The Canadian Food Inspection Agency is expanding a warning on certain St. Thomas brand products out of concerns of botulism poisoning.
The agency issued a release on 23 March warning the public not to eat certain St. Thomas bar clams and bar clam stew products due to a possible contamination of Clostridium botulinum, a bacteria that may produce toxins that can cause botulism.
Now, the agency is expanding its warning to include certain St. Thomas brand bottled lobster products, over concerns about the same type of contamination.
According to the agency, the company has distributed the potentially contaminated bottled lobster in New Brunswick, and possibly in other provinces.
There have been no reports of illness associated with this product, but the agency warned that the contaminated food may cause nausea, vomiting, fatigue, dizziness, headache and other symptoms, and the disease can be fatal in extreme cases.
