In this episode of Don’t Eat Poop!, our hosts Matt and Francine are talking about a Listeria outbreak in Canada that was traced back to Silk and Great Value brand plant-based milk, both produced in the same Danone Canada facility.

Tune in as they make sense of what went wrong, talk about the consequences of such a recall, and educate us about Listeria.

They also tackle the risks of raw milk, as well as the logistics behind it.

In this episode:

💩 [01:21] Conferences that are coming up

💩 [03:20] Silk and Great Value plant-based milk recall in Canada

💩 [06:03] How did this outbreak happen?

💩 [10:38] The importance of testing for Listeria in your facility

💩 [14:19] 5 things you didn’t know (but need to know) about Listeria

💩 [18:37] The raw milk issue

Disclaimer: Episode title and content do not constitute legal or health advice.

Resources from this episode

As of August 7, 2024, this is the most recent Food Safety News article on this outbreak More patients identified in Listeria outbreak linked to plant-based milk.

Noteworthy quotes from this episode

“I would rather know I have Listeria in my facility and be actively trying to get rid of it, than all of a sudden having the FDA knocking on my door saying ‘Hey, 9 people were confirmed sick and the epidemiology is looking to your facility’.” – Matthew Regusci

“Every week, there's a recall. I guess that's good and bad, good they're catching it and doing the recalls, bad that there are so many, it seems.” – Francine L Shaw

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