Brooks, Alberta

Massive beef recall: Beef contaminated by E. coli at an Alberta slaughterhouse has sickened at least 10 people and prompted Canada’s largest food recall ever. More than 1.5 million pounds of beef have been pulled from the market since U.S. officials discovered the contamination last month during a border check. The recall initially involved only ground beef processed at the XL Foods plant on certain days, but it was extended to steaks and other products as tests continued to show contamination. The meatpacking plant—one of Canada’s largest, with 2,200 employees—has been closed indefinitely, and exports to the U.S. have been halted. Canada pledged tougher food safety oversight after a 2008 listeriosis outbreak killed 22 people, but critics say inspectors still allow processors to do their own testing.

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