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Maple Leaf Listeria Outbreak Plant Reopens

October 22nd, 2008 laurie

The Maple Leaf plant which shipped processed meats associated with 20 listeriosis deaths will resume next week with federal permission, the United Press International reports.

The Maple Leaf plant was closed Aug. 20 after a rash of listeria-related illnesses were reported, most of them in institutions such as nursing homes. The company issued a recall of all of the more than 200 products the plant produced. The recall has cost the company more than $20 million, the Toronto Sun reported.

Tuesday, the Canadian Food Inspection Agency said it was satisfied the plant had been sufficiently sanitized to resume commercial production and shipments were expected to begin next week, the report said.

The source of the contamination was found to be deep within mechanical slicers, officials said.

The Toronto Star said 20 families of those who died or were sickened have signed on to a class action suit against Maple Leaf. A damages figure won’t be set until the suit’s population is complete and the courts confirm the case’s class status, the report said.

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