OTTAWA – A recall has been issued for Tanimura & Antle brand romaine lettuce because of possible E. coli contamination.
The lettuce was imported from the United States and sold across most of Canada from August 8th to the 17th.
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The recall affects packages bearing the U-P-C 0 27918 20314 9.
No reports of illness have been linked to the product, however, food contaminated with E. coli can cause serious and potentially life-threatening illnesses.
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Symptoms include severe abdominal pain and bloody diarrhoea.
Canadian distributors are voluntarily recalling the lettuce and the Canadian Food Inspection Agency is monitoring the recall.
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