Collaborative investigation efforts by provincial and federal health authorities and food regulatory partners confirmed the source of this outbreak to be beef from XL Foods Inc.The product was recalled.
2012-10-20 - UPDATED HEALTH HAZARD ALERT - Various BEEF Products May Contain E. coli O157:H7 Bacteria
2012-10-16 - UPDATED HEALTH HAZARD ALERT - Various BEEF Products May Contain E. coli O157:H7 Bacteria
2012-10-12 - UPDATED HEALTH HAZARD ALERT - Various BEEF Products May Contain E. coli O157:H7 Bacteria
2012-10-10 - UPDATED HEALTH HAZARD ALERT - Various BEEF Products May Contain E. coli O157:H7 Bacteria
2012-10-07 - UPDATED HEALTH HAZARD ALERT - Various BEEF Products May Contain E. coli O157:H7 Bacteria
2012-10-05 - UPDATED HEALTH HAZARD ALERT - Various RAW BEEF Products May Contain E. coli O157:H7 Bacteria
2012-10-03 - UPDATED HEALTH HAZARD ALERT - Various RAW BEEF Products May Contain E. coli O157:H7 Bacteria
2012-10-01 - UPDATED HEALTH HAZARD ALERT - Various RAW BEEF Products May Contain E. coli O157:H7 Bacteria
2012-09-30 - UPDATED HEALTH HAZARD ALERT - Various RAW BEEF Products May Contain E. coli O157:H7 Bacteria
2012-09-29 - UPDATED HEALTH HAZARD ALERT - Various RAW BEEF Products May Contain E. coli O157:H7 Bacteria
2012-09-28 - HEALTH HAZARD ALERT - Various RAW BEEF Products May Contain E. coli O157:H7 Bacteria
2012-09-28 - HEALTH HAZARD ALERT - Various RAW BEEF Products May Contain E. coli O157:H7 Bacteria
<2012-09-27 - EXPANDED HEALTH HAZARD ALERT - Various Labelled and Unlabelled GROUND BEEF Products May Contain E. coli O157:H7 Bacteria
2012-09-25 - EXPANDED HEALTH HAZARD ALERT - Various Labelled and Unlabelled GROUND BEEF Products May Contain E. coli O157:H7 Bacteria
2012-09-22 - EXPANDED HEALTH HAZARD ALERT - Various Labelled and Unlabelled GROUND BEEF Products May Contain E. coli O157:H7 Bacteria
2012-09-21 - EXPANDED HEALTH HAZARD ALERT - Various Labelled and Unlabelled GROUND BEEF Products May Contain E. coli O157:H7 Bacteria
2012-09-20 - EXPANDED HEALTH HAZARD ALERT - Various Labelled and Unlabelled GROUND BEEF Products May Contain E. coli O157:H7 Bacteria
2012-09-19 - EXPANDED HEALTH HAZARD ALERT - Various Labelled and Unlabelled GROUND BEEF Products May Contain E. coli O157:H7 Bacteria
2012-09-18 - EXPANDED HEALTH HAZARD ALERT - Various GROUND BEEF Products May Contain E. coli O157:H7 Bacteria
2012-09-17 - EXPANDED HEALTH HAZARD ALERT - Various GROUND BEEF Products May Contain E. coli O157:H7 Bacteria
2012-09-16 - HEALTH HAZARD ALERT - Various GROUND BEEF Products May Contain E. coli O157:H7 Bacteria
Independent Review
In February 2013, the Government of Canada appointed an Independent Expert Advisory Panel to conduct a review of events and circumstances related to Establishment 38, XL Foods Inc., and the E. coli O157:H7 investigation and recall.
The advisory panel which comprised of recognized scientific, public health, and industry experts, completed their review and released the report on June 5, 2013.
