Canadian inspectors may go to Italy to probe mini pastry salmonella outbreak [Video]

The Canadian Food Inspection Agency said it’s possible that investigators will be sent to Italy to determine the source of a salmonella outbreak that’s sickened at least 61 people in Canada.

On Saturday, the agency recalled an imported brand of Italian mini-pastries distributed at catered events, hospitals and retirement homes in several provinces. Earlier this week the Public Health Agency of Canada told the Canadian Press it’s possible more people will become ill, as there’s typically a two-to-seven-week delay before an infected person reports their illness.

A food safety recall specialist at CFIA said deciding whether to send inspectors abroad will be based on a variety of factors, such as the scope of the manufacturer’s overall distribution in Canada, and the Italians’ co-operation with sending over production records.

They ultimately want to detect the source of the contamination to determine how it happened, which will include investigating sanitization and food …