Food recall could be largest in North America: FDA

OTTAWA — About 50 Canadian food companies manufactured snacks and other processed foods made with an ingredient that has been recalled due to possible salmonella contamination, the Canadian Food Inspection Agency said Tuesday.

In the past six days, a batch of the flavour enhancer hydrolyzed vegetable protein (HVP) that was found last month to be contaminated with salmonella has resulted in the recall of more than 100 items in the U.S. and 11 in Canada, including five imports and six products that were made here. They include No Name and Compliments soup mixes, Family's Best potato chips, two dips from Sabatini's Gourmet Foods, and Mom's Pantry popcorn seasoning.

By Sarah Schmidt, Canwest News Service