/EINPresswire.com/ -- OTTAWA, ONTARIO -- (Marketwired) -- 06/05/16 -- Product photos are available at http://bit.ly/1ZpL3UYhttp://www.inspection.gc.ca/about-the-cfia/newsroom/food-recall-warnings/complete-listing/2016-06-05/eng/1465160727896/1465160731486

Atkins Nutritionals Inc. is recalling Atkins brand bars containing sunflower seeds from the marketplace due to possible Listeria monocytogenes contamination. Consumers should not consume the recalled products described below.

The following products have been sold British Columbia, Alberta, Saskatchewan, Manitoba, Ontario, Quebec and New Brunswick and may have been sold in other provinces and territories.

Recalled products

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Brand            Product          Size           UPC            Codes
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Atkins Day Break Chocolaty        200 g          6 37480 01532 5Best Before
                 Hazelnut Bar     (5 x 40 g bars)               2016 OC 23
                                                                K5296 4
                                                                and
                                                                Best Before
                                                                2016 DE 16
                                                                K5350 4
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Atkins Day Break Cranberry Almond 175 g          6 37480 01568 4Best Before
                                  (5 x 35 g bars)               2016 MR 28
                                                                K6088 2
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Atkins           Chocolaty Chip   240 g          6 37480 35364 9Best Before
                 Granola Bar      (5 x 48 g bars)               2016 OC 23
                                                                K5296 4
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What you should do

If you think you became sick from eating a recalled product, call your doctor.

Check to see if you have recalled products in your home. Recalled products should be thrown out or returned to the store where they were purchased.

Food contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes may not look or smell spoiled but can still make you sick. Symptoms can include vomiting, nausea, persistent fever, muscle aches, severe headache and neck stiffness. Pregnant women, the elderly and people with weakened immune systems are particularly at risk. Although infected pregnant women may experience only mild, flu-like symptoms, the infection can lead to premature delivery, infection of the newborn or even stillbirth. In severe cases of illness, people may die.

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Background

This recall was triggered by the company. The Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) is conducting a food safety investigation, which may lead to the recall of other products. If other high-risk products are recalled, the CFIA will notify the public through updated Food Recall Warnings.

The CFIA is verifying that industry is removing recalled product from the marketplace.

Illnesses

There have been no reported illnesses associated with the consumption of these products.

More information

--  Atkins Nutritionals Inc.: Customer Service at 1-855-201-4611 (English),
    1-336-631-7691 (French) or atkins@inmar.com Monday through Friday during
    the hours of 9 a.m. - 6 p.m. EST
--  CFIA: www.inspection.gc.ca/contactus

Contacts:
CFIA Media Relations
613-773-6600