26-09-2012 09:18 AM | USA

US bans meat imports from Alberta

The Alberta plant involved in a sweeping recall of ground beef products because of E. coli contamination concerns is not allowed to ship meat to the U.S.

The U.S. Department of Agriculture says XL Foods Inc.'s Lakeside plant was decertified from exporting meat on Sept. 13 -- three days before the Canadian Food Inspection Agency issued the first of seven product recall notices in Canada.
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