Published
June 24, 2026
Canadian residents bought or drank the recalled Silk or Great Value plant-based beverages, you may qualify for a payment between $400 and $300,000 depending on whether you got sick.
What Is This Settlement About?
This is a Canadian class action settlement — it covers people in Canada only, and all dollar figures are in Canadian dollars. It does not apply to purchases made in the United States.The Superior Court of Quebec approved a $7.5 million settlement (net of provincial health insurer claims, legal fees, and expenses) to resolve a class action over the July 8, 2024 recall of Silk Canada and Walmart Great Value plant-based refrigerated beverages. The beverages — sold in almond, oat, coconut, cashew, and combination varieties — were recalled after they were linked to an outbreak of Listeria monocytogenes. Public health authorities reported 20 illnesses, 15 hospitalizations, and three deaths connected to the outbreak.
The defendants — Danone Canada, Walmart Canada, and Intact Insurance Company — agreed to the settlement to resolve the claims without any admission of wrongdoing or liability. The claims administrator, Concilia Services Inc., is now accepting claims from eligible class members.
Status
Claims Open
Claim Deadline
October 16, 2026
11:59 p.m. Pacific Time
Estimated Payout
$400 – $300,000
CAD · six injury levels · from short symptoms to a death claim
Proof Required
Varies by Tier
Lowest tier: solemn declaration only (no receipt, no notice ID). Medical records required for >1 week, hospitalization, or death claims
Who Qualifies?
The settlement class includes all persons in Canada who purchased or ingested the Silk Canada products or Great Value products subject to the recall initiated by Danone Canada on July 8, 2024, including anyone who suffered a personal injury as a result. It also extends to their successors, assigns, family members, and dependants. The recalled products were plant-based refrigerated beverages sold under the Silk and Great Value brands in almond, oat, coconut, cashew, and combination flavours (best-before dates and the 4-digit product code 7825 identify the recalled cartons).One key point: the compensation under this settlement is tied to illness or exposure, not just purchase. Every payment level requires symptoms consistent with listeriosis (or a related psychological diagnosis) following consumption of a recalled product. If you only want a refund for a recalled product and did not become ill, that is handled separately through Danone Canada's Voluntary Refund Program — not through this settlement claim. Family members and estate representatives can claim only when the primary claimant qualifies at the hospitalization-with-complications level or the death level.
How Much Can You Get?
Compensation is paid across six injury levels, with the amount rising based on how serious and how long-lasting your symptoms were. The reported amounts are:- $400 — for symptoms consistent with listeriosis lasting up to 48 hours, and/or symptoms consistent with a psychological condition caused by exposure to a recalled product.
- $1,500 — for symptoms lasting more than 48 hours and up to one week.
- $7,000 — for symptoms lasting more than one week, without hospitalization.
- Up to $30,000 — for a hospitalization that did not result in complications or permanent symptoms.
- Higher amounts — for hospitalizations involving complications or permanent injury.
- Up to $300,000 — for a claim involving the death of a loved one.
Because the settlement fund is fixed, final amounts may be adjusted depending on the number and severity of valid claims received. The official compensation grid on the settlement website sets out the exact criteria and evidence required for each level.
What Proof Do You Need?
How much you need to document depends entirely on which compensation level you claim. There is no notice ID, claim ID, or PIN — the class is open to anyone in Canada who bought and consumed a recalled product, so you do not need to have received a mailed notice to file.For the lowest levels — symptoms lasting up to one week — you can file on a solemn declaration alone. You attest that you purchased and consumed a recalled product and describe your symptoms; no receipt and no medical records are required. If you no longer have a receipt or saved packaging, the claim form lets you check a solemn declaration in place of those records, but only where the illness occurred within the relevant incubation window (at least 48 hours and no more than 70 days after consumption).
For the higher-value claims, documentary proof is required. Symptoms lasting more than one week, any hospitalization, and death claims require contemporaneous medical records — physician notes, hospital admission and discharge records, lab or whole-genome-sequencing confirmation of Listeria monocytogenes, or a death certificate. Claims for a family member also require evidence of the family relationship, and special-damages claims (medical, transportation, or funeral costs) require receipts and proof of payment. Submit only the documents the official claim package and compensation grid ask for.
How to File a Claim
Claims are filed online through the official settlement website, where you can complete the claim form, review the full compensation grid, and upload your supporting documents. You must complete and submit a Claim Package — including a completed claim form with the required supporting evidence — to the claims administrator on or before October 16, 2026 at 11:59 p.m. Pacific Time.Filing is free, and you do not need a lawyer to submit a claim. Be cautious of anyone who contacts you asking for payment or banking details to "release" a settlement payment — the legitimate process is handled through the official website only.
Official Settlement Notice
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Settlement Amount
$7.5 million CAD
Case Title
Romano v. Danone Inc.
Case Number
500-06-001321-245
Court
Superior Court of Québec (Montréal)
Final Approval
April 17, 2026
Administrator
Concilia Services Inc.
Official Website
Plant Beverages Settlement
