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Listeriosis: class action filed against Danone and Wal-Mart Canada [Video]

A national class action lawsuit was filed this week at the Montreal courthouse in connection with cases of listeriosis caused by the consumption of recalled plant-based milks.

LPC Avocats filed the document on July 18, naming Danone and Wal-Mart Canada as defendants. Danone produces the plant milks affected by the recall, while Wal-Mart owns the Great Value brand, under which some of the recalled products were sold.

The initial plaintiff in the lawsuit, identified only by her first name “Joyce,” will represent all persons likely to be compensated if the action is authorized and heard.

The class action concerns “all persons in Canada who purchased the various Silk and Great Value brand refrigerated plant-based beverages recalled due to listeria monocytogenes.”

A total of 18 Silk and Great Value plant-based milk products, available in sizes of 1.75 and 1.89 liters, are being recalled following an announcement by the Canadian Food Inspection …

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Fossil fuel companies invest billions in sports to boost image, study says [Video]

The head of the United Nations wants the fossil fuel industry banned from advertising, arguing its practices threaten the health and safety of people everywhere by driving climate change. Sports leagues are among the top recipients of fossil fuel cash, according to two new studies. CBS News national environmental correspondent David Schechter joins to discuss.