Canada links Toronto plant to deadly listeriosis outbreak

(CNN) -- Canadian health officials have linked a deadly listeriosis outbreak to a Maple Leaf Foods plant in Toronto, prompting the company to expand of its recall of meat products.
The bacterium is typically found in herd animals, meats, unpasteurized milk and unprocessed cheese.

Four people have died from a strain of listeriosis that has been linked to the meat plant, while another 21 people have confirmed cases of the bacterium, Canada's Public Health Agency said Saturday. Thirty other cases are under investigation, the agency said.

Maple Leaf Foods of Ontario immediately widened the recall of all foods processed out of its Bartor Road facility after the announcement Saturday by Canadian health officials.

"Because the onset of symptoms of listeriosis can occur up to 70 days after contaminated food is consumed, it is expected that the number of confirmed and suspected cases will continue to increase over the next several weeks," the Public Health Agency said in its Saturday statement.

Last week, Maple Leaf Foods said it was recalling products "as a precautionary measure" and temporarily closing its Bartor Road, Toronto, plant after "a small number" of its meat products tested positive for the bacteria.

"Tragically, our products have been linked to illness and loss of life," Maple Leaf Foods CEO Michael McCain said in a statement released Saturday. "To those people who are ill, and to the families who have lost loved ones, I offer my deepest and sincerest sympathies."
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The outbreak was first noted last month, when routine surveillance detected an increase in cases reported by Ontario public health units, Dr. David Williams, the province's acting chief medical officer of health, told reporters last week.

The rare but potentially serious foodborne illness is most dangerous among the elderly, pregnant women and people with depressed immune systems, he said.

Maple Leaf Foods was named last week as the probable source of the tainted meats. The company was distributing its products to food service institutions, restaurants, hospitals and nursing homes, according to Williams.

A complete list of the suspect products is available at the Canadian Food Inspection Agency Web site. Williams advised the public not to eat any ready-to-eat meats whose source is not identifiable.

The confirmed listeriosis cases are in four Canadian provinces, and Canadian doctors have been ordered to be on the alert for possible cases, Williams said.

The bacterium is typically found in herd animals, meats, unpasteurized milk and unprocessed cheese products. Treatment usually includes a course of antibiotics.

People with listeriosis can have fever, muscle aches and sometimes nausea or diarrhea, according to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

If the infection spreads to the nervous system, it can result in headache, stiff neck, confusion, loss of balance or convulsions, it said.

Justice, wasn't there a Toronto "blessing" not too long ago? I guess now here comes the repercussions.

That is such a wrong remark to make in light of people getting sick. Very wrong.

I'm praying that people heal quickly from this and that few get sick from it.

May God bless Canada and may He keep His hand on all our brothers and sisters that live up there and protect them.

Chloe, fear leads to oistrich behavior. Man sins and there is damage. And that does not mean that we or anyone gloats over it, but the Truth may be said, right? Or do we need to sweep everything under the rug? So we dont have to face the Truth? How can one learn if not seeing the Truth?

Why do fools have to take every instance of some societal pain and elelvate into a spiritual retribution? Does the death of four old people sound like a quagmire of evil allowed by God? It could just be tainted meat. Fay could be just another storm. Evil exists in the world and bad things happen to good people. It is not divine retribution. "In this world you will have trouble."

Nobody said anything about not feeling bad about what is happening, it's about judgment and this is how the world is being judged, the truth, period. I'm praying for them too... but then again repercussions do come as a result of FALSE revivals... I've seen it happen. Look at Brownsville during some of the hurricanes and Katrina due to witchcraft and voodoo. Coincidences? I don't think so... I think there are lots of ways judgment is being doled out and one of the ways is in the weather and in food poisoning. Who knows if it is bio warfare? Do you? I wouldn't eat any meat at this point. Would rather not eat.

Nobody is laughing at the plight of people who are sick. It's just the TRUTH that it happens. Yes, stuff happens, and so does judgment.

