The Public health officials of Canada linked 6 deaths to the bad quality of meat. The outbreak of a deadly bacterial disease is expected to come from tainted ready-to-eat meat produced by Maple Leaf Foods. The director-general of the Canadian Food Inspection Agency is investigating the matter.

Two people are found suffered from dangerous ailment Listeriosis. It is a sort of food poisoning which can adversely hit the elderly, newborns, pregnant women and people with chronic medical conditions. The detectable symbols of disease are fever, headache, stiffness, nausea, abdominal pain and diarrhea.

Total of 26 cases of listeriosis are found in the entire country and six cases of deaths are reported till now. Most of the cases are found in Ontario State. Other 29 cases are being investigated to confirm listeriosis outbreak. Maple Leaf Food’s Toronto plant has suspended the meat production for investigation till further order. Ready-made sandwiches and other meat products are also recalled from Saskatchewan and Alberta markets. The bacteria of the disease have a long incubation of up to 70 days. The people are warned against the use of meat products by the Public Health Agency of Canada.

Meanwhile, the sale of Maple Leaf Food has been declined by 10 percent following the news of disease outbreak.