The massive Canadian XL Foods E. coli recall — which has now been expanded seven times — includes some 890,000 pounds of beef manufacturing trim and an unknown amount of boxed
Update: Eight confirmed cases of E. coli O157:H7 are now being investigated in Alberta, including three in Calgary, Canadian health officials told The Calgary Herald. Also overnight, USDA’s
The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service is taking heat for what some are calling a too slow response to a massive Canadian beef recall
A nationwide recall of ground beef for potential E. coli contamination in Canada was officially linked to meat sold in the United Sates late Thursday when U.S. food safety
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.
Salmonella Agbeni — unlike strains such as S. Enteriditis or S. Typhumurium — is rarely responsible for human illness in North America. But in May of last year, this serotype sickened 8
California health officials are investigating 73 illnesses potentially linked to Salmonella-contaminated mangoes, the California Department of Public Health said Monday. The news comes two days after the Canadian Food Inspection
UPDATE August 25, 2012: The Canadian Food Inspection Agency announced that affected Daniella brand Mangoes were sold as individual fruit with a sticker bearing PLU# 4959 and other information. These
The Canadian Food Inspection Agency has recalled Tanimura & Antle romaine lettuce grown in California due to a possible E. coli risk. The affected product bears the UPC code 0-27918-20314-9 and was sold starting August 8. No illnesses have been reported. The product has not yet been recalled in the
Food service establishments in Ottawa, Ontario that repeatedly fail health inspections will be required to enroll employees in mandatory food safety training if a proposal set to be discussed next
The Government of Canada put up a new single approach to food inspections for public comments late last week. If enacted, it would apply to all food commodities whether made
Provincial public health and milk marketing regulations that have prevented the sale or distribution of raw milk in Canada for the past 80 years are about to be challenged in