You are at it again Justice.

This is not a judgement from God. That is a very sick thing to say in light of how many little ones and elderly could get sick with this.

So what do you think Canada did to deserve this????

Anything happens to the United States....wow....all the judgers come out of the closet. Now your focus is on Canada because of what?

How did Yeshua handle the Pharasees? (And your right Rose....there are a "couple" Pharasees on this board.)

Yeshua tried to teach them about how hypocritical they were being. He also told a group of people who wanted to stone an adulterous woman that who ever is without sin....cast the first stone.

Not one stone was throne by anyone.

Here is some scriptures for you "Justice" and Rose.

Matt.7:1-2
"Judge not, that ye be not judged. For with what judgement ye judge, ye shall be judged."

Luke 6:37
"Judge not, and ye shall not be judged: condemn not, and ye shall not be condemned."

Rom.2:1-2
"Therefore thou = (those who judge) art inexcusable, O man, whosoever thou art that judgest: for wherein thou judgest another, thou condemnest thyself; for thou that judgest doest the same things. But we are sure that the judgment of God is according to truth against them which commit such things."

Chloe, dear,... Justice is not judging Canada... the LORD is. You'll have to talk to Him about it. You are reading into posts again in anger that you can't control today. Just leave it in the hands of God, He is quite capable of taking care of everything.

This is an article on Listeriosis, not about Chloe. It is a general report of what is going on in the WORLD. You do live in the WORLD, right? And you came here to see what the post was about... it's a warning about food poisoning.

Whether you believe it or not, there are many that believe that the WORLD sits in judgment... not one country, but ALL. And it's unfortunate that you can't see the signs, but they are there. You are free to have your opinions, but these are more than opinions, they are harsh criticism. Can you see it?

You are doing the same criticizing you accused me of on the Universal Reconciliation thread, because I did not agree with you and someone else's beliefs. I was criticized harshly for not adopting YOUR belief system while everyone else joined in on the fun (well not everybody), so now that the shoe is on the other foot, it's not okay for me to to disagree with you? Yes, I do disagree. We can agree to discuss and disagree. This is not a debate or argument, just opinions and facts.

Neither of our posts said we were not praying for these people. Do you know our hearts? Judgment comes in all forms... ALL forms. It wasn't me that said Judgment would come to the Earth, it was GOD. It is HE that you must address, instead of getting angry and get some rest. Praying that nobody gets sick....

I'm not angry anymore, quite at peace and praying for that for you. God's blessings to you!

PEACE TO THE FORUM. Amen!

oops, double edit.

No....God is not causing this! That is deception that the enemy is wanting to put in the hearts of man to cause anger against God.

And "some" Christians think God is behind every calamity to befall man?

I could ask you about something terrible that happened in your past and ask you what that judgement was about. Surely...God was judging you, right? He allowed that terrible thing to happen.

Careful about passing judgement on others. You might find yourself sitting in harsher judgement from God. Read your Bible if you don't believe me.

This scripture came to my mind.....

Prov. 30:20
Such is the way of an adulterous woman; she eats, and wipes her mouth, and said, I have done no wickedness.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5x8E7wacpCM...feature=related

Why yes, Chloe, I do believe I had judgment come to me because of sin. My belief still stands. And careful with throwing adulterous around.. could get ya in trouble.

I pray you are blessed today and no calamity comes to you in any form. Amen.

God bless you and may the Lord not judge YOUR sins today.

Rose

No Rose..

When that terrible thing happened....God was not trying to punish you and your husband. And I feel very bad for you that you think that.

God is not trying to punish everyone when bad things happen. I wish you knew this.

There are Missionaries who are serving God and they do nothing to deserve having their spouse and two of their children, including a new born, die from disease. But God allowed it.

There was a purpose for it, believe it or not. And it had nothing to do with punishment.
When he was done burying his family...he only had one son left.

