Canadian company recalls frozen pastries because of Salmonella illness

2025-04-22 Food Safety News

Sweet Cream brand and D. Effe T. brand frozen pastries, including lobster tail and chocolate varieties are being recalled in Canada because of contamination with Salmonella.

One person has become ill in relation to the recalled pastries, according to the Canadian Food Inspection Agency. The agency is continuing an investigation into the situation.

The recalled pastries were distributed in the provinces of Alberta, Manitoba, Nova Scotia, Ontario, Quebec and possibly other provinces and territories, according to the agency.

Consumers can click here or use the following information to determine whether they have the recalled products on hand. Some of the products may have been repackaged and may not have any identifying label information.

Brand	Product	Size	UPC	Codes	Additional information
D. Effe T.	“Apollini Mignon” or “Mini Lobster Tail”	7 kg	8 054619 850176	Lot numbers 24197, 24208, 24288, 24326, 25013	This product may have been sold clerk-served or in smaller packages, with or without a label that may not bear the same brand, product name, or lot number.
D. Effe T.	“Apollo K2” or “Big Lobster Tail”	75 pieces x 110 g	8 054619 850015	Lot numbers 24189, 24201, 24204, 24330, 24327, 24330, 25010	This product may have been sold clerk-served or in smaller packages, with or without a label that may not bear the same brand, product name, or lot number.
D. Effe T.	“Sfogliata Napoli” or “Big Sfoglia Napoli”	75 pieces x 125 g	8 054619 850022	Lot numbers 24183, 24193, 24194, 24207, 24208, 24317, 24334, 24344	This product may have been sold clerk-served or in smaller packages, with or without a label that may not bear the same brand, product name, or lot number.
D. Effe T.	“Mini Sfogliatella” or “Mini Sfogliatelle”	8 kg (200 pieces x 40 g)	8 054619 850213	Lot numbers 24184, 24211, 24250, 24284, 24305, 24316	This product may have been sold clerk-served or in smaller packages, with or without a label that may not bear the same brand, product name, or lot number.
D. Effe T.	“Mini Sfogliatella Cioccolato” or “Mini Chocolate Sfogliatele”	8 kg (200 pieces x 40 g)	8 054619 850084	Lot numbers 24210, 24253, 24337	This product may have been sold clerk-served or in smaller packages, with or without a label that may not bear the same brand, product name, or lot number.
Sweet Cream	“Apollini Mignon” or “Mini Lobster Tail”	7 kg	8 058302 730073	Lot numbers 24197, 24208, 24288, 24326, 25013	This product may have been sold clerk-served or in smaller packages, with or without a label that may not bear the same brand, product name, or lot number.
Sweet Cream	“Apollo K2” or “Big Lobster Tail”	75 pieces x 110 g	8 058302 730042	Lot numbers 24189, 24201, 24204, 24330, 24327, 24330, 25010	This product may have been sold clerk-served or in smaller packages, with or without a label that may not bear the same brand, product name, or lot number.
Sweet Cream	“Sfogliata Napoli” or “Big Sfoglia Napoli”	75 pieces x 125 g	8 058302 730035	Lot numbers 24183, 24193, 24194, 24207, 24208, 24317, 24334, 24344	This product may have been sold clerk-served or in smaller packages, with or without a label that may not bear the same brand, product name, or lot number.
Sweet Cream	“Mini Sfogliatella” or “Mini Sfogliatelle”	8 kg (200 pieces x 40 g)	8 058302 730059	Lot numbers 24184, 24211, 24250, 24284, 24305, 24316	This product may have been sold clerk-served or in smaller packages, with or without a label that may not bear the same brand, product name, or lot number.
Sweet Cream	“Mini Sfogliatella Cioccolato” or “Mini Chocolate Sfogliatele”	8 kg (200 pieces x 40 g)	8 058302 730066	Lot numbers 24210, 24253, 24337	This product may have been sold clerk-served or in smaller packages, with or without a label that may not bear the same brand, product name, or lot number.

Earlier this year there were two outbreaks of Salmonella illnesses from Sweet Cream brand mini pastries, one in Canada and one in the United States.

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration closed its investigation into the Salmonella outbreak traced to Sweet Cream brand mini pastries in March. The FDA confirmed 18 patients with one having required hospitalization. The patients were spread across seven states: California, Illinois, Massachusetts, North Carolina, New Jersey, New York and Pennsylvania.

The outbreak in the United States was linked to an outbreak in Canada that was also traced to the mini pastries. Canadian public health authorities reported 69 confirmed patients with 22 of them having been hospitalized.

The implicated mini pastries were manufactured in Italy and exported into the United States by importations Piu Che Dolci Inc. of Quebec, Canada. The pastries were recalled in Canada and the United States.

Using the Laboratory Flexible Funding Model program, the Communicable Disease Service within the New Jersey Department of Health collaborated with the City of Paterson Division of Health and the Public Health and Environmental Laboratories to collect and analyze Sweet Cream-brand mini pastry samples from a warehouse that received the recalled products. Three samples tested positive for Salmonella and are a Whole Genome Sequencing match to the outbreak strain.

The FDA has added the pastries from the Italian manufacturer, Sweet Cream S.R.L.S., to the U.S. Red List of import alert #99-19, which means the product will be held at the border without inspection and not distributed in the United States.

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