Many Canadians not eating Maple Leaf meats
since listeriosis scare: poll
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Article: http://www.canada.com/Health/Many+Canadians+eating+Maple+Leaf+meats+since+listeriosis+scare+poll/1420102/story.html By
Linda Nguyen , Canwest News Service Nearly half of Canadian
consumers say they haven’t eaten Maple Leaf meats since the company was
linked with last summer’s listeriosis outbreak that killed 20 people,
suggests a poll released Tuesday. The survey, conducted over
a two-week period in February by the University of Regina, asked 971 people
about their eating habits and the major Canadian food processor, six months
after the company was forced to issue a massive, nationwide recall on tainted
meats. The poll found that just
over 40 per cent of survey respondents who said they were aware of the
nationwide cold-meats recall have not eaten Maple Leaf Foods products since
the outbreak. It was unclear whether this group had eaten these meats before
the recall, researchers said. The survey also found that
just under 70 per cent of those who participated said the Toronto-based
company handled the recall “very well” or “well.” Of those who said they had
been aware of the recall, 37 per cent said they believe Maple Leaf Foods were
“just as safe” now, compared to before the recall. Twelve per cent said the
foods were “safer” than ever before. Ninety per cent of those
surveyed also said they had heard about the recall, but had varying degrees
of knowledge on what particular products had been affected. The listeriosis outbreak is
believed to have started with two meat slicers at a Maple Leaf Foods plant in
Toronto. It’s believed the slicers were harbouring the potentially deadly
bacterium, listeria monocytogenes. Listeriosis, which can
result from the bacterium, is a food-borne illness that’s particularly
threatening to infants, pregnant women and the elderly. Last week, Quebec Superior
Court was presented a $25-million, out-of-court settlement for people who ate
or bought contaminated Maple Leaf Foods deli meats last year. The settlement, which must
be approved by a judge, has already been presented in court in Ontario and
Saskatchewan. |
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