Health Canada has issued a nationwide recall over multiple Abbott-branded liquid nutritional products due to possible bacterial contamination.
The recall accounts for 18 different meal replacement shakes, including popular household names such as Ensure, Promote, Pediasure, and Glucerna, all found in 235 ml cans.
Consumers are warned not to consume the product and all distributors, retailers, and food service establishments have been advised not to sell or use the products mentioned below.
Brand Name | Common Name | Size | Code(s) on Product | UPC |
Abbott | TwoCal HN -Vanilla | 235 ml metal can | L87257RA0 EXP 2019AL1 | Tray: 0 55325 22799 1 Can: 0 55325 20799 3 |
Abbott | Promote – Vanilla | 235 ml metal can | L90096RA0 EXP 2019JL1 | Tray: 0 55325 21170 9 Can: 0 55325 20170 0 |
Abbott | Suplena – Vanilla | 235 ml metal can | L85415RA0 EXP 2019MA1 L89679RA1 EXP 2019SE1 |
Tray: 0 55325 51164 9 Can: 0 55325 50164 0 |
Abbott | PediaSure – Vanilla | 235 ml metal can | L83104RA0 EXP 2019JN1 L87141RA0 EXP 2019OC1 |
Case: 0 55325 21373 4 Can: 0 55325 20373 5 |
Abbott | PediaSure – Strawberry | 235 ml metal can | L83043RA0 EXP 2019JN1 L86910RA0 EXP 2019SE1 L90227RA0 EXP 2020JA1 |
Case: 0 55325 01391 4 Can: 0 55325 01390 7 |
Abbott | PediaSure – Chocolate | 235 ml metal can | L85608RA0 EXP 2019AU1 L88547RA0 EXP 2019NO1 L90087RA0 EXP 2020JA1 |
Case: 0 55325 01401 0 Can: 0 55325 01400 3 |
Abbott | PediaSure Plus – Vanilla | 235 ml metal can | L84262RA0 EXP 2019JA1 L85607RA0 EXP 2019FE1 L86909RA0 EXP 2019MR1 L88502RA0 EXP 2019MA1 L89682RA0 EXP 2019JN1 L89859RA0 EXP 2019JN1 |
Case: 0 55325 03131 4 Can: 0 55325 03130 7 |
Abbott | PediaSure Fibre -Vanilla | 235 ml metal can | L83907RA0 EXP 2019JN1 L85618RA0 EXP 2019AU1 L87049RA0 EXP 2019OC1 L89680RA0 EXP 2019DE1 |
Case: 0 55325 01381 5 Can: 0 55325 01380 8 |
Abbott | Osmolite 1.2 Cal | 235 ml metal can | L85617RA0 EXP 2019FE1 L88503RA0 EXP 2019MA1 |
Tray: 0 55325 21758 9 Can: 0 55325 20758 0 |
Abbott | Jevity 1.5 Cal | 235 ml metal can | L83168RA0 EXP 2018DE1 L88410RA0 EXP 2019MA1 |
Tray: 0 55325 50289 0 Can: 0 55325 50288 3 |
Abbott | Jevity 1.2 Cal | 235 ml metal can | L87048RA0 EXP 2019AL1 | Tray: 0 55325 21649 0 Can: 0 55325 20649 1 |
Abbott | Jevity 1 Cal | 235 ml metal can | L83167RA0 EXP 2019MR1 | Tray: 0 55325 21144 0 Can: 0 55325 20143 4 |
Abbott | Glucerna 1.0 Cal – Vanilla | 235 ml metal can | L85694RA0 EXP 2018DE1 L89617RA0 EXP 2019AL1 |
Case: 0 55325 21502 8 Can: 0 55325 20502 9 |
Abbott | Ensure Plus – Vanilla | 235 ml metal can | L83973RA0 EXP 2018DE1 L85560RA0 EXP 2019FE1 L85691RA0 EXP 2019FE1 L88413RA0 EXP 2019MA1 L89857RA0 EXP 2019JN1 |
Case: 0 55325 21707 7 Can: 0 55325 20707 8 |
Abbott | Ensure Plus – Strawberry | 235 ml metal can | L83105RA0 EXP 2018DE1 L84347RA0 EXP 2019JA1 L85562RA0 EXP 2019FE1 L85692RA0 EXP 2019FE1 L87133RA0 EXP 2019AL1 L87264RA0 EXP 2019AL1 L89681RA0 EXP 2019JN1 L89858RA0 EXP 2019JN1 L90919RA0 EXP 2019JL1 |
Case: 0 55325 21718 3 Can: 0 55325 20718 4 |
Abbott | Ensure Plus – Chocolate | 235 ml metal can | L83975RA0 EXP 2018DE1 L84340RA0 EXP 2019JA1 L85419RA0 EXP 2019FE1 L86009RA0 EXP 2019MR1 L88415RA0 EXP 2019MA1 L90311RA0 EXP 2019JL1 |
Case: 0 55325 21702 2 Can: 0 55325 20702 3 |
Abbott | Ensure Fibre – Vanilla | 235 ml metal can | L85561RA0 EXP 2019MA1 L88414RA0 EXP 2019AU1 |
Case: 0 55325 21759 6 Can: 0 55325 20759 7 |
Abbott | Ensure Fibre – Chocolate | 235 ml metal can | L83044RA0 EXP2019MR1 | Case: 0 55325 21756 5 Can: 0 55325 20756 6 |
According to Health Canada, the recall was triggered by consumer complaints.
The Canadian Food Inspection Agency is currently conducting a food safety investigation, with the possibility of having other high-risk products be recalled.
To this date, there has been one reported illness associated with the consumption of the affected products.