Canada: XL Foods Inc. Allowed to Resume Operations Under Enhanced CFIA Oversight

October 23, 2012
Press Release

Ottawa: Following a thorough assessment of food safety controls at Establishment 38, XL Foods Inc., the Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) has lifted the suspension on the facility’s licence to operate. Effective today, the plant will be allowed to progressively resume slaughter and processing operations under enhanced CFIA surveillance and increased testing protocols.

Since October 11, CFIA inspectors have been closely monitoring limited, in-house operations, including the cutting and processing of the remaining carcasses in the plant. Following this thorough examination, the Agency determined that the company’s E. coli O157:H7 controls, as well as sanitation and meat hygiene procedures, are being implemented appropriately.

Additional CFIA inspectors—beyond the 46 normally assigned full-time to the plant—will remain at the facility to monitor the company’s slaughter procedures and to ensure strengthened food safety controls are being effectively integrated into daily plant practices...

Source: XL Foods Inc. Allowed to Resume Operations Under Enhanced CFIA Oversight
Author: Canadian Food Inspection Agency

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