date:Nov 15, 2012
tish Columbia, and one in Newfoundland and Labrador.
Of the 18 victims, 6 have been hospitalized, but no fatalities have been connected with the outbreak. Over half of the illnesses (10) have involved men, and ages of the victims ranged from 5 to 63.
XLs recall involved more than 2,000 products, making it the largest meat recall in Canadian history. Also recalled was about 2.5 million pounds of beef that was exported to the U.S. No E. coli illnesses matching the XL stain have surfaced yet on t