The largest meat recall in Canadian history began in September 2012 with the shutdown of XL Foods’ Lakeside plant just outside Brooks, Alberta.
This plant was the second-largest in Canada, representing one-third of the national beef processing capacity, and was shut down by order of the Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) after Escherichia coli O157:H7 was found in meat originating from the plant.
The fallout from the operational failures at the plant ultimately resulted in the sale of the Brooks facility to JBS Canada.
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