CFIA cutting back on inspectors as beef recall from months ago is expanded

It’s like they’re setting the stage for a bigger problem; is that so they can clamp down with a more draconian “solution”?

From Doug Powell at Barfblog:

“That creepy crawly recall of ground beef from a defunct Canadian processor has now expanded to all product in the past seven months.

According to the Toronto Star, the recall started Feb. 18 and has been expanded eight times as the Canadian Food Inspection Agency continued its investigation.

The meat is suspected of being contaminated with E. coli O157:H7. One person fell ill in October (yes, October) after eating the meat.

The packaged ready-made beef burgers were produced by New Food Classics of Burlington – aka Establishment 761 – between between July 1, 2011 and Feb. 15, 2012. The company went into receivership Feb. 22.

Hundreds of workers have been locked out of plants in St. Catharines and Saskatoon.

New Food Classics distributed packaged burgers and steakettes under the brand names Best Value, Loblaws’ no name and no name Club Pack, Country Morning and Grillhouse….”

Read it all on Barfblog.

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  1. Pingback: SASKATOON MEAT PLANT CLOSED AFFTER E. COLI RECALL | HACCPCanada

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