tainted beef
Canadian beef sales not impacted after XL Foods scare, restrictions lifted. But another case of illness uncovered.
OTTAWA – The fallout from a massive tainted beef recall is still being felt as the Harper government prepares to pass legislation aimed at making the food system safer.
Food safety watchdog restores operating licence for XL Foods plant
OTTAWA – The southern Alberta meat-packing plant at the centre of a massive recall of tainted beef is back in business.
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XL Foods’ bad beef has affected only 15 people, and all are alive and well
Test samples from XL Foods: E. coli free
The Canadian Food Inspection Agency says test samples from meat processed during an inspection at a troubled Alberta beef plant are negative for E. coli.
Brazilian food giant JBS to manage Alberta’s XL Foods plant
Brazilian meat processing giant JBS is set to begin managing the XL Foods beef plant in Brooks, Alta., which has been closed since Sept. 27, when beef tainted with E. coli bacteria prompted the largest recall in Canadian history.
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XL beef to process some meat for testing; but none is to leave plant
OTTAWA – The Alberta plant at the centre of an E. coli scare is being allowed to resume limited operations.
Saskatchewan E. coli not linked to beef from XL Foods, says Ritz
EDMONTON – Canada’s agriculture minister says 13 cases of E. coli reported in Saskatchewan are not linked to the Alberta plant involved in a massive beef recall.
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XL Foods will stay shut for now, as class-action suit is expected to grow
Despite rumours to the contrary, Alberta’s XL Foods is closed for business due to tainted meat and isn’t about the reopen any time soon. The XL plant in Brooks, just southeast of Calgary, has a suspended license and won’t get it back until the minister gets written notice that the plant is safe from the Canadian Food Inspection Agency.
Saskatchewan checking spike in E. coli cases to see if linked to beef recall
Saskatchewan is reporting a spike in E. coli cases but is waiting for lab tests before linking them to the massive beef recall from an Alberta plant.
Any questions?
After taking 15 questions yesterday from reporters about other topics—John Baird’s speech at the United Nations, Barbara George, Omar Khadr and Rob Anders—Bob Rae suggests his own topic.