Sometimes events come together that highlight a serious problem. That certainly is the case with the recent Canadian Beef recall by XL Foods.
Over the past two weeks, XL Foods,
The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service is planning to expand testing for six non-O157 strains of Shiga toxin-producing E. coli (STEC) – just recently declared
Federal Agriculture Minister Gerry Ritz, along with Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) President George Da Pont, went personally to the closed and suspended XL Foods Inc. beef processing plant in
Canada’s largest in history beef recall and the closure of the nation’s largest meat processing plant is putting unusual pressure on regulators to return the facility to service.
The largest beef recall in Canadian history grew even larger Monday with the government’s announcement that more products are being taken off the market for potential E. coli contamination.
The Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) over the weekend again expanded its recall of beef products from XL Foods for E. coli O157:H7 contamination. The Canadian recall, which has
After one year in operation, the International Food Safety Training Lab is doing exactly what it was founded to do: train foreign scientists in leading food testing methods. But, like
That’s the mantra chanted by FDA whenever they are asked to provide retail distribution information for recalled products.
It’s the mantra offered by some State Departments of Health
UPDATE — Late Thursday, the Government of Canada temporarily suspended the operating license for XL Foods Inc.’s beef processing plant at Brooks, Alberta, The Globe News reported.
The Canadian Food
Kirkland brand Strip Loin Grilling Steaks sold at Costco in Edmonton, Alberta — which apparently originated at the city’s XL Foods Inc. — were recalled Wednesday after the beef products were
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