VANCOUVER , BC – Ready-to-eat meat products and other products produced by a Cariboo Chilcotin meat processor (BC 49) may pose a health risk if consumed.

BC Centre for Disease Control is advising the public that products made by Chilcotin Harvest and distributed in the Williams Lake area, and sold from the Ethical Kitchen restaurant in North Vancouver should not be consumed.

During a routine inspection of the processing plant inspectors found safety issues with the process in which the products were being prepared. The processor has stopped distributing this product and is cooperating fully with provincial inspectors.

No illnesses have been reported linked to these products.

“These products were not formulated in accordance with practices that are consistent with food safety standards,” says Lynn Wilcott, Acting Program Director of Food Protection Services with the BC Centre for Disease Control, an agency of the Provincial Health Services Authority. “It was determined that Clostridium botulinum or E. coli could potentially grow in these products.”

Should consumers have these products in their refrigerator or freezer, they are advised to discard them.

A description of these meat products is shown below. The products are labelled “Pasture to Plate”. There are no dates or lot numbers associated with these products. They have been sold in individual retail packages.

Type of Meat	Name of Product	Name of Product	Name of Product	Click to enlarge photo
Beef	Beef Jerky	Brat wurst	Cervelat
	Bresaola – whole or sliced	Buendnerfleisch – whole or sliced	Corned eef
	Jaeger	Meatloaf	Pepperoni
Pork	Sticks	Weiners
	Bacon	Boneless ham	Bone-in Country style ham
Lamb	Coppa – whole or sliced	Pepperoni	Prosciutto – whole or sliced
	Jaeger

Anyone becoming ill after eating these meat products are encouraged to contact a physician.

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