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great value recall

Heads up, bread lovers! If you've recently picked up some bread at your local grocery store in Quebec, you might want to take another look at what's sitting on your kitchen counter due to a recent bread recall in Canada.

The Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) has issued a huge recall notice affecting a bunch of popular bread brands sold in the province, including well-known names like Wonder bread and Country Harvest as well as popular grocery chain house brands like President's Choice, No Name and Great Value.

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The Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) has recently shared multiple recall notices for foods sold in Quebec, including popular products like burrata cheese, Haribo gummy candies and tons of frozen waffles and pancakes.

These recalls, affecting everything from frozen foods to packaged goods and even deli meats, are due to various safety concerns — including potential listeria and E. coli contamination and even foreign objects like insects and pieces of wood.

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If you've stocked up on frozen waffles or pancakes recently, you might want to double-check your freezer. The Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) recently issued an expanded recall warning after the frozen waffle recall in Canada earlier this week, and it now includes even more frozen products at risk for listeria contamination.

The recall originally included several popular Canadian house-label frozen waffles, but it's now expanded to cover frozen pancakes and more brands.

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If you've got waffles in your freezer, you might want to take a closer look. Hundreds of varieties of frozen waffles — including many sold in Quebec by major grocery chains like Walmart, Provigo, Maxi, Metro, Super C and IGA — are being recalled due to a potential listeria contamination.

Several of the products involved in this frozen waffle recall are sold under the house brands of major Canadian grocery stores like Walmart's Great Value brand, Loblaw's No Name label, Sobeys' Compliments brand and Metro's Selection label.

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The Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) has recalled several almond and oat milk brands sold across Canada for reasons that could pose a serious health and safety risk to Canadian consumers.

The CFIA published the class one recall on July 8, 2024 and is now ensuring the removal of the affected plant-based products as they contain a dangerous bacteria.

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