Mastro-brand Casalingo Salami is being recalled after a warning was issued that the product may contain salmonella.
The Canadian Food Inspection Agency and Santa Maria Foods ULC, which makes the product, are not to consume the meat -- sold in variable weight (approximately 454 g) packages bearing lot code 3317A191.
The product was distributed in Ontario, Quebec, Nova Scotia and British Columbia.
No illnesses have been reported by anyone who has consumed the product, the CFIA said in a press release.
The agency warns that food contaminated with salmonella may not look or smell spoiled.
If consumed, the bacteria can cause salmonellosis, a food-borne illness.
In young children, elderly and people with weakened immune systems, salmonellosis can cause serious and sometimes deadly infections.
In otherwise healthy people, salmonellosis can cause short-term symptoms such as high fever, severe headache, vomiting, nausea, abdominal pain and diarrhea. Long-term complications can include severe arthritis.
For more information, consumers and industry can call one of the following numbers:
- Santa Maria Foods -- 1-800-663-8695, Extension 236
- CFIA -- 1-800-442-2342 / TTY 1-800-465-7735
