date:Sep 29, 2012
Summary of Events
What prompted this voluntary recall by XL Foods Inc.? How did the recall happen?
This voluntary recall initiated by the company follows positive test results for E. coli O157:H7 in product shipped from this facility.
September 4
During routine testing, the Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) identified a positive E. coli O157:H7 sample in raw beef trimmings produced at an Alberta facility supplied by XL Foods Inc. Plant management and the CFIA veterinarian in charge at X