Canada/Ottawa: Viande Richelieu Inc., a Massueville, Quebec establishment, recalls certain batch/lots of Viande Richelieu Meat branded Boneless Horse Meat products from the Canadian marketplace due to suspected presence of Clenbuterol, a steroid-like chemical initially developed to treat Asthma in horses and consequential risks of heart palpitations, atrial fibrillation or an irregular and often fast heartbeat and problems with blood pressure in humans, all serious health hazards.
CFIA: http://ht.ly/9mM030qaqbw
Direct link: https://healthycanadians.gc.ca/recall-alert-rappel-avis/inspection/2020/72147r-eng.php
Additional information:
The Canadian Food Inspection Agency (“CFIA”) reports the following Horse Meat products are subject to this recall:
Filed under: Canadian Food Inspection Agency ("CFIA"), Chemical contamination hazard, Clobetasol Propionate, Food & Drink, Hormones, Ingestion hazard | Tagged: Canadian Food Inspection Agency ("CFIA"), CFIA reference number: 13656, horse meat, Recalls Direct RIN: 12549-2020, suspected Clenbuterol contamination, suspected-chemical-contamination, Viande Richelieu, Viande Richelieu Meat Boneless Horse Meat | Leave a comment »