Aftermath Damage of the listeria crisis outbreak

Maple Leaf Foods one of the biggest processing meat companies in Canada was struggling to contain the damage after the listeria outbreak happened back in 2008.  The Toronto based plant company had linked to many bad meat packaging that linked to the outbreak. The listeria disease was naturally occurring bacterium that caused listeriosis, and food borne disease. The most people to catch the disease were babies, elderly people, and pregnant women were most vulnerable to catch the disease. Maple Leaf Foods main strategy after the outbreak was to reopen their plants after the listeria outbreak, however the company was warned that contamination may never be found. In many cases Maple Leaf Foods company  has received information that 22 Canadians plants of the company have had no sign of the affected meat products and still remain safe towards their process meat.