The Public Health Agency of Canada has XL Foods beef plant in Alberta has been linked to a new E.coli contamination case.
The consumer was affected last month and is still recovering. This will take the total number of people affected throughout the country to 18, said the agency.
The Canadian Food Inspection Agency revoked the license of XL Foods plant after E.coli contamination was identified. Following this, the agency granted a temporary restricted license to process about 5,100 carcasses.
The agency granted the restricted license to evaluate if the facility's new E. coli control plan is working effectively. If the control plan is successful, the agency will allow the facility to resume its normal operations of slaughtering cattle and processing beef.
E.coli was detected at XL Foods' plant in Alberta on 4 September, following which, the company issued a massive recall.
