date:Dec 25, 2012
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Assessing production, inspection and testing records;
Reviewing plant food safety procedures; and
Conducting additional testing on burger ingredients.
CFIA on Dec. 21 eliminated foreign beef sources, in Australia and New Zealand, as the cause of contaminate. There havent been any reported cases of illness with the same E. coli O157:H7 genetic fingerprint outside of Canada.
The CFIA has now confirmed that all available domestic beef ingredient products have also tested negative for E.