| ■ One Dead, 16 Sick in Listeriosis Outbreak in Canada | 2008.08.25 |
| One person in Ontario has died and at least 16 others across Canada have become sick in a listeriosis outbreak believed to be caused by packaged meats made at a Maple Leaf Foods plant in Toronto. On Wednesday, the company said it was closing the plant and expanding its recall of certain packaged meats, CBC News reported. So far, 13 cases of listeriosis have been identified in Ontario, two in British Columbia, one in Saskatchewan, and one in Quebec, said the Public Health Agency of Canada. No further details about the death in Ontario have been released. Ontario health officials said they're investigating another 16 probable cases of the same strain of Listeria monocytogenes, CBC News reported. |