La Cie McCormick Canada is recalling Compliments brand chili powder from the marketplace due to possible salmonella contamination. Consumers should not consume the recalled product.
Food contaminated with salmonella may not look or smell spoiled but can still make someone sick.
Young children, pregnant women, the elderly and people with weakened immune systems may contract serious and sometimes deadly infections.
Healthy people may experience short-term symptoms such as fever, headache, vomiting, nausea, abdominal cramps and diarrhea.
Long-term complications may include severe arthritis.
Anyone who thinks they may have become sick from consuming a recalled product should call their doctor.
Recalled products should be thrown out or returned to the store where they were purchased.
This recall was triggered by Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) test results.
The CFIA is verifying that industry is removing recalled product from the marketplace.
There have been no reported illnesses associated with the consumption of this product.