Danone has reached a $6.5-million settlement with people sickened with Listeria monocytogenes in its Silk brand milk alternative products.
The Canadian subsidiary of French dairy giant Danone SA contracted with Joriki Inc. to make the Silk products at its plant at Pickering, Ont.
The plant closed and Joriki has filed for protection from creditors. Intact insurance is also on the hook for the settlement.
The compensation, which ranges from $400 to $300,000 depending on the severity of the person’s case, will be paid out by the defendants, except Walmart, according to the court documents.
Walmart’s Great Value brand plant milk made at the same facility, but not linked to the outbreak.
Several varieties of almond, coconut and other plant milks under the Silk and Great Value brands were recalled on July 8, 2024, after public-health officials linked listeria cases to a production line at the Pickering site.
Three people died and dozens more were sickened.
