Silk, Great Value class action alleges plant milk contaminated with listeria

Silk, Great Value class action lawsuit overview: 

• Who: A consumer filed a class action lawsuit against Danone Canada and Wal-Mart Canada Corp. 
• Why: The consumer claims Danone and Wal-Mart are not adequately refunding those who purchased Silk and/or Great Value-branded plant based milk that was recalled in July over listeria contamination concerns.
• Where: The consumer seeks to represent a nationwide class of Canadian consumers.

Danone Canada and Wal-Mart Canada have inadequate refund programs for consumers who purchased Silk and/or Great Value-branded plant-based milk that was recalled over concerns of listeria contamination.

A consumer claims she was unable to get a refund for the variety of Silk-branded plant-based milk she purchased, prior to the products being recalled in July over concerns they contained listeria monocytogenes.

“Obviously, Applicant would have never purchased these products had she been aware of the health risks,” the class action says. 

The consumer wants to represent a nationwide class of Canadian consumers who purchased the various Silk and Great Value brand plant-based refrigerated beverages that were recalled over listeria monocytogenes concerns. 

Consumers warned not to consumer, use, sell, serve or distribute recalled Great Value, Silk products

The Public Health Agency of Canada warned consumers at the time of the July recall not to consume, use, sell, serve, or distribute the recalled Great Value or Silk plant-based products, according to the recall. 

Meanwhile, the consumer argues it was impossible for her to return the products she bought  in order to complete an online request for a refund, since she and her family already consumed them and disposed of the cartons. 

“Offering refunds for products that have been consumed and cartons that have been disposed of is a completely inadequate refund program,” the class action says. 

The consumer claims Danone and Walmart are guilty of omission, breaches and negligence, and having inadequate refund programs. 

The plaintiff requests an award of compensatory, moral and punitive damages — in addition to damages for trouble and convenience — for herself and all class members. 

Two people in Ontario reportedly died in connection with the Great Value and Silk plant-based milk products recall. The Public Health Agency of Canada said those sickened with listeriosis, including the two dead, became ill between August 2023 and early July 2024. 

Did you purchase a Great Value or Silk-brand plant-based milk product included in a July recall? Let us know in the comments.

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