ditowins Listeria in Milk Alternatives Kills Two Canadians and Sickens 10 More

Two Canadians died from infections caused by listeria after drinking popular milk substitutes based on almonds, oats, cashews and coconuts that were sold under the Silk and Great Value brands, the country’s health department said Wednesday night.

Another 10 infections, most of them affecting residents of Ontario, have been confirmed by laboratory tests, the department, Health Canada, said in its health notice.

Silk, which is owned by Danone, the French food giant, said on its website that the contaminated drinks were made in a “third-party manufacturing facility.” It did not identify that factory, but said it remains closed while the cause of the contamination is being determined. Jennifer Vincent, a Danone spokeswoman, would not name the manufacturer. But she said the plant is in Ontario and that none of the products were distributed outside of Canada.

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