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Modern Oak bedroom suite approx. 10 pallets of new Ceramic tiles plus other Misc. Items too numerous to mention. Reserved 1995 International 4700 t44e straight truck 6 Speed a 20 Van Box Power tailgate showing 148,000 pm. Top news Winnipeg free press wednesday August 27, 2008 Winnipeg repress. Com a 3 t he virulent bacteria that has killed at least six canadians this summer was flagged As an emerging health threat five years ago in a report that said listeria demands More vigilant and effective controls. According to a 2002 health Canada report evaluating the Canadian food inspection Agency yes handling of read to eat meat products listeria was a microbiological Hazard that needed to be better managed by food safety officials. The report revealed that in 37 instances no followup testing was done in meat Plant samples contaminated with listeria. In other instances the report said there was More than a 10 Day delay to test a meat product for listeria if slicing equipment table surfaces employee aprons or packaging equipment was contaminated. Sampling procedures for listeria Monocyte genes resulted in delays Between the time when noncompliant samples were detected and when followup samples were taken the report said. Nip health critic and Winnipeg my Judy was lycia leis said the report shows the current outbreak of Lister Osis is the result of an erosion of Canadas food Protection program and a Hodgepodge of regulations that has allowed testing gaps. Was lycia leis said government cutbacks slashed the number of Federal food inspectors putting the onus on food processing plants to self report tests for potentially deadly pathogens. This is an area where the government dropped the Ball and put the needs of Industry ahead of the health of canadians and were now paying the Price was lycia leis said. The outbreak of Lister Osis has been linked to tainted meat products recalled by Maple Leaf foods. As of late tuesday Federal health officials confirmed six deaths have been linked to the contaminated meat and at least nine More remain under investigation. Have been conclusively linked to the outbreak. Richard Arsenault acting Cofia director said listeria concerns flagged in the 2002 report were addressed three years ago when Cofia overhauled its entire system and transferred testing of meat processing equipment and surfaces to the food Industry. Although the report recommended Cofia implement better monitoring and testing practices Arsenault said Cofia decided to follow the u. S. Model instead and focus on testing the final meat product. While Federal inspectors used to test plants that make Deli meats once a month Arsenault said they now do random sampling of the end product three to four times a year. Foo processing plants Are responsible for doing monthly tests on their meats. I think the Industry has to take responsibility for producing Safe products he said during a phone interview tuesday. Health Canada told us they were satisfied with our action plan. Arsenault said there were no Early warning signs of a problem at the Maple Leaf Plant and Cofia officials Are unsure of the origin of the bacterial outbreak. He said Cofia is looking at what went wrong and what changes if any could be made. Clearly weave had a breakdown in the system Arsenault said. What can be done to prevent another occurrence thatus the key question for us going Forward. Meanwhile the inspector stationed at the Toronto Plant is responsible for six other facilities and said tuesday that staff is working off their feet. Complaints of being stretched too thin have flooded in from some inspectors in Ontario and Alberta since March when the Cofia brought in a new compliance verification system according to Bob Kingston head of the agriculture unit of the Public service Alliance of Canada which represents food inspectors across Canada. They re facing a Choice of of do i concentrate More on doing a thorough inspection or do i concentrate More on getting the paperwork done that says Ive been to that Plant Ive looked at the records and that satisfies the Legal requirement for International Trade. Arsenault said its Normal and usual for inspectors to be responsible for More than one Plant and this is not a new feature of the inspection system. Federal agriculture minister Gerry Ritz has noted the inspection Agency has hired 200 additional inspectors since the conservatives took office in 2006 and this years Federal budget earmarks $ 113 million in new Money for food and product safety. Prime minister Stephen Harper offered condolences to victims and families affected by the outbreak and said All canadians have a right to Safe food. This is a serious concern. Its necessary to Reform and revamp our food and product inspection regimes after some years of neglect he said. Obviously we want to make sure that the companies maintain their responsibilities and that we fully review All the facts to understand what went wrong Here and How it can be prevented in the future he