Urgent Health Alert: Two Fatalities and Multiple Hospitalizations Linked to Listeria Outbreak from Recalled Silk and Great Value Plant-Based Beverages in Canada
Ottawa, Canada – Health authorities in Canada are grappling with a severe outbreak of listeriosis linked to contaminated plant-based beverages that has resulted in two deaths and numerous hospitalizations. The Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) first issued a recall for various Silk and Great Value brand products on July 8 after detecting the presence of Listeria monocytogenes, a bacteria that can cause serious illness. The Public Health Agency of Canada (PHAC) identified 12 confirmed cases …