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Maple Leaf Foods catches a break in Supreme Court of Canada

By Dan Flynn on November 10, 2020

A 2008 Canadian outbreak of listeriosis with 22 deaths for a mortality rate of 38.5 percent out of the 57 infections may finally be over for Toronto’s Maple Leaf Foods.

Twelve years after the deadly…
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Death, illness reports cause industry to get busy with COVID-19 mitigation measures

By Dan Flynn on April 10, 2020

Saul Sanchez, a 78-year old “green hat” supervisor at the JBS beef plant in Greeley, CO, died from COVID-19 on April 7. He worked at the Greeley beef plant for more than 30 years.

After…
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South Africa’s processed meats blamed in Listeria outbreak

By Dan Flynn on March 5, 2018

You might say the source of South Africa’s deadly Listeria outbreak was hiding in plain sight, but it took the deaths of 180 people before the Health Minister could collect enough evidence to name the…
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Stop & Shop deli customers at risk for Listeria infection

By Coral Beach on February 5, 2018

Customers of a Stop & Shop in the Greater Boston area should monitor themselves for symptoms of Listeria infection for the next two months if they recently ate meat or cheese from the grocery store’s…
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Staphylococcus illnesses prompt recall of frozen chicken strips

By News Desk on November 2, 2017

Consumer complaints and illnesses have prompted a recall of Maple Leaf Foods chicken strips because of potential contamination with the toxin produced by Staphylococcus bacteria.

Retailers across Canada received the frozen chicken breast strips, which…
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Maple Leaf Foods recalls chicken products because of staph

By News Desk on May 12, 2017

Maple Leaf Foods is recalling an undisclosed amount of chicken strip and sandwich products under three brands because they maybe contaminated with toxin produced by Staphylococcus bacteria.

Retailers in the provinces of Ontario and Quebec…
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Maple Leaf Foods recalls to quiche for lack of border inspection

By News Desk on May 4, 2017

Canada’s Maple Leaf Foods Inc., headquartered in Ontario, has recalled almost 25,000 pounds of ready-to-eat (RTE) fully-cooked quiche that was not presented for re-inspection upon entry to the United States, according to the U.S. Department…
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From the ‘What were they thinking?’ files

By Douglas Powell on October 8, 2016

Note on content: Doug Powell originally published this photo and column on BarfBlog.com under the title “Killer of old people and ‘everyone’s too anal’ about produce given awards by Canadian grocers” Pete Luckett (right in…
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Canada Says Weatherill's 57 Food Safety Reforms Now in Place

By Dan Flynn on December 20, 2011

Canada’s federal government Monday said it has now addressed all 57 food-safety recommendations made by independent investigator Sheila Weatherill after the country’s deadly 2008 listeriosis outbreak.

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The Conservative government also said it would be introducing…

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Canada Pledges Investment in Food Safety

By Alexa Nameth on April 26, 2010

The Canadian Food Inspection Agency’s (CFIA’s) Food Safety Enhancement Program government/industry steering committee met last week to discuss the progress of various CFIA food safety initiatives.

In response to a 2008 Listeria outbreak among Maple…

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