Organic food products recall expanded due to salmonella threat

The Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) has expanded its recent recall of potentially salmonella-contaminated products to now include organic garlic powder sold in B.C. and Quebec. 

The agency said shoppers should avoid organic garlic powder sold by Accommodation Bio in Quebec from Oct. 31, 2014 to March 17, 2015 as well as those from the bulk bins at Country Grocer in Salt Spring Island in B.C. from Jan. 1 to Jan. 14. 

"Food contaminated with salmonella may not look or smell spoiled, but can still make you sick," the agency warned in its initial release sent on Tuesday. 

The CFIA said the potentially contaminated products from Simply Organic and Frontier brands have been sold nationally and online.

"Young children, pregnant women, the elderly and people with weakened immune systems may contract serious and sometimes deadly infections."

Frontier Co-op, which is based in Iowa and owns the Simply and Frontier lines, voluntarily initiated the recall on Monday.

Below is the full list of items recalled in Canada. For more information relating to product codes and sizes, follow the external link at the side of the page to the release on the CFIA's website.

Simply Organic

• Vegetarian chili seasoning
• Spicy chili seasoning
• Ranch dip mix
• Ranch dressing mix
• French onion dip mix
• Guacamole dip mix
• Creamy dill dip mix
• Fajita seasoning
• Sweet basil pesto mix
• Vegetarian brown gravy mix
• Fish taco seasoning
• Classic Caesar dressing mix

Frontier

• Powdered Garlic
• Low-sodium broth powder, vegetable flavoured 
• Vegetable broth powder, no-chicken
• Onion soup and dip mix