Listeria Outbreak

In my previous post, I explained that Maple Leaf Food had laid off thousands of employees. This huge release was not due to financial reasons within Maple Leaf Foods.

On August 23, a Maple Leaf Foods plant was confirmed as being involved in the outbreak of food-borne illness, caused by a bacteria Listeria. A day later, Maple Leaf had to recall of 23 of its products. This crisis costed them $20 million.

The company has been highly visible since the crisis. CEO, Michael McCain posted an apology on their web site.

With Listeria on the run, do you think Maple Leaf Foods can be forgiven?

Stay tuned!