Via CBC News: B.C. confirms 1st case of E. coli linked to XL Foods recall. Excerpt:
Health officials in B.C. have confirmed a case of E. coli on Vancouver Island is linked to the XL Foods recall.
In a written release, the B.C. Centre for Disease Control said the person who tested positive for E. coli has recovered from the illness, and an investigation into the source is ongoing.
This is the 11th E. coli case to be officially linked to beef products from the XL Foods plant in Brooks, Alta., where E. coli was initially detected on Sept. 4. The XL plant, which handles 35 per cent of Canada's beef, remains closed.
On Sunday, the Canadian Food Inspection Agency expanded the existing beef recall list — which already included dozens of meat cuts, hundreds of products and singled out stores across Canada and the United States — to include three B.C. retailers: Africa Trading, Hanahreum Mart and Urban Fare.I've posted a more detailed account of this and other E. coli developments on The Tyee's politics blog, The Hook.
