Policy on Listeria monocytogenes in ready-to-eat foods (2023): Appendix B, Listeriosis in Canada

Appendix B: Foodborne listeriosis in Canada

Table 2: Foodborne listeriosis associated with foods in Canada
Year(s) Number of cases (deaths) Foods References
1981 41 (17) Coleslaw mix Schlech et al., 1983; Pagotto et al., 2006
1996 2 (0) Imitation crab meat Farber et al., 2000
2000 7 (0) Flat whipping cream Pagotto et al., 2006; Clark et al., 2010
2002 48 (0) Cheese McIntyre et al., 2015
2002 17 (0) Soft and semi-hard raw milk cheese Gaulin et al., 2003; Pagotto et al., 2006
2002 86 (0) Cheese made from pasteurized milk Pagotto et al., 2006; Clark et al., 2010; McIntyre et al., 2015
2008 57 (24) RTE deli meats Currie et al., 2015; Thomas et al., 2015b
2008 40 (2) Cheeses Gaulin and Ramsay, 2010
2011 1 (0) Cheese CFIA, 2011; INSPQ, 2021; MAPAQ, 2021
2014 1 (0) Caramel apples PHAC, 2015
2015 3 (1) Sliced mortadella products CFIA, 2015a; iPHIS, 2021
2015 1 (0) Sliced apples and products containing sliced apples CFIA, 2015b
2015 14 (3) Packaged salads PHAC, 2016; Self et al., 2019
2015 34 (4) Pasteurized chocolate milk Hanson et al., 2019
2016 1 (0) Sliced deli meat CFIA, 2016
2016 6 (1) Grocery store made RTE foods VCH, 2016; VCH, 2021
2017 to 2019 6 (0) Enoki mushrooms WHO, 2020; CFIA, 2021
2018 7 (0) Cooked roast beef products CFIA, 2018; CNPHI, 2021
2019 7 (0) Cooked diced chicken CFIA, 2019; PHAC, 2019

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