Silk and Great Value plant-based beverages recalled across Canada

The Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) has recalled a selection of plant-based beverages after determining that they may be contaminated with listeria.

Stores across Canada are instructed not to sell, serve or distribute the following 15 Silk and Great Value branded products, and anyone who has them in their refrigerator should not consume or use them.

The recalled products were manufactured by Danone Canada.

The contaminated products include the following, all in 1.89-liter packages with best-before dates up to and including October 24, 2024 and specific Universal Product Codes (UPCs):

• Inexpensive, unsweetened almond drink, original.

• Inexpensive almond drink original.

• Inexpensive almond drink with vanilla.

• Silk almond and coconut, unsweetened.

• Silk Almond Original.

• Dark chocolate with silk almonds.

• Silk almonds, unsweetened.

• Silk almond, unsweetened vanilla.

• Silk Coconut Original.

The following products were also recalled in 1.75-liter containers with best-before dates up to and including October 24, 2024 with specific UPCs:

• Silky Oats Original.

• Silky oat vanilla.

• Dark chocolate with silky oats.

• Silky oats unsweetened.

• Silken oats, unsweetened vanilla.

• Silk almond and cashew, unsweetened.

• Silk almond and cashew, unsweetened vanilla.

Additionally, unsweetened Silk Coconut beverages in 1.89-liter cartons with a best-before date of September 27, 2024 and UPC 0 25293 00244 9 are being recalled.

The federal agency says foods contaminated with listeria may not necessarily appear spoiled. Symptoms of listeria include vomiting, nausea, fever, aches, headaches and a stiff neck.

The CFIA states in its recall notice that its investigation of the plant-based beverages was due to an investigation into a foodborne illness outbreak.

It said that there had been reports of illnesses linked to the consumption of these products. However, there were no details on the number of infected people.

Anyone who believes they have become ill from consuming any of the above products should contact a doctor, recommends the CFIA.

A spokesperson for Danone Canada said in a statement that the contaminated products were linked to a specific production line of a third-party manufacturer based in Ontario.

“We are deeply concerned about these reports and are taking the matter extremely seriously,” a spokesperson wrote. “We continue to focus our immediate efforts on carefully protecting our consumers through this swift recall and conducting a thorough investigation with our third-party manufacturer.”