities should search their homes and businesses to see if they have the impacted products. 

As with food recalls, it is strongly advised to discontinue use of the affected product even if it looks or smells safe to eat or if there are no visible signs of contamination by foreign objects. Foreign material embedded in the recalled products may be too small to be seen by the human eye.

Anyone in possession of the products should not sell, serve, donate, or distribute them.

The company said that consumers with the impacted products can take a photo of the recalled item and they will issue a credit or the products should be thrown away. The company can be reached at 587-885-0292

Consumers with additional questions or concerns can contact the CFIA toll-free by phone in Canada or the United States at 800-442-2342 or by email at [email protected]. 

Health Risks

The recall notice did not say if there have been any reports of injuries in connection with the consumption of the impacted products.

Any consumer who has been exposed to the affected products, and is experiencing sickness or injury, should contact their medical provider immediately.

Food contaminated with foreign material has the potential to cause severe harm, including choking, injury, illness, damage to teeth, gums, tongue, throat, mouth, stomach, and intestines or even death in most people. Infants, the elderly, and recent surgery patients could also be at extreme risk of serious injury.