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Practice Areas - Listeriosis Illness

maple leaf meat recallWe are helping victims of Listeriosis in Canada in association with the Vancouver British Columbia law firm of Collette Parsons. They have filed a class action against Maple Leaf Foods in the Supreme Court of British Columbia.

To see a list of recalled brands, click here.

What is Listeriosis?

Listeriosis is a serious infection caused by eating food contaminated with the bacterium Listeria monocytogenes which can cause serious illness and death.

Who is at risk for getting Listeriosis?

  • Pregnant women (20 times more likely than other adults to get Listeriosis)
  • The elderly and people with weakened immune systems
  • People with cancer, diabetes, alcoholism or kidney disease
  • People with AIDS (300 times more likely to get Listeriosis than people with healthy immune systems)
  • People who take glucocorticosteroid medications as well as those who take medication to block rejection of a transplanted organ

What are the symptoms of Listeriosis?

A person with Listeriosis can have fever, muscle aches, vomiting, diarrhea, lethargy, cramps, constipation or difficulty breathing. If the infection spreads to the nervous system, symptoms such as headache, stiff neck, sensitivity to light, confusion, loss of balance or convulsions can occur.

Infected pregnant women may experience mild flu-like symptoms with chills, fatigue or headache as well as muscular and joint pain. Infected pregnant women are at risk for premature delivery, miscarriage, stillbirth or infection of the newborn

Signs and symptoms in a newborn may include loss of appetite, lethargy, jaundice, vomiting, skin rash or breathing difficulty.

How do you get Listeriosis?

You get Listeriosis by eating food contaminated with Listeria. Babies can be born with Listeriosis if their mothers eat contaminated food during pregnancy. Although healthy people may consume contaminated foods without becoming ill, those at increased risk for infection can get Listeriosis after eating food contaminated with even a few bacteria.

How does Listeria get into food?

Listeria is found in soil and water. Vegetables can become contaminated from the soil or from manure used as fertilizer. The bacterium has been found in a variety of raw foods, such as uncooked meats and vegetables, as well as in processed foods that become contaminated after processing, such as soft cheeses, hot dogs, pate, deli meats, ice cream, and coleslaw made from contaminated cabbage. Listeria has also been found in cooked poultry and raw and smoked fish. Listeria is killed by pasteurization and cooking; however, in certain ready-to-eat foods contamination may occur after cooking but before packaging. Listeria has the ability to multiply and grow in contaminated food stored in the refrigerator or freezer.

Complications

Listeriosis may take many forms depending on what organ or organ systems are infected. It may occur as meningitis, pneumonia, septicemia, endocarditis (heart infection) or death. Infants who survive Listeriosis may experience long-term neurological damage and delayed development.

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Recent Headlines


Maple Leaf Foods CEO Michael McCain named Business Newsmaker of the Year (Fort Frances Times) - Fri, 02 Jan 2009

McCain top '08 newsmaker (London Free Press) - Fri, 02 Jan 2009

Listeria outbreak rocketed Canada's food safety system to top of mind in 2008 (The Canadian Press via Yahoo! Canada News) - Tue, 23 Dec 2008

Pork chops, chicken breasts listeria recall (National Post) - Thu, 18 Dec 2008
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