FSIS issues public health alert on potentially tainted Canadian beef
The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service is announcing a Public Health Alert for raw boneless beef trim products imported from Canada that may be contaminated with E. coli O157:H7.
FSIS testing of raw boneless beef trim product from Canadian Establishment 38, XL Foods Inc., confirmed positive for E. coli O157:H7 on September 3, 2012. FSIS alerted the Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) of the positive results. After follow-up testing by FSIS and CFIA, the CFIA announced a recall by XL Foods of a variety of ground beef products on September 16, 2012. Subsequently, the CFIA has expanded the scope of the recall to include additional products.