Potentially deadly E.coli bacteria was detected at the Cargill meat processing plant in High River earlier this week.
The bacteria was discovered in a portion of beef trim at the facility and was flagged during routine safety testing.
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None of the contaminated meat made it out of the plant.
A spokesperson for Cargill, Mike Martin, say it proves safety precautions put in place after a massive beef recall at the XL Foods plant in Brooks are working.
“We’re pleased we were able to demonstrate the system works as intended. Nobody wants to produce food that makes anybody sick and