Several foods have been recalled across Canada — Check your groceries ASAP

The Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) has recalled grocery items sold across Canada for reasons that could pose a serious health and safety risk to Canadian consumers.

The CFIA has issued several recall warnings, many of which are related to foods with undeclared ingredients, Salmonella and Listeria contamination, as well as the presence of extraneous materials.

The federal health agency is currently removing any and all recalled items from the Canadian marketplace, and is urging consumers to verify if they have any of the affected items.

Here are the seven recalled foods to look out for.

Frito Lay chips

Various Frito Lay-brand chips.

CFIA

Recalled Foods:

• Frito Lay SunChips Multigrains Harvest Cheddar Snacks | All sizes
• Frito Lay Original Munchies Snack Mix | All sizes
• Frito Lay Variety Packs Cheesy Mix | 448 g
• Frito Lay SunChips Multigrains Harvest Cheddar Snacks | 32-pack
• Frito Lay SunChips Multigrains Harvest Cheddar Snacks | 40-pack
• Frito Lay Original Munchies Snack Mix | 40-pack

Recall Reason: Per the recall warning page, the affected products are being recalled from the marketplace due to possible Salmonella contamination.

What You Need To Do: The CFIA advises that if you suspect illness from a recalled product, contact your healthcare provider. Additionally, check for recalled items in your possession. If found, do not consume, use, sell, or distribute them; instead, discard or return them. It's crucial to note that food contaminated with Salmonella might look and smell normal but can cause serious illness, particularly in vulnerable populations. Healthy individuals can experience symptoms such as fever, headache, vomiting, nausea, cramps, and diarrhoea, with potential long-term effects like severe arthritis.

CFIA recall page

Easy Eats Pandemanila brand Kalihim bread

Easy Eats Pandemanila brand Kalihim bread.

CFIA

Recalled Foods:

• Easy Eats Pandemanila Kalinin pan de pula (Philippine Bread Roll with Red Custard) | 300 g
• Easy Eats Pandemanila Kalinin pan de ube (Philippine Bread Roll with Ube Custard) | 300 g

Recall Reason: Per the CFIA, the affected products are being recalled from the marketplace because they contain eggs which is not declared on the label.

What You Need To Do: According to the federal; health agency, Canadians are being urged to check to see if they have any of the recalled products and not consume them if they are allergic or sensitive, as they may cause a serious or life-threatening reaction. Additionally, consumers should not serve, use, sell, or distribute recalled products; instead, they should be thrown out or returned to the location where they were purchased.

CFIA recall page

Meta brand Enoki mushrooms

Meta brand Enoki mushrooms.

CFIA

Recalled Food:

• Meta Enoki Mushroom | 200 g | UPC 6 957937 482116

Recall Reason: The affected product is being recalled from the marketplace due to possible Listeria monocytogenes contamination, per the recall warning page.

What You Need To Do: If you think you became sick from consuming a recalled product, the CFIA suggests contacting your healthcare provider. It's also important to check to see if you have recalled products and to not consume, serve, use, sell, or distribute them. Furthermore, food contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes may not look or smell spoiled but can cause illness with symptoms like vomiting, nausea, fever, muscle aches, headache, and neck stiffness.

CFIA recall page

Various flour products

Les Produits Agrobio white bread flour, organic, unbleached.

Courtesy of Agrobio

Recalled Foods:

• Le Moulin des Cèdres farine a pain, biologique, blanche non-blanche | 20 kg
• Le Moulin des Cèdres farine tout-usage, biologique, blanch non-blanche | 20 kg
• Les Produits Agrobio white bread flour, organic, unbleached | 20 kg
• Les Produits Agrobio, white all-purpose flour, organic, unbleached | 20 kg
• Les Produits Agrobio, organic all-purpose flour, white, unbleached | 2 kg

Recall Reason: According to the CFIA, the Le Moulin des Cèdres brand and Les Produits Agrobio brand flour products were recalled due to pieces of paint.

What You Need To Do: The affected items were sold throughout Quebec (and may have been distributed in other provinces and territories). Per the CFIA, consumers in possession of the affected flour should "not use, sell, serve or distribute the affected product."

CFIA recall page

Nova Pharma brand protein

Nova Pharma brand protein powders.

Courtesy of Nova Pharma

Recalled Foods:

• Nova Pharma Ice Clear Protein (Fruit Blast - Dairy Free) | 790 g
• Nova Pharma Ice Clear Protein (Tropical Shine - Dairy Free) | 770 g
• Nova Pharma Ice Clear Protein (Strawberry & Pomegranate - Dairy Free) | 775 g

Recall Reason: Per the recall warning page, the Nova Pharma brand Ice Clear Protein (dairy-free) has been recalled due to undeclared milk.

What You Need To Do: The CFIA is urging consumers to "not use, sell, serve or distribute the affected products," which were sold both online and in-stores across Quebec.

CFIA recall page

Perth County Ingredients brand Spray-Dried Hi Whip

The exterior of Perth County Ingredients factory.

Courtesy of Perth Ingredients

Recalled Food:

• Perth County Ingredients Spray-Dried Hi Whip Cage Free Albumen (egg white) | 20 kg

Recall Reason: Perth County Ingredients brand Spray-Dried Hi Whip Cage Free Albumen was recalled due to Salmonella contamination.

What You Need To Do: The CFIA advises that if you suspect illness from a recalled product, contact your healthcare provider. Additionally, check for recalled items in your possession. If found, do not consume, use, sell, or distribute them; instead, discard or return them. It's crucial to note that food contaminated with Salmonella might look and smell normal but can cause serious illness, particularly in vulnerable populations.

CFIA recall page

Salmon spread

Groupe Adonis chum salmon spread.

MAPAQ

Recalled Food:

• Mousse Salmon Keta | All units where mustard is not indicated on the label

Recall Reason: The Ministère de l'Agriculture, des Pêcheries et de l'Alimentation au Québec (MAPAQ) in collaboration with Groupe Adonis Inc., has recalled the salmon spread due to undeclared ingredients. In this case, the salmon product has mustard in it, which is not declared on the packaging.

What You Need To Do: Per the MAPAQ, this warning applies only to people with a mustard allergy. In addition, anyone in possession of this product is advised not to consume it. They should return it to the store where they bought it or throw it away.

MAPAQ recall page

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