Black Forest ham sandwich sold in Quebec recalled due to Listeria [Video]

The Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) issued a recall Saturday for a Black Forest ham sandwich due to possible microbial contamination by Listeria monocytogenes. 

The sandwich, sold under the Cuisine Fraicheur Urbaine brand, was distributed in Quebec in 179-gram packages, with product code 0 639725 401603 and a best before date of April 16, 2025. 

The agency warns that food contaminated with the bacteria might not look or smell spoiled but can lead to illness if ingested.

Symptoms of the food-borne illness include “vomiting, nausea, persistent fever, muscle aches, severe headaches and neck stiffness,” the agency wrote in a news release.

Those most at risk include people with weakened immune systems, the elderly and pregnant woman. 

According to the CFIA, pregnant woman might only experience mild symptoms, “but the infection can lead to premature delivery, infection of the newborn of stillbirth.”

The illness caused by the bacteria can in some …