3rd person dies in Listeria outbreak in plant-based milks – CBC
Canadian Food Inspection Agency has confirmed contamination originated at Pickering, Ont., factory
Aug 12, 2024
A third person from Ontario has died in a Listeria outbreak connected to Great Value and Silk plant-based milks, the province’s Ministry of Health said Monday.
The person was from Toronto, the city’s public health agency told CBC News on Tuesday morning. They were the second person from Toronto whose death was connected to the outbreak.
The Public Health Agency of Canada said this week there were 20 confirmed cases of people sickened by listeriosis — the illness caused by the Listeria bacteria — in four provinces.
The affected products include Silk brand oat milk, almond milk, coconut milk, almond-coconut milk and almond-cashew milk, as well as Great Value brand almond milk with best before dates up to and including Oct. 4 and containing the number 7825 in the product code.
