The CFIA is warning the public to not consume certain beef products from XL Foods because they may be contaminated with E. coli 0157:H7. This is the 13th time this recall has been expanded. About 1/3 of the Canadian beef supply is affected by this recall. The brands recalled now include The Kitchen Table and Brooks Meat Packers. The products were sold at Entrepot de Viandes, Brooks Meat Packers, Co-op, ValuFoods, Village Mart, Real Canadian Superstore, Extra Foods, Real Canadian Wholesale Club, Dominion, Real Atlantic Superstore, Save Easy, Loblaws, Provigo, Valu-Mart, Your Independent Grocer, and Zehrs. Products recalled include beef tenderloin, roasts, steaks, stewing beef, beef patties, cube steaks, beef tips, stir fry strips, and tenderized steaks. Look carefully at the long list … [Read more...]
Canadian XL Foods Beef Recall for E. coli 0157:H7 Expanded for 12th Time
The Canadian recall of beef from XL Foods for E. coli 0157:H7 contamination has been expanded for the twelfth time. The manufacturing dates of the recalled products remains the same: August 24, 27, 28, 29, and September 5, 2012. The government says that the trace out from XL Foods to secondary and tertiary distributors is the cause of the large number of recalls. You can see the new list of recalled products at the CFIA site. This time, foods were sold at Giant Tiger, Northern Stores, Smith's Quality Meats, Save-On-Foods, Overwaitea Foods, Cooper's Foods, PriceSmart Foods, Bulkley Valley Wholesale, Canada Safeway, Butchers Cut, and Longos. The recalled products include everything from tenderized steaks to roasts, stews, stir-fry strips, ground beef, sausages, and marinated steaks. Look … [Read more...]
Food & Water Watch Files Petition to Revoke Canada’s Food Safety Equivalency Status
On September 28, 2012, Food & Water Watch filed a petition with the USDA's Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) to revoke Canada's food safety equivalency status. The non-profit charges that the USDA must do more to inspect Canadian meat imports, not less, as is proposed by "Beyond the Border", a new plan between the Obama and Harper Administrations. Regarding the huge and expanding recall of Canadian beef produced by XL Foods for E. coli 0157:H7, Wenonah Hauter, Executive Director of Food & Water Watch said in a statement, "The XL debacle continuing to unfold this week shows why now, more than ever, our food safety trade relationship with Canada needs to be reviewed. Yet, the USDA is planning to further loosen the rules for Canadian imports." According to the plan, … [Read more...]
CFIA Expands XL Foods Beef Recall for E. coli 0157:H7 for 11th Time
The CFIA has expanded its recall of beef produced by XL Foods for E. coli 0157:H7 for the eleventh time. The product production dates are still August 24, 27, 28, 29, and September 5, 2012, but the recall has expanded to include whole muscle meat cuts. You can see the full list of newly recalled products at the CFIA web site. The brands included in this recall are Prairie Meats, Costco Wholesale Canada, Tendero, Pasquier, Délectable, Viandes VP Meats, Compball, Sobeys/Foodland, IGA, Les Marchés Tradition, Bonichoix, Omni, Thrifty Foods, and Walmart. The brands were sold at Extra Foods, No Frills, Real Canadian WholeSale Club, Shop Easy, Supervalu, Your Independent Grocer, Affiliated Independents, Atlantic No Frills, Loblaws, Maxi & Cie, Maxi, Presto, Club Entropot, and Provigo. The … [Read more...]
XL Foods E. coli 0157:H7 Beef Recall Timeline
The Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) has released a series of questions and answers about the recall of beef products from XL Foods (Est. 38) in Alberta, Canada. The facility has recalled ground beef and beef products after positive test results for E. coli 0157:H7. The recall, which is in Canada alone at this time, has been expanded 11 times in the past 2 weeks. The USDA has not issued a recall, but has issued a public health warning about the beef and has listed the store and states where it was distributed. On September 4, 2012, the CFIA identified a positive E. coli 0157:H7 in a sample of beef trimmings at XL Foods. No recall was issued at that time because the government believed that the contaminated product did not reach the marketplace. But that same day, the USDA notified … [Read more...]
