OTTAWA — Canada’s public health agency has expanded a recall of Pillsbury Pizza Pops first announced in December after additional products were linked to possible E. coli O26 contamination.
The Public Health Agency of Canada and the Canadian Food Inspection Agency say roughly a dozen Pizza Pops products are now included in the recall, covering multiple flavours and package sizes sold across the country.
Affected products include Pizza Pops Three Cheese, Pepperoni, Pepperoni and Bacon, Supremo Extreme Pepperoni and Bacon, Three Meat and Deluxe varieties in sizes ranging from 380 grams to 2.85 kilograms. The recalled items carry best-before dates between June 8 and June 21, 2026. A full list of affected products, including UPC codes, is available on the CFIA website.
The expanded recall follows an earlier notice issued Dec. 21, 2025. In an update posted in late December, the Public Health Agency of Canada said 23 illnesses had been reported in connection with the recalled products, including five hospitalizations. No deaths have been reported.
Health officials warn food contaminated with E. coli O26 may not look or smell spoiled but can still cause illness. Symptoms can include nausea, vomiting, abdominal cramps and diarrhea. In more severe cases, infections may lead to kidney damage, seizures or strokes, and can be life-threatening for young children, older adults, pregnant people and those with weakened immune systems.
Consumers are being urged to check their freezers and not eat, serve or distribute any recalled products. The CFIA says affected items should be thrown out or returned to the store where they were purchased.
General Mills, which makes Pizza Pops, says food safety is its top priority and the company is working with retailers to remove impacted products from store shelves and warehouses.
Anyone who believes they became ill after eating the recalled products is advised to contact a health-care provider.
More information, including detailed product identifiers, is available on the Canadian Food Inspection Agency website.
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