Listeriosis

• Noticing more listeria recalls? What experts say is behind the uptick

  Extensive testing and a keen awareness of the issue among consumers is more likely why it feels like there are more listeria-related recalls than normal, they say.

  Health

  Oct 25
  
• Four people in Ontario sickened with listeriosis amid beef tongue recall: ministry

  The Canadian Food Inspection Agency is recalling many brands of jellied beef tongue sold in various Ontario stores.

  Health

  Oct 8
  
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• Plant-based milk recall: 3rd person dies as Listeriosis cases rise to 20

  The Public Health Agency of Canada says there are now 20 confirmed cases of listeriosis in Ontario, Quebec, Nova Scotia and Alberta.

  Health

  Aug 12
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• Plant-based milk contamination linked to Pickering, Ont. facility: CFIA

  The Canadian Food Inspection Agency says the contamination happened on a "dedicated production line" at Joriki, which is a third-party beverage packaging facility.

  Consumer

  Aug 7
• Plant-based milk recall: Listeriosis cases rise to 18

  The Public Health Agency of Canada said there were now 12 cases of listeriosis in Ontario, four in Quebec, and one each in Alberta and Nova Scotia.

  Consumer

  Jul 30
• What is listeriosis? The illness behind the plant-based milk recall

  Several people in Ontario have become sick with listeriosis in an outbreak that triggered a national recall of certain plant-based milks.

  Health

  Jul 11
• Dole, President’s Choice, Fresh Express salad kits recalled due to possible Listeria

  Some salad kits made by Dole, President's Choice and Fresh Express are the latest products to be recalled due to possible Listeria contamination linked to an outbreak in the U.S.

  Consumer

  Feb 12
• Recalls over cooked chicken products expanded amid listeria outbreak probe

  The products affected are sold under various brand names, and some may have been sold all across Canada. 

  Canada

  Oct 3, 2019
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• Toronto resident contracts listeriosis after eating contaminated chicken-salad sandwich

  York Region Public Health says the sandwiches were distributed by Classic Foods and sold at Highland Farms supermarkets and Classic Mobile food trucks in Markham and Richmond Hill.

  Health

  Sep 26, 2019
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• 3 dead in U.K. listeria outbreak linked to hospital sandwiches

  Listeria is a bacteria that causes illness from contaminated food. It can kill in severe cases.

  Politics

  Jun 7, 2019