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. Alberta-based XL Foods, Inc. is voluntarily
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“It’s Not Our Job!”
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 – and, on occasion, by the Centers
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XL Foods E. coli Beef Recall Expands Again
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 now been expanded 11 times, has
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E. coli Beef Recall Expands Again; U.S. Retailers Nationwide Added
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 Inspection Agency (CFIA) said the
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XL Foods E. coli Recall Includes 890,000 Pounds of Beef Shipped to U.S.
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 beef that was sent
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FSIS: Canadian Beef Recalled for E. coli Was Used for U.S. Raw Ground Beef
The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service is alerting the public that whole muscle cuts related to a large, ongoing Canadian E. coli O157:H7 beef recall were used to produce raw ground
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USDA Criticized for Slow Response to Canadian E. coli O157:H7 Recall
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 for E. coli O157:H7.
Washington, DC-based advocacy
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Ground Beef Made With XL Trim Recalled by Safeway in 3 States
Canada’s big beef recall—the one that’s been expanded five times to include more than 200 products—has now reached the U.S. in a major way. On Saturday, Safeway recalled a long list of its own ground
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USDA Confirms Recalled Canadian Beef Entered U.S.
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 authorities announced a recall of beef
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Canadian Ground Beef Recall Extends to U.S.
Some of the ground beef products recalled by a Canadian firm this week for possible E. coli contamination were sold to processors in the United States, announced a U.S. distributor Monday. The potentially contaminated ground
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