By Barry Ellsworth

The Intelligencer

The list of products affected by the Ivanhoe cheese listeria recall continues to grow.

The Canadian Food Inspection Agency and Metro Ontario Inc.  A & P, Ultra, Loeb, Dominion and The Barn stores in Ontario  are warning the public not to consume certain party trays and sandwiches because they contain Ivanhoe Cheese and may be contaminated with listeria monocytogenes.

The following products with PKGD. (packaged) on dates up to including 08..SE.4 (Sept. 4, 2008), are affected by the alert, listed by product name, size, and UPC coding:

Product / Size / UPC

Fresh 2 Go (F2GO) Black Forest Ham and Swiss Cheese Wrap / 225 g / 223980 804998

Fresh 2 Go (F2GO) Roast Turkey Spinach Wrap / 215 g / 223977 804994

\Fresh 2 Go (F2GO) Roast Beef and Swiss Cheese Ciabatta / 225 g / 223983 804995

Fresh 2 Go (F2GO) Smoked Peppercorn Ham and Swiss Cheese Ciabatta / 250 g / 223979 804992

Fresh 2 Go (F2GO) Roast Turkey Club Sandwich / 265 g / 223978 804993

Fresh 2 Go (F2GO) Black Forest Ham and Swiss Cheese Ciabatta / 225 g / 223979 804992

Fresh 2 Go (F2GO) Roast Turkey and Swiss Cheese Ciabatta / 265 g / 223984 804994

Roast Beef Swiss Sandwich / 180 g / 263043 703493

Pastrami & Swiss Sandwich / 180 g / 266948 703490

Roast Beef Swiss Kaiser / 180 g / 263042 503698

Roast Beef & Swiss Wrap / 200 g / 263096 209995

Havarti / Cheddar / Swiss Cheese Panini / 125 g / 267953 804498

Roast Beef & Swiss Panini / 125 g / 267958 804493

Corned Beef & Swiss Panini / 1 piece / 267975 304490

Mammoth roast beef focaccia / 225 g / 262025 605497

Roast beef focaccia /110 g / 260022 803397

Gourmet Cheese Tray Large / 1 piece / 260912 339999

Gourmet Cheese Tray Small / 500 g / 260913 729997

Kings Assortment Large (cheese platter) / 1 piece / 260906 339998

Kings Assortment Small (cheese platter) / 1 piece / 260907 728996

Wrap Delight Tray / 1 piece / 260967 634995.

There have been no reported illnesses associated with any Ivanhoe Cheese products since a myriad recall of cheeses, Sept. 4.

Other cheeses have been added to the Ivanhoe recall list, as well. The cheeses were sold between from Aug. 20, 2008 up to and including Sept. 3, 2008, and have the best before dates from 09 FE 20 to 09 MR 01 (Feb. 20, 2008 to March 1, 2008):

Great Canadian /

Tova Part-Skim Mozzarella Cheese

Skim Milk Cheese

Mild Cheddar Cheese, Coloured

Mild Cheddar Cheese, White

Marble Cheese

Colby Cheese

Mozzarella Cheese

Brick Cheese

Farmers Cheese

Shredded Cheddar Cheese

Shredded Marble Cheese

Shredded Mozzarella Cheese

Shredded Skim Milk Cheese

Deli-Pack, Madoc

Jack Cheese with Garlic

No cheese is being produced at the plant as there is ongoing work with the CFIA to try to pinpoint the cause of the listeria, and the very, very thorough cleaning continues, said Ivanhoe/Gay Lea Foods spokeswoman Leslie Wood, Monday.

The cheese is not made with unpasteurized milk, she said.

They start with raw milk but they pasteurize it right there before they make the cheese, Wood said.

Listeria is the same bacteria that was found in Maple Leaf cold cuts and is linked to at least 12 deaths. However, there is no proof that the listeria in Ivanhoe Cheese is the same strain as that found in Maple Leaf processed meats.

For a list of recalled cheeses, go to www.intelligencer.ca