The Canadian Food Inspection Agency and Les Aliments 2000 Inc. are warning the public not to consume Cuisine du Viet-nam brand Butterfly Knots Honey & Sesame because the product may be contaminated with Salmonella.

The affected product is sold in 102-gram packages bearing UPC 8 59912 00102 1. All lot codes are affected by this alert.

This product has been distributed in Quebec. So far, there has been no reported illnesses associated with the product.

Consumption of food contaminated with these bacteria may cause salmonellosis, a foodborne illness.

In young children, the elderly and people with weakened immune systems, salmonellosis may cause serious and sometimes deadly infections. In otherwise healthy people, salmonellosis may cause short-term symptoms such as high fever, severe headache, vomiting, nausea, abdominal pain and diarrhoea. Long-term complications may include severe arthritis.

Food contaminated with aalmonella may not look or smell spoiled.

The manufacturer, Les Aliments 2000 Inc., Saint-Augustin-de-Desmaures, Que, is voluntarily recalling the affected product from the marketplace.

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