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Court OKs $4 million class action settlement with XL Foods

By News Desk on February 19, 2016

A $4 million class action settlement is available for anyone in Canada or the United States who suffered an economic loss or or physical illness or injury from beef recalled in 2012 by XL Foods…
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Canada’s Food Inspection Agency Given Lowest Passing Grade in U.S. Audit

By James Andrews on January 8, 2014

The Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) received an “adequate” rating – the lowest passing grade – in the latest audit by the U.S. government to determine its equivalency on food safety standards, according to documents…
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Alberta Beef Plant Back at Full Capacity Following 2012 E. coli Outbreak

By News Desk on June 14, 2013

The beef processing plant in Alberta, Canada that was the source of an E. coli outbreak that sickened 18 people in Canada last fall has returned to full capacity under new management. In September of…
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Weak Food Safety Culture Led to XL Foods Recall, Review Finds

By Helena Bottemiller on June 7, 2013

Company and Canadian Food Inspection Authority (CFIA) staff at XL Foods had a lax approach to food safety leading up to the massive beef recall last fall, according to an independent review released by the…
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JBS USA Will Complete XL Purchases in Canada on Monday

By News Desk on January 11, 2013

Colorado-based JBS USA will fire up its JBS Food Canada Inc. subsidiary Monday by closing the purchase of several XL Foods operations located north of the 48th parallel, including the troubled Lakeside beef processing plant…
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Food Safety Top Concern for Canadians

By News Desk on January 2, 2013

The safety of the food supply is a leading concern for Canadians, according to a survey conducted more than a month after XL Foods recalled 1.5 million pounds of beef products sold in the country…
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Antitrust Review Sought for JBS Takeover of XL Beef Units

By Dan Flynn on December 28, 2012

About 40 agricultural and consumer groups have asked the U.S. Justice Department for an expanded, in-depth antitrust review of the possible takeover of XL Four Star Beef Holdings in the United States by Greeley, CO-based…
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Canada’s Meat Inspectors Told to Ignore Messy Carcasses Not Bound for Japan

By Dan Flynn on November 30, 2012

Canada’s CTV News went public with a four-year-old memorandum from the troubled XL Foods beef plant that told meat inspectors to turn a blind eye to fecal and intestinal contamination on carcasses—except for the beef…
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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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JBS Sees Food Safety Problems in First Week of XL Foods Takeover

By Dan Flynn on November 6, 2012

Set aside its less-than-stellar first week on the job, set aside the howling by some ranchers about the usual antitrust complaints, and set aside that nothing is yet final, and you still have smart money…
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Brooks Beef Plant Gets Green Light to Reopen Under More Scrutiny From CFIA

By Dan Flynn on October 23, 2012

The Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) Tuesday lifted the Sept. 27 license suspension that closed the XL Foods beef processing plant at Brooks, Alberta. The re-licensing is effective immediately, allowing the plant to ramp up…
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