A select flavour of a popular frozen pizza snack is being recalled due to possible E. coli contamination.
The Canadian Food Inspection Agency has announced that various sized packs of pepperoni and bacon Pillsbury brand Pizza Pops are being recalled. The nationwide recall was triggered by the findings of an investigation into a foodborne illness outbreak. While the food inspection agency didn't say where the outbreak occurred, it did state that there has been "reported illnesses associated with the consumption of these products."
The affected products include the 30 (2.85-kilogram) and eight (760-gram) pack pepperoni and bacon pizza snacks, with best-before dates of June 9 and 10, 2026, as well as the 30 pack (three-kilogram) Supremo Extreme pepperoni and bacon, with best-before dates between June 10 and 12, 2026, and the 4 pack (380-gram) Frank's RedHot Pepperoni and Bacon pizza pops, with a best-before date of June 14, 2026.
Anyone who has the recalled product is advised not to consume, serve or sell it, but to either throw it in the garbage or return it to the store where it was purchased.
Food contaminated with E. coli may not look or smell spoiled but can still make you sick, the Canadian Food Inspection Agency warned in the recall notice. Symptoms can include nausea, vomiting, mild to severe abdominal cramps and watery to bloody diarrhea. In severe cases of illness, some people may have seizures or strokes, need blood transfusions and kidney dialysis or live with permanent kidney damage.
The Canadian Food Inspection Agency is continuing its food safety investigation, which it has said could lead to the recall of other products.
