She said she couldn't recall the last time officials had to issue a recall for products possibly contaminated with THC. Off the Hook has been 'fully cooperative' with both health officials and police, Living confirmed. 'Someone picked up that there was a bit of a pattern,' she said. Living couldn't say exactly how many people reported symptoms after eating the jerky, or how many packages the recall covered, but said there had been a 'number of individuals who had presented to the hospital over a period of days.' The jerky has been removed from local store shelves.ĭepartment of Health and Social Services spokesperson Pat Living told CBC Wednesday that the environmental health services branch was notified of the issue that morning, and that the jerky was removed from local store shelves the same day. 30, covers jerky made by Off the Hook Meatworks.ĬBC made multiple attempts to contact Off the Hook for comment but hasn't received a response.Īccording to a Yukon government press release, police received complaints from 'several individuals' who felt a variety of symptoms after consuming the jerky, including feeling sick or nauseous, numbness, stumbling or difficulty walking, a high heart rate and dizziness. The voluntary recall, issued the evening of Dec. Medical testing on the people who went to the hospital showed traces of THC, the psychoactive compound in cannabis, in their systems. Yukon health officials have issued a recall for locally-made beef and bison jerky after several people experienced 'a variety of physical and mental effects' after consuming it.

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