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 …