A $4,000,000 class action settlement has been reached against XL foods in Alberta, Canada. A huge beef recall and E. coli O157:H7 outbreak four years ago sickened at least 18 people in Canada. The settlement is available for anyone sickened or who suffered an economic loss in the United States or Canada. The class action … Read more
The review of the XL Foods Inc. beef recall and E. coli O157:H7 outbreak last year in Canada found that the Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) had a “relaxed attitude” toward safety standards and XL Foods did not act quickly enough to fix the problem. That outbreak, which occurred September and October 2012, sickened 18 … Read more
Last fall in Canada, the XL Foods E. coli outbreak sickened 18 people and triggered the largest meat recall in Canadian history. Now, Canada is ramping up it food safety efforts through its Safe Food for Canadians Action Plan. The goal of the plan is to strengthen food safety rules, create a more effective inspection system, provide … Read more
The Canadian government has appointed an independent review panel to investigate the XL Foods E. coli outbreak that sickened 18 people in the fall of 2012 and spawned the largest meat recall in Canadian history. The panel will look at what caused the outbreak and how well the Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) performed its … Read more
JBS USA will enter the Canadian beef market with its purchase of the Canadian operations of XL Foods. The deal is set to be finalized January 14, 2013 when JBS Food Canada will assume ownership of the XL Lakeside beef processing plant in Brooks, Alberta, Canada. Processing 4,000 head of cattle each day, the Brooks … Read more
The United States Department of Agricluture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (USDA FSIS) has cleared XL Foods Inc., Establishment 38, of Canada to resume exports to the US effective Friday, December 7, according to the Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA). An E. coli outbreak linked to a beef recall by XL Foods sickened 16 people in four Canadian provinces. The recall, which began … Read more
Food and Water Watch has written a letter to Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack, asking him to look into the status of the equivalency determination with Canada regarding importation of beef products. The organization is also concerned with the privatized inspection system in some of Canada’s beef slaughter facilities that has “apparently received no formal recognition … Read more
After an E. coli outbreak prompted its temporary closure, XL Foods Establishment 38 in Alberta resumed operations last week and was immediately cited with food safety violations by Canadian health authorities. Inspectors from the Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) monitored plant operations, including the unloading of animals, animal screening, pre-operation inspections, slaughter, and the cutting … Read more
The Ranchers and Cattleman’s Action Legal Fund (R-CALF) is asking the U.S. Department of Justice to initiate an antitrust investigation and issue an enforcement action to block JBS USA from buying properties from XL Foods, the Canadian company linked to a massive beef recall and E. coli outbreak. On October 17, JBS USA, a wholly … Read more
The Canadian Food Inspection Agency has released a letter made public yesterday that was sent to them by XL’s co-CEOs Brian and Lee Nilsson. The letter states that there will be “top down [changes] throughout the organization.” The official CFIA Inspection Report describes the inspection of the facility and problems found during the inspection. And … Read more