XL Foods dumps recalled meat at landfill; Plant tests negative for E. coli
Test samples from the XL Foods meat plant in Alberta have come back negative for E. coli bacteria, the Canadian Food Inspection Agency said on Friday, moving closer to a decision on whether to reopen the plant, which the agency closed because some of the plant's beef products were contaminated.
Inspection officials tested meat from 5,000 carcasses that were in the Brooks, Alberta, plant before CFIA shut it down, Reuters reports. The CFIA was expected to finalize its recommendations on the plant's reopening over the weekend after further review of its bacterial controls.