04.dec.06
from a press release
SALINAS, CALIF. - Cleugh's Frozen Foods Inc., Salinas, CA, a wholly-owned subsidiary of SunOpta Inc. (NASDAQ:STKL) (TSX:SOY), today
announced a voluntary recall of frozen strawberries sold exclusively to Jamba
Juice for use in strawberry smoothies sold in stores in Arizona, Nevada and
Southern California between the period November 25, 2006 and December 1, 2006 because of a concern that they may have been contaminated with Listeria
monocytogenes.
Listeria monocytogenes, an organism which can cause serious and sometimes
fatal infections in young children, frail or elderly people, and others with
weakened immune systems. Although healthy individuals may suffer only
short-term symptoms such as high fever, severe headache, stiffness, nausea,
abdominal pain and diarrhea, listeria infection can cause miscarriages and
stillbirths among pregnant women.
The strawberry contamination was identified by Cleugh's who then notified
Jamba Juice. The recalled products have been removed from the Jamba Juice
stores in the affected areas and are no longer being used to make smoothies.
None of the potentially affected individually quick frozen strawberries were
sold to any other customers or directly to retailers.
To date no suspected illnesses have been reported.
SunOpta and Jamba Juice have notified federal and state authorities of
the problem and are cooperating in the investigation.