Pasta, mushrooms, furniture, dog bowls recalled from stores in Mississauga and Brampton
Published September 5, 2021 at 10:16 pm
Health Canada reports that multiple products have been recalled from stores in Ontario this week (August 30 to September 5) due to potential health and safety risks, including stores in Mississauga and Brampton.
Residents are advised to check if they have these products at home and avoid using or consuming them out of caution.
The following products are affected:
Veggie Foodle brand Whole Vegetable Noodles
Risk: Possible Listeria monocytogenes contamination. Food contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes may not look or smell spoiled but can still make you sick with symptoms such as vomiting, nausea, persistent fever, muscle aches, severe headache and neck stiffness.
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What you should do: Recalled products should be thrown out or returned to the location where they were purchased. If you think you became sick from consuming a recalled product, call your doctor.
Risk: Possible Listeria monocytogenes contamination. Food contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes may not look or smell spoiled but can still make you sick with symptoms such as vomiting, nausea, persistent fever, muscle aches, severe headache and neck stiffness.
What you should do: Recalled products should be thrown out or returned to the location where they were purchased. If you think you became sick from consuming a recalled product, call your doctor.
Risk: The product can tip over if not securely anchored to the wall by using the tip-over restraints provided with the product, posing a tip-over and an entrapment hazard that can result in death or serious injuries to children.
What you should do: Stop using the recalled product (if not securely anchored to the wall) and install the anchoring kit provided with the unit or contact Minhas Furniture to obtain a free repair kit containing an additional tip-over restraint and instructions.
Risk: The rubber gasket on the bottom of the product can come off, leaving an unfinished edge and posing a laceration hazard.
What you should do: Stop using the affected product and bring it to any PetSmart retail store to obtain a full refund.
StepUp Sidekick Learning Towers
Risk: The storage tray with cup holders and the step can come loose from the tower, posing a fall hazard to the child.
What you should do: Eligible customers are being offered a full refund, or a credit of equivalent value towards the purchase price of another Step2 product on Step2.com, or a Walmart gift card.
Weaver Livestock Pro Charge Lightweight Reconditioning Spray
Risk: The product lacks Canadian bilingual labelling and hazard information, and could pose a burn hazard if accidentally ignited.
What you should do: Stop using the product and safely dispose of it in accordance with local municipal hazardous waste requirements or return the product to the place of purchase to obtain a refund.
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