Listeriosis is basically a food poisoning caused due to consuming food which
is contaminated with bacteria named as Listeria monocytogenes. Animal
can carry this bacteria, so meats and dairy products can be affected. In case
of vegetables mainly they contaminate from soil or from manure such as
fertilizer. In case of its symptoms, it includes fever, muscle ache, and
sometimes nausea or diarrhea. You should also learn many things about listeria
through following video: -
Now let’s talk about the listeria outbreak that was caused because of Maple Leaf Foods in summer of 2008. This outbreak was caused due to the infected sliced meat sold by maple leaf foods in starting of summer 2008. The company came to know slightly about this disease when four to five cases came in front in month of June. Then during end of July cases increased to eight which was significant and before declaring outbreak they took genetic tests of clusters of infected listeria organism. Federal officials confirmed one death and 16 more cases on mid of August then Maple Leaf Foods expanded their recall to almost 23 meat and bakery products. After August month end Public Health Authority of Canada officials declared that there are not only 15 deaths in Ontario, but also one each in Quebec, BC, and Saskatchewan. Outbreak clusters was cured to zero till September, 2009 which lead to 22 deaths. Then federal government implemented 57 new strategies to keep people safe from future disaster. Maple Leaf Foods CEO Michael McCain also apologised for this whole outbreak.
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Now let’s talk about the listeria outbreak that was caused because of Maple Leaf Foods in summer of 2008. This outbreak was caused due to the infected sliced meat sold by maple leaf foods in starting of summer 2008. The company came to know slightly about this disease when four to five cases came in front in month of June. Then during end of July cases increased to eight which was significant and before declaring outbreak they took genetic tests of clusters of infected listeria organism. Federal officials confirmed one death and 16 more cases on mid of August then Maple Leaf Foods expanded their recall to almost 23 meat and bakery products. After August month end Public Health Authority of Canada officials declared that there are not only 15 deaths in Ontario, but also one each in Quebec, BC, and Saskatchewan. Outbreak clusters was cured to zero till September, 2009 which lead to 22 deaths. Then federal government implemented 57 new strategies to keep people safe from future disaster. Maple Leaf Foods CEO Michael McCain also apologised for this whole outbreak.
Reference: -
1. www.youtube.com/watch?v=HsiujHGKHRs
2. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zIsN5AkJ1AI
3.
Guffey, M., & Loewy,
D. (2010). Business communication process & product. (6th ed.,
p. 317).
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