Frozen pastries from the sweet cream brand and brands, including D. Ephe T. lobster tails and chocolate varieties, have been recalled in Canada due to contamination by salmonella.
One fell ill in connection with a recalled pastry, according to the Canadian food testing agency. The agency continues to investigate the situation.
The recalled pastries were distributed to Alberta, Manitoba, Nova Scotia, Ontario, Quebec and possibly other provinces and territorial provinces.
Consumers can click here Alternatively, use the following information to determine if the recalled product is on hand: Some products may have been repackaged and may not have label information to identify.
| brand | product | size | UPC | code | Additional Information |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| D. Effe T. | “Apollini Mignon” or “Mini Lobster Tail” | 7 kg | 8 054619 850176 | Lot number 24197, 24208, 24288, 24326, 25013 | This product may be served by a store clerk or sold in smaller packages, with or without labels that may not have the same brand, product name, or lot number. |
| D. Effe T. | “Apollo K2” or “Big Lobster Tail” | 75 pieces x 110 g | 8 054619 850015 | Lot number 24189, 24201, 24204, 24330, 24327, 24330, 25010 | This product may be served by a store clerk or sold in smaller packages, with or without labels that may not have the same brand, product name, or lot number. |
| D. Effe T. | “Sfogliata napoli” or “Big Sfoglia napoli” | 75 pieces x 125 g | 8 054619 850022 | Lot number 24183, 24193, 24194, 24207, 24208, 24317, 24334, 24344 | This product may be served by a store clerk or sold in smaller packages, with or without labels that may not have the same brand, product name, or lot number. |
| D. Effe T. | “Mini Sfogliatella” or “Mini Sfogliatella” | 8 kg (200 pieces x 40 g) | 8 054619 850213 | Lot number 24184, 24211, 24250, 24284, 24305, 24316 | This product may be served by a store clerk or sold in smaller packages, with or without labels that may not have the same brand, product name, or lot number. |
| D. Effe T. | “Mini Sfogliatella cioccolato” or “Mini Chocolate Sfogliatle” | 8 kg (200 pieces x 40 g) | 8 054619 850084 | Lot number 24210, 24253, 24337 | This product may be served by a store clerk or sold in smaller packages, with or without labels that may not have the same brand, product name, or lot number. |
| Sweet cream | “Apollini Mignon” or “Mini Lobster Tail” | 7 kg | 8 058302 730073 | Lot number 24197, 24208, 24288, 24326, 25013 | This product may be served by a store clerk or sold in smaller packages, with or without labels that may not have the same brand, product name, or lot number. |
| Sweet cream | “Apollo K2” or “Big Lobster Tail” | 75 pieces x 110 g | 8 058302 730042 | Lot number 24189, 24201, 24204, 24330, 24327, 24330, 25010 | This product may be served by a store clerk or sold in smaller packages, with or without labels that may not have the same brand, product name, or lot number. |
| Sweet cream | “Sfogliata napoli” or “Big Sfoglia napoli” | 75 pieces x 125 g | 8 058302 730035 | Lot number 24183, 24193, 24194, 24207, 24208, 24317, 24334, 24344 | This product may be served by a store clerk or sold in smaller packages, with or without labels that may not have the same brand, product name, or lot number. |
| Sweet cream | “Mini Sfogliatella” or “Mini Sfogliatella” | 8 kg (200 pieces x 40 g) | 8 058302 730059 | Lot number 24184, 24211, 24250, 24284, 24305, 24316 | This product may be served by a store clerk or sold in smaller packages, with or without labels that may not have the same brand, product name, or lot number. |
| Sweet cream | “Mini Sfogliatella cioccolato” or “Mini Chocolate Sfogliatle” | 8 kg (200 pieces x 40 g) | 8 058302 730066 | Lot number 24210, 24253, 24337 | This product may be served by a store clerk or sold in smaller packages, with or without labels that may not have the same brand, product name, or lot number. |
Earlier this year there were two outbreaks of salmonella disease from sweet cream brand mini pastries. One was in Canada and the other in the US.
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration closed its investigation into the outbreak of salmonella, which originated from sweet cream branded mini pastries in March. The FDA identified 18 patients who needed to be hospitalized. The patients spread across seven states: California, Illinois, Massachusetts, North Carolina, New Jersey, New York and Pennsylvania.
The outbreak in the US was associated with the outbreak in Canada, which was also traced to a mini-pastry. Canadian public health officials reported that 22 of the 69 confirmed cases were hospitalized.
The caught mini pastries were manufactured in Italy and exported to the US by Piu Che Dolci Inc., an import from Quebec, Canada. The pastries were recalled in Canada and the US.
Using the Institute’s Flexible Funding Model Program, Infectious Disease Services within the New Jersey Department of Health worked with the Patterson City Health Department and the Institute for Public Health and Environmental Research to collect and analyze sweet cream brand mini pastry samples from warehouses that received the recalled products. Three samples were positive for Salmonella and are genome sequence-wide match to outbreak strains.
The FDA has added pastries from Italian manufacturer Sweet Cream SRLS to the red list of US import alerts #99-19.
