Due to a possible salmonella contamination of several brands of eggs sold in British Columbia, Manitoba, Ontario and other possible provinces and territories, there has been a recall issued, according to a report on the Government of Canada website for Health under Recalls and Safety Alerts.
The recalled brands in alphabetical order include Compliments, Foremost, Golden Valley, IGA, no name and Western Family eggs.
The expiry dates for recalled eggs are Feb. 16, Feb. 22 and March 1.
The recall says not to consume, use, serve or distribute the recalled eggs and advises consumers to throw the eggs away or contact the retailer that sold them.
The alert says food contaminated with salmonella might not look or smell spoiled but can still make people sick.
Young children, pregnant women, the elderly and people with weakened immune systems may contract serious and sometimes deadly infections.
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 website warns.
For more information including the specifics on possibly contaminated lots of eggs visit recalls-rappels.canada.ca/en/alert-recall/certain-brands-shell-eggs-recalled-due-salmonella.
