Joriki Inc - Pickering, Ontario

Chantal Asselin

Place de fou pas de service longue attends pas stationner dans la rue sinon tickets je reviendrai jamais ici

Sandi Cole

Not Smashing IT!

What I find appualing, disgusting, and disturbing is that this company Joriki Inc. purposely and intentionally ignored protocol as it pertains to the health and safety of customers consuming the Silk products.

The owners risked the lives of people unwittingly consuming the deadly almond milk with zero regard for the impact on life.

The owners and management knowingly and intentionally caused harm and even death.

Someone explain to me why there are no criminal charges against the workers, management, and the CEO of Joriki Inc?

CP24

News

Plant-based milks facility did not follow listeria prevention protocol: CFIA
By The Canadian Press
October 29, 2024 at 4:35PM EDT

"The Canadian Food Inspection Agency says an Ontario facility producing plant-based milks was not adhering to Health Canada’s policies on listeria prevention prior to an outbreak that led to three deaths.

The federal agency says it visited the site six times and discovered the facility was not properly conducting environmental swabbing and finished-product testing for listeria prior to a national recall of several Silk and Great Value plant-based milk products on July 8.

“That obviously was unacceptable,” Health Minister Mark Holland said Tuesday while providing an update on the outbreak, which infected at least 20 people in Ontario, Quebec, Nova Scotia and Alberta.

The CFIA says Joriki, a third-party facility in Pickering, Ont., used by plant milk manufacturer Danone Canada, was not considered “high risk” prior to the contamination, based on the type of food it was producing and its manufacturing process.

A three-year survey completed by the CFIA in 2022 found plant-based milk alternatives to be “generally safe,” with no listeria found in the samples taken.

For that reason, the CFIA did not conduct a licence inspection prior to the investigation.

However, it did visit the plant in response to consumer complaints about allergens, an “off-taste,” and mould in 2018 and 2019, and then again in 2023 and 2024.

“All necessary action was taken by the establishment to resolve the complaints,” the CFIA says. The agency also noted it’s the first time plant-based beverages have been linked to listeria illness in Canada.

Holland called the outbreak a “tragedy.”

“It’s imperative that we shut any deficiencies and understand what went wrong,” he said.

The CFIA says this outbreak shows that “new risks” emerge as scientific evidence evolves, and that its inspector general has launched a review of the circumstances surrounding the recall to identify and eliminate similar risks from taking place at other facilities.

Production at the Joriki plant will remain paused until the CFIA is satisfied with renovations to the facility."

-With files from David Cummings in Ottawa

This report by The Canadian Press was first published Oct. 29, 2024.

S McDonald

I drink Silk all the time - or rather "drank". Fortunately I didn't get sick. This is from their own website:
"WORLD LEADING QUALITY ASSURANCE & FOOD SAFETY PROGRAM"
Seriously?

Aero smile

Just by looking at the disgusting dock, no wonder they had food contamination that killed 2 people and made dozens of people sick. Shame on myself for buying product from them. The management team should be punished by law.

Zulfiqar Ali

Loaded fairly quickly but dock area was disgusting, black water every where considering they make juices, backing is challenging cause there are trailer parked every where

Shoeless Trucker

One of the worst parking lot situations around. Tiny yard and trailers double parked, drivers lined up out to the road and on the road waiting to get in. Had a noon appointment and finally got a door at 2:45pm. Staff are ok but seem like they are lost.

Nav

After reading the reviews i was little terrified about the wait times but the loading was so quick.
easy in and out.
The service was outstanding I would give it 10/10.

U and I Wonder

The new indian guy at the shipping/receiving office needs to get training again in school on how to treat others. Treats drivers like their trash, nothing but disrespect and nasty attitude. The old white guy was amazing very polite and professional.