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Plant-based milk facility did not follow protocols to prevent Listeria contamination, CFIA says – CBC

by tmnationtalk on October 30, 202454 Views

‘We have to be much more vigilant’ about plant-based products: health minister

Oct 29, 2024

A facility producing plant-based milks linked to a deadly Listeria outbreak was not properly following Health Canada’s policy on preventing contamination, officials said on Tuesday.

Three Canadians died in the listeriosis outbreak associated with certain Silk and Great Value plant-based beverages.

The Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) said Joriki, a third-party facility used by plant milk manufacturer Danone Canada, was not considered high-risk before the contamination.

But when Public Health Ontario informed CFIA of a listeriosis outbreak and detected the microbe in a sample of Silk unsweetened coconut milk, CFIA said it worked to confirm the link between the product, illnesses and deaths.

As part of the recall process that started in July, CFIA made six visits to the Joriki plant in Pickering, Ont., while verifying that affected products were pulled from the market.

Read more: https://www.cbc.ca/news/health/listeria-plant-based-milk-minister-holland-cfia-1.7367200

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