Nine confirmed cases of listeriosis have been reported in Ontario as part of an ongoing investigation linked to recalled plant-based refrigerated beverages, health officials say.
5 hospitalizations in Ontario from outbreak associated with nationally distributed products
Nine confirmed cases of listeriosis have been reported in Ontario as part of an ongoing investigation linked to recalled plant-based refrigerated beverages, provincial health officials say.
On Monday, the Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) announced a recall affecting certain Silk and Great Value brands of plant-based refrigerated beverages that may be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes.
Dr. Kieran Moore, Ontario’s chief medical officer of health, said that as of Monday, there have been five hospitalizations associated with this outbreak investigation.
In recent years, about 134 cases of invasive listeriosis have been reported annually in the country, according to the Public Health Agency of Canada (PHAC).
The recalled products were manufactured by Danone Canada and distributed nationally, the CFIA said.
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