Over 200 Peanut-related Products Recalled

There are over 200 snack food products being recalled in Canada because of deadly salmonella outbreak from tainted peanut products in the U.S.

The Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) has added another 30 products to the recall list bringing the total to 213 products which have been affected by the U.S. salmonella outbreak. Snack bars from Pit Bull and Atkins Advantage and bags and cans of peanuts and bridge mix and ice cream from brands such as Madelaine and North Star have been recalled. There are 44 made-in-Canada manufactured products and 169 snack foods manufactured in the U.S. now on the agency's recall list. There are no confirmed illnesses in Canada have been recorded but a New Brunswick resident who purchased a product in the United States while travelling is among those who became ill in the U.S. At least eight deaths have been attributed to the salmonella outbreak and 575 illnesses in 43 states and more than 1,550 products have been recalled in the U.S. A criminal investigation into the Peanut Corp. of America's Blakely, Ga., plant which inspection records show was shipping salmonella-laced products as far back as 2007. Complete recall list is here.