Urgent Health Alert: Two Fatalities and Several Hospitalizations Linked to Listeria in Recalled Silk and Great Value Plant-Based Beverages Across Canada

OTTAWA, Canada — The Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) has issued a recall for a range of Silk and Great Value brand plant-based beverages after they were linked to an outbreak of listeriosis, which has already resulted in two deaths and several hospitalizations. The notice released early July cautioned consumers across the country about the potential contamination of these popular refrigerated drinks with Listeria monocytogenes, a bacteria capable of causing serious illness. Following a series …

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Repeat Offender Brent Silk Sentenced to 15 Years for Violent Assault in Rapid City

RAPID CITY, S.D.— A South Dakota man was sentenced to 15 years in prison after being convicted of aggravated assault in a domestic violence case. This latest conviction marks Brent Silk’s sixth felony on his record. The 34-year-old could have faced a life sentence due to his extensive history of violent offenses, but Judge Josh Hendrickson of the Seventh Circuit Court opted for a lesser sentence, citing that the victim did not sustain permanent injuries. …

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