said. More than 300 Consumers have joined a class action lawsuit against Maple Leaf foods that was launched monday in Ottawa by Regina based merchant Law group. Tony merchant a senior lawyer with the firm said tuesday that the total compensation if the Case is won could exceed hundreds of millions of dollars. I dont know whether i View this claim to be $ 200 million or $ 1.5 billion but i know its a very significant amount of Money he said. Marvin Ryder a strategic business professor at Mcmaster University yes school of business said Maple Leaf would have the option of filing counter suits As the Case proceeds and could look for compensation from its meat provider or even the Cofia. Juanita Melvin 51, is one of the plaintiffs in the lawsuit. She claims that after the Maple Leaf recall she threw away $ 150 Worth of meats including Deli meats Chicken breast roast beef Ham and pork giblets that were in her Freezer from All brands fearing they too were contaminated. I dont Trust anything that i eat. Ism nervous to buy meats she said from her Montreal Home. Meanwhile the Toronto Plant linked to the outbreak and massive Canad wide product recall will remain closed until thursday at the earliest a company representative said tuesday. The recall of More than 200 products is ongoing and is expected to Cost Maple Leaf More than $ 20 million. Test results from the Cofia and Public health Agency of Canada will determine when the Plant will be up again. Symptoms of Lister Osis Are often flu like and can include nausea vomiting cramps diarrhoea High fever severe headache neck stiffness constipation and persistent fever. Symptoms usually appear within two to 30 Days but it can take up to 90 Days to get sick after someone has eaten contaminated food. Jen. Skerritt free press. My. with files from can West news service the Canadian press the background on Lister Osis outbreak Toronto some key facts regarding Canadas ongoing Lister Osis outbreak and the related recall of ready to eat meat products made by Maple Leaf foods the illness caused by the bacterium listeria Monocyte genes often found in soil vegetation animal feed and fees symptoms include nausea vomiting cramps diarrhoea headache constipation persistent fever. If it spreads to the nervous system signs and symptoms May include headache stiff neck confusion loss of balance convulsions. The defence keep cold foods cold thoroughly Cook or boil foods such As hot dogs and poultry until steaming hot avoid raw unpasteurized milk Wash raw vegetables and hands before during and after handling food throw out prepared meats that cant be conclusively ruled out As being part of the recall. The vulnerable people with weak immune systems the elderly pregnant women. Although the infection May be mild in a pregnant woman there could be a miscarriage Stillbirth premature birth or potentially fatal infection in the baby after birth. The victims six deaths All of them in Ontario have been directly linked to the outbreak while the deaths of another nine people with Lister Osis Are under investigation to determine if the outbreak was to blame. The cases some 29 cases have been conclusively linked to the outbreak including the six confirmed deaths and the nine deaths under investigation. Twenty two of the cases Are in Ontario with four in b. C., two in Quebec and one in Saskatchewan. An additional 30 cases remain under investigation 16 in Ontario 10 in Quebec and four in Alberta. The connection the Strain of listeria responsible for the recall matches that responsible for the outbreak but both Federal officials and Maple Leaf executives say More tests Are needed to determine whether tainted meat is to blame for the deaths. The reaction prime minister Stephen Harper spoke for the first time tuesday six Days after the first death was confirmed. On Friday Ontario Premier Dalton Mcguinty said his province blew the whistle thanks to an Early warning system designed following the deadly 2003 sars outbreak. Federal health minister Tony Clement spent tuesday in Denver at the democratic National convention but said he was on the file. Sources Canadian food inspection Agency u. S. Centers for disease control May clinic. Com listeria threat seen 5 years ago health Canadas contamination warning went unheeded by Jen Skerritt in total 29 deaths or illnesses in Ontario b. C., Quebec and Saskatchewan a a a t b t w t of t s Mana of c in the recall Maple Leaf foods and several other manufacturers who use Maple Leaf meats in their products have recalled More than 220 varieties of meat and prepared sandwiches at an estimated Cost of $ 20 million. A Complete list is available at wow. Inspection. Go. . In addition to the website there Are phone numbers concerned Consumers can Call Cofia 1 800 442 2342 Maple Leaf consumer foods 1 800 568 5801 Sean Kilpatrick / the Canadian press a sign in an Ottawa grocery store Deli counter tells customers that Maple Leaf foods products that were recalled in the Lister Osis outbreak Are not available. A 03_ aug 27 08. Ind a3 8/ 26/ 08 9 27 34 pm ;