Plant-Based Milk Company Files for Creditor Protection After Listeria Outbreak

Almond and other alternatives to dairy milk products are displayed for sale at a grocery store in Aylmer, Que., on Thursday, May 26, 2022. The Canadian Food Inspection Agency says the recent Listeria contamination of several plant-based milks happened in a Pickering, Ont. facility called Joriki Inc.The Canadian beverage packaging company that processed plant-based milk linked to a listeria outbreak has filed for creditor protection as it plans a restructure of the business.

Insolvent companies use this mechanism to avoid liquidation and get enough breathing room from creditors so they can keep their business afloat. The documents include a notice to creditors listing more than 100 companies that collectively have claims totalling more than $200 million.The Canadian Food Inspection Agency deemed a production line at Joriki’s facility in Pickering, Ont., used by plant-milk manufacturer Danone Canada, the source of a listeria outbreak that led to three deaths between August 2023 and July 2024. Health Matters: Pickering, Ont., processing facility did not follow listeria prevention protocol, CFIA saysProposal trustee Alvarez & Marsal Canada states in the letter to creditors that Joriki is not bankrupt but is hoping to “create a stabilized environment” and give the company “breathing room while it evaluates its strategic alternatives.”‘She will be deeply missed’: Mom of 3, school teacher identified as Calgary double homicide victim The listeria outbreak that infected at least 20 people in Ontario, Quebec, Nova Scotia and Alberta was not mentioned in the notice. Health Minister Mark Holland said at an October press conference that Joriki was not adhering to Health Canada’s policies on listeria prevention, including properly conducting environmental swabbing and finished-product testing, prior to the national recall of several Silk and Great Value plant-based milk products on July

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