Canada Expands XL Foods E. coli Beef Recall for Tenth Time
The Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) has expanded the recall of XL Foods beef products for E. coli 0157:H7 for the 10th time. The products were distributed nationally and are associated with the same XL Foods manufacturing dates of August 24, 27, 28, 29, and September 5, 2012 as the previous recalls. You can see the list of recalled products at the CFIA website. The products were sold at CO-OP, Metro, Food Basics, Marché Richelieu, Marchés AMI, Metro, Metro F, Metro Plus, Metro Plus F, Super C, Steakhouse Angus Select, and Walmart. The recalled products include tournedos, kabobs, all fresh beef products, steaks, and stir fry strips. There are several illnesses associated with the consumption of these products; namely mechanically tenderized steaks sold at Costco. Traceback … [Read more...]
CFIA Adds Whole Muscle Cuts of Beef to XL Foods E. coli 0157:H7 Recall
The Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) is adding whole muscle cuts of beef, such as steaks, ribs, and roasts, to the list of previously recalled ground beef products. The public, food service establishments, retailers, distributors, and manufactures are being warned not to consume, serve, use, or cell certain beef products manufactured and sold by XL Foods (Est. 38) because they may be contaminated with E. coli 0157:H7. This is the ninth expansion of the original recall. There is no word on whether or not this recall will expand to the United States. The Canadian government is investigating several illnesses in Alberta linked to mechanically tenderized beef produced at the XL plant. The government also temporarily closed the XL Foods facility and seized its contents. No products … [Read more...]
Canada Expands XL Foods E. coli 0157:H7 Beef Recall for Eighth Time
The recall for labeled and unlabeled ground beef products produced by XL foods has expanded in Canada for an eighth time for possible E. coli 0157:H7 contamination. It includes labeled, unlabeled, branded, and unbranded ground beef products available for sale from August 24 to September 25, 2012 and is sold at stores that may not be identified. If you are not sure if you have the affected products, check with the store or throw it out. More brands included in the recall are Reddi Food Solutions Inc. and Freson Brothers. Ground sirloin and Extra Lean Ground Beef are the recalled products. The CFIA is continuing to insist that there are no reported illnesses associated with the consumption of these products, but four people have been sickened with E. coli 0157:H7 linked to mechanically … [Read more...]
USDA Extends Beef Products Warning to Kroger, Fred Meyer, Safeway, Walmart
The USDA has extended its warning about beef imported from XL Foods for E. coli 0157:H7 to include 30 states and several major grocery store chains. Now Kroger, Safeway, and WalMart, among others, are listed as facilities that carried the products. The USDA's FSIS has released another list of retail consignees that received the products. All beef and beef products produced on August 24, 27, 28, 29, and September 5, 2012 have been recalled by XL Foods. The beef was sold in these stores in the United States: Albertson's, Baker's, City Market, Dillon's, Food4Less, Foods Co., Fred Meyer, Fry's, Gerbes, Haggan Northwest Fresh, Hilander, Jay C, King Soopers, Kroger, Owen's Pay Less, QFC, Ralph's, Safeway, Sam's Club, Scott's Smith's Stores, TOP Food and Drug, and Walmart. The states where the … [Read more...]
FSIS Expands Public Health Alert for E. coli in XL Foods Canadian Beef
The USDA's Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) is expanding the Public Health Alert for XL Foods to include all beef and beef products produced on August 24, 27, 28, 29, and September 5, 2012. The products are considered adulterated with E. coli 0157:H7 and should be returned to the place of purchase or destroyed. The foods subject to recall include, but are not limited to, steaks, roasts, mechanically tenderized steaks and roasts, and ground beef. You can find the retail distribution list at the FSIS site. According to the statement, FSIS "has reason to believe that beef from cattle slaughtered during the period associated with the recall was produced under insanitary conditions that resulted in a high event period (a period when the trim from carcasses exhibited an unusually … [Read more...]
