Plant-based beverages linked to listeria recall were produced in Pickering, Ont.: officials
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The plant-based milk beverages recalled due to a listeria outbreak that killed two people and hospitalized 13 others were produced in the Greater Toronto Area, health officials say.
The plant-based milk beverages recalled due to a listeria outbreak that killed two people and hospitalized 13 others were produced in the Greater Toronto Area, health officials say.
The Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) said Wednesday that the 18 affected Silk and Great Value brand products were made by the third-party manufacturer Joriki Inc., which is located in Pickering, Ont., just east of Toronto.
The CFIA said all the affected products were made on a “dedicated production line,” which has since been disassembled while an investigation continues.
The products, including almond, oat, cashew and coconut-based milk substitutes, were recalled on July 8. Since then, the Public Health Agency of Canada (PHAC) has confirmed 18 cases of listeriosis, including 12 cases in Ontario, four in Quebec and one each in Nova Scotia and Alberta.
Thirteen of those infected required hospitalization and two individuals in Ontario died as a result of the contaminated products, health officials previously told CTV News Toronto.
People became sick, the CFIA said, between August 2023 and early July 2024 and most of them were adults above the age of 50. At least 15 of the infections started in June and July, CFIA data shows.
Officials said more illnesses linked to the outbreak may continue to be reported in the future because the illness reporting period is between nine and 29 days.
