An outbreak of listeriosis that has affected at least 21 people and killed four has been linked to a Maple Leaf Foods plant in Toronto, Ontario, which has recalled several brands of meat products.
Canada’s Public Health Agency is still investigating several other cases. Symptoms of listeriosis can occur up to 70 days after the food [...]
LISTERIOSIS LINKED TO CANADIAN PLANT
August 26th, 2008 · No Comments · Food Borne Illness, Food Safety, Recalls
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$13.5 MILLION SETTLEMENT FOR 3-YEAR-OLD E-COLI VICTIM
June 16th, 2008 · No Comments · E. Coli, Food Borne Illness, Food Safety
Eight years ago, a three-year-old girl died from E. coli after she and her family dined at a Sizzler restaurant in Milwaukee. The only problem was the little girl hadn’t eaten any of the meat. Her family’s lawyers contended that the watermelon she ate touched the tainted meat. Hundreds of other restaurant customers were sickened [...]
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