A wide selection of plant-based drinks has been recalled by the Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) after it was discovered they could be contaminated with listeria.
Stores across the country have been told not to sell or serve the following products. If you have them in your fridge, do not use them.
Products that should not be used with best-before dates up to and including October 4, 2024, include:
- Silk Coconut Unsweetened (1.89L)
- Silk Oat Original (1.75L)
- Silk Oat Vanilla (1.75L)
- Silk Oat Dark Chocolate (1.75L)
- Silk Oat Unsweetened (1.75L)
- Silk Oat Unsweetened Vanilla (1.75L)
- Silk Almond & Cashew Unsweetened (1.75L)
- Silk Almond & Cashew Unsweetened Vanilla (1.75L)
On top of the above, Silk Coconut Unsweetened in 1.89-litre cartons with best-before dates leading up to and including September 27, 2024, with the UPC 0 25293 00244 9 are being recalled.
Food contaminated with Listeria may not look or smell spoiled, but it can still make you sick. Symptoms include vomiting, nausea, persistent fever, muscle aches, severe headache, and neck stiffness. Pregnant women, the elderly, and people with weakened immune systems are particularly at risk.
While infected pregnant women may only experience mild, flu-like symptoms, the infection can lead to premature delivery, infection of the newborn or even stillbirth. Adults can also die, in severe cases.
THINGS TO DO:
- If you think you became sick from consuming a recalled product, contact your healthcare provider
- Check to see if you have recalled products
- Do not consume, serve, use, sell, or distribute recalled products
- Recalled products should be thrown out or returned to the location where they were purchased
