The Newfoundland and Labrador department of health and community services has confirmed that a case of E. coli in that province is the same strain that was found in the XL Food Inc. food safety investigation.
The person has recovered and investigators from the provincial health service and Canadian Food Inspection Agency are trying to determine the source, said a news release Oct. 5.
Illnesses caused by E. coli 0157:H7 take three to four days to develop after eating contaminated food and may last seven to 10 days.
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Four cases linked to the XL meat recall have been confirmed in Alberta.
The CFIA said three additional cases reported to the Public Health Agency of Canada on Sept. 13 and 18 were not caused by the same strain of bacteria.
As of Oct. 5, 1,800 products have been recalled from across Canada, which include ground meat, whole muscle cuts and further processed items.
The plant has been closed since Sept. 27 as the company and the agency work through further testing and improved sanitation at the facility at Brooks, Alta. The federal government has said it will not reopen until all requirements are met and the facility can assure the CFIA that it is producing safe food.
Up-to-date information on the related food recall and investigation is available on the Canadian Food Inspection Agency website at: www.inspection.gc.ca.
