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Foreign Markets Cautious on Canadian Beef Pending BSE Investigation

By News Desk on February 17, 2015

Foreign markets are being extra cautious about Canadian beef until an investigation into an Alberta cow found to be infected with bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE) — or, as it is commonly called, “mad cow disease”…
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125 People in Alberta Sickened With E. coli From Unknown Source

By News Desk on August 21, 2014

Alberta Health Services is currently investigating an outbreak of E. coli O157:H7. There have been 125 confirmed cases reported between July 15 and August 2o. The investigation has not confirmed the source(s) of illness related…
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24 E. Coli Illnesses in Canada Associated With Bean Sprouts

By News Desk on August 4, 2014

Following a recent cluster of E. coli O157:H7 cases in the Edmonton area, Alberta Health Services (AHS) is advising people to take precautions to prevent the spread of the illness. There have been a reported…
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Salads Recalled From Canadian Stores For Potential Listeria Contamination

By News Desk on February 26, 2014

Safeway and Buy-Low Foods in Canada are recalling Caesar salad products due to possible Listeria contamination. The following products were sold at Buy-Low Foods and Nesters Market in Alberta and British Columbia, and at Safeway…
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Salmonella Outbreak in Southwest Alberta “Running Rampant”

By News Desk on December 26, 2012

An outbreak of Salmonella is “running rampant” in the province, the Alberta Health Services (AHS) is warning. An area of rural southwestern Alberta has recorded more than 30 Salmonella cases since Dec. 13 in the…
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18th Victim Added to Canada’s E. coli Outbreak

By News Desk on November 15, 2012

Another E. coli case linked to beef from XL Foods’ Brooks, Alberta processing facility has raised the number of victims in the ongoing outbreak to 18. This newest victim, an Alberta resident, became ill around…
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Ground Beef Recalled Across Canada for E. coli Risk

By News Desk on September 18, 2012

Update: On September 18, after this article was published, Canadian Food Inspection Agency released an expanded list of retailers to which the recalled ground beef from XL Foods was sold. The updated list can be …
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Canada Finds BSE in Alberta Dairy Cow

By News Desk on March 5, 2011

Bovine spongiform encephalopathy, commonly known as mad cow disease, was detected  last month in a dairy cow from Alberta, the Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) acknowledged Friday.

The agency said no part of the slaughtered…

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Turmeric Recalled in British Columbia, Alberta

By News Desk on February 23, 2011

A Vancouver, B.C. importer is recalling turmeric powder and with the Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) is warning the public not to consume it because it may be contaminated with Salmonella. 

Gagan Foods International Ltd.

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$300 Fine for Abusing Slaughterhouse Animals

By Dan Flynn on August 31, 2010

Judge E.W. Coward of Canada’s Lethbridge Provincial Court in southern Alberta has given local resident Andrew McMillan until Oct. 14 to pay a $300 fine.

McMillan pleaded guilty on July 28 to one count of…

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