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Maple Leaf Identifies Likely Source of Listeria Contamination at Bartor Road Plant

Published in Medical Letter on the CDC and FDA, September 28th, 2008

Maple Leaf Foods (MFI:TSX) today provided an update on its investigation into the likely cause of a Listeria monocytogenes contamination at its plant in Toronto, Ontario.

After careful study of the records, the physical plant and product test results received from the Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA), internal and external experts have concluded that the most likely source was a possible collection point for bacteria located deep inside the mechanical operations of two slicing machines on lines 8 and 9. Rigorous sanitization of this equipment was completed on a daily basis in accordance with or exceeding the equipment manufacturer's recommendations. However, upon...

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