Archived – Food Safety Measures for Fiddleheads — recall 23620
Government of Canada recall portal · Canada · 2008-06-09
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Reported risk: Health Canada reminds Canadians that fresh fiddleheads should be properly cooked before being consumed. Fiddleheads are the curled, edible shoots of the ostrich fern. They are collected in the wild and sold as a seasonal vegetable in stores and outdoor markets. Cases of temporary illness from eating raw or undercooked fiddleheads were first reported in 1994. Additional cases have been periodically reported since then. Although no proven cause for this health hazard has yet been identified, Health Canada believes it is most likely the result of an unidentified natural toxin present in the fiddleheads.
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