According to the Public Health Agency of Canada, a listeria outbreak linked to several plant-based dairy products appears to be over as no additional cases have been reported since August.
The federal agency says its investigation is now complete and listeria has been found in the production environment of Silk and premium plant-based chilled beverages.
However, PHAC says it has not been able to identify the “primary location” of contamination in that environment and that production will remain paused until the Canadian Food Inspection Agency is satisfied with renovations to the facility.
The CFIA previously said the cause of the illness was traced to a specific production line at Joriki, a third-party facility in Pickering, Ontario, used by plant-based milk maker Danone Canada.
The latest case count reported on Aug. 12 remains unchanged and includes 20 confirmed infections in Ontario, Quebec, Nova Scotia and Alberta, as well as three deaths.
The illnesses led to a nationwide recall of several silk and high-quality plant-based dairy products on July 8, with October 4 as the latest best-before date.
This report by The Canadian Press was first published Oct. 15, 2024.
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