But the Missionary had to buy a peace of land in that country to bury his family. And so it became his property that he could do anything with. They did not just sell land to anyone. He was not able to acquire land previously. But for this purpose...he could.

Long story short....he was able to erect a church on that land, and hold services. Many were brought to Christ through that. That is how Christianity came to this Asian country.

So the prayers of him and his wife were answered. And God restored what was lost and healed him.

Sometimes what appears to be a judgement from God....is really God stepping in so that good things can come from it.

Nobody else can take something terrible and make something beautiful come from it.

I told this to my own daughter when something bad happened to her.

When you really know God ...you know that He is not out to harm everyone.

What terrible thing are you talking about? I haven't mentioned anything... unless you mean the Lakeland destruction, which I do believe is judgment, but I wasn't talking about that... and many other things that you know nothing of.

And don't feel bad, this is the way it goes, in my opinon. You can have your own.

Have a great day!
Rose

You'll figure it out.

I added more to my post above.

Read the true story that I was told about from this Missionaries son that survived.

Nobody could forsee what was going on at the time.....but hindsight is 20/20 they say. And years later.....this Missionary and his son understood why God allowed it to happen.

And they can praise God for it.

There are hundreds of thousands of believers in that nation now. When before....he and his wife were not even making a dent in it.

Chloe, if you mean because my baby died, I didn't think God was punishing me, I didn't commit any sin... so I don't know where you're going with tthis.

I read the story... thanks.

Have a nice day!
Rose

Dear Rose....

Stop for a moment and think about what your saying.

You know that God was not punishing you. And I agree. So when calmities happen to either the United States or Canada or other nations for that matter.....

not always is it Gods judgement falling. Not always.

And this is what is proclaimed by certain individuals on this forum everytime something bad happens.

Just because you like someone.....does not mean they are always right.

Have a nice day Rose. I mean that.

Better to pray and pray humbly for His Mercy to fall.

Shalom.

May God be with the United States and Canada and our allies.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5x8E7wacpCM...feature=related

Chloe..

I was MAD at God for taking my baby away. I never said it was a judgment. Judgment would be for a sin against my baby. I didn't do that. I just said I was ANGRY with God. I never said he punished me about my baby dying. I was allowed to feel anger at his taking my baby away. I didn't say I did something to harm him or to cause God to hate me... and punish me.

I have been punished for sins I have committed in the flesh. Having a baby is not a sin. Loving your baby is not a sin. Being angry at God because he took your baby away is different, WAY different. I was mad at God too when my parents died. I didn't think I was being judged.

Judgment of the nations is in the Bible... judgment of people for their sins is too... and in this lifetime. But I committed no SIN against my child.

Have a nice day too... I am not just following what another believes. I have believed this because I know it to be true. Check the codes that Shekel put up. That's what this board was built on, and it's about JUDGMENT of the nations. He details everything about the hurricanes, the things that happens to our country, the 911, Iraq, etc.

It's not about my baby.. it's about the NATIONS.

I will not watch your video, no time.

Blessings.

The Bible Codes and the Prophesies are the whole reason I joined the forum. I read Shekels posts about them.

But as I said....not all calamities are judgements from God. Bad things happen to good people and people that do nothing wrong.

When you think about the Nations being judged....does it dawn on you that somebodies little baby has also died? Someones child?

Do you think that person thinks they were being judged by God? Most likely not.

When bad things happen to even Nations.....it is not ALWAYS God judging them.

Hurricaines and Tornados are a fact of life when the weather is just right.

If they happened en mass and out of season....then I would say that one might look at the situation closer and see if God could really be judgeing us.

But that should not be the first thing you think of when bad things happen.

You have been proclaiming some hard judgements on people. Including Todd Bentley. And your most likely going to go and erase your posts about them now as you have been doing alot of that lately.

But when it pertains to you....you can see that you did nothing wrong. I bet most of these people in Canada who got sick or lost a loved one also don't think they did anything wrong to deserve this.

Think about what your posting.

Chloe, goodbye.

Goodbye Rose.