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XL Foods’ Establishment 38 re-listed by USDA

Canadian meat producer may resume exports

By Shane O'Halloran
December 10, 2012

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USDA has re-listed XL Foods’ Establishment 38 in Brooks, Alberta, CA, allowing it to resume exports to the US. The meat processing facility was under review by the Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) after a routine test on September 4 identified a positive E. Coli sample in raw beef trimmings. USDA informed CFIA that the facility had been re-listed following a renewed commitment to food safety regulations. Enhanced CFIA oversight activities will be ongoing.

Shane O’Halloran joined Food Engineering in November of 2012 as Digital/Online Editor. He graduated from Oberlin College in 2010, and worked as a copy editor and contributor to BleacherReport.com and ShesGameSports.com. He has also written feature articles on a freelance basis for publications in the western suburbs of Philadelphia. His areas of expertise include social media campaigns and website management. Shane produces daily news updates for www.foodengineeringmag.com and Food Engineering’s social media sites. In addition, Shane writes news articles for FE’s TechFlash e-newsletter and Food Engineering’s People and Industry section.