Canadians who stocked up on frozen pizza snacks in latest weeks might need gotten greater than they bargained for.
Over the weekend, the Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) issued a significant recall affecting 11 forms of Pillsbury model Pizza Pops because of potential E. coli O26 contamination.
This newest recall considerably expands on an preliminary warning issued in December that solely affected sure pepperoni and bacon flavours. Now, the recall covers six completely different flavours offered in a number of sizes, making it one of many larger frozen meals recollects in latest reminiscence.
The affected flavours embody 3 Cheese, Pepperoni, Excessive Pepperoni + Bacon, 3 Meat, Pepperoni + Bacon, and Deluxe varieties. Merchandise had been offered nationwide, which means your native grocery retailer seemingly carried them.
What you have to examine
The CFIA has categorized this as a Class 1 recall — essentially the most severe stage. Listed here are the particular merchandise you need to be searching for in your freezer:
- Pizza Pops 3 Cheese (4 snacks, 380 g) — UPC: 0 69052 12952 7 — Higher If Used By 15JN2026WN; 16JN2026WN
- Pizza Pops 3 Cheese (30 snacks, 2.85 kg) — UPC: 0 69052 12958 9 — Higher If Used By 15JN2026WN; 16JN2026WN
- Pizza Pops Pepperoni (4 snacks, 380 g) — UPC: 0 69052 12953 4 — Higher If Used By 16JN2026WN; 17JN2026WN
- Pizza Pops Pepperoni (30 snacks, 2.85 kg) — UPC: 0 69052 12962 6 — Higher If Used By 17JN2026WN
- Pizza Pops Supremo Excessive Pepperoni + Bacon (30 snacks, 3 kg) — UPC: 0 69052 46901 2 — Higher If Used By 17JN2026WN; 18JN2026WN
- Pizza Pops Pepperoni + Bacon (4 snacks, 380 g) — UPC: 0 69052 12948 0 — Higher If Used By 18JN2026WN; 19JN2026WN
- Pizza Pops Pepperoni + Bacon (30 snacks, 2.85 kg) — UPC: 0 69052 12961 9 — Higher If Used By 18JN2026WN; 19JN2026WN
- Pizza Pops 3 Meat (4 snacks, 380 g) — UPC: 0 69052 12955 8 — Higher If Used By 19JN2026WN; 20JN2026WN; 21JN2026WN
- Pizza Pops Deluxe (8 snacks, 760 g) — UPC: 0 69052 12966 4 — Higher If Used By 08JN2026WN; 09JN2026WN
- Pizza Pops Deluxe (4 snacks, 380 g) — UPC: 0 69052 12949 7 — Higher If Used By 14JN2026WN; 15JN2026WN
- Pizza Pops Deluxe (30 snacks, 2.85 kg) — UPC: 0 69052 13288 6 — Higher If Used By 14JN2026WN; 15JN2026WN
Why that is severe
E. coli is especially nasty as a result of you’ll be able to’t detect it by taking a look at or smelling the product. Meals contaminated with this micro organism can look and odor fully regular whereas nonetheless making you critically sick.
In keeping with the CFIA, signs can embody nausea, vomiting, delicate to extreme stomach cramps, and watery to bloody diarrhea. In extreme instances, individuals could expertise seizures or strokes, require blood transfusions and kidney dialysis, or develop everlasting kidney harm. In uncommon instances, the an infection will be deadly.
What you need to do
The CFIA and Public Well being Company of Canada are at the moment investigating a foodborne sickness outbreak linked to those merchandise. This is what you have to do:
- Examine your freezer instantly for any of the recalled merchandise
- Don’t eat them, even when they give the impression of being and odor high quality
- Throw them out or return them to the shop for a refund
- When you’ve just lately eaten Pizza Pops and are experiencing signs, contact your physician
The CFIA warns that further merchandise could also be added to the recall because the investigation continues.
For full particulars and updates, examine the official recall notice on the CFIA website.