Jumbo pumpkin seeds recalled due to salmonella risk

The Canadian Food Inspection Agency has issued a recall for jumbo pumpkin seeds from the brand Organic Traditions due to possible salmonella contamination.

The agency is warning the public not to eat, sell or serve the recalled products, according to a notice issued nationally.

The affected products include:

• Organic Traditions brand Jumbo Pumpkin Seeds (227 g)
• Organic Traditions brand Jumbo Pumpkin Seeds (454 g)

The agency said food contaminated with salmonella can still make you sick, even if it doesn't look or smell spoiled.

The recall notice added salmonella can cause serious and sometimes deadly infections in young children, pregnant people, seniors and people with weakened immune systems.

In healthy people, short-term salmonella symptoms can appear as fever, headache, vomiting, nausea, abdominal cramps and diarrhea; long-term complications may include severe arthritis, according to the agency.

If you think you are sick from eating a recalled product, the CFIA said to contact your health-care provider.

Recalled products should be thrown out or returned to the store where they were purchased, the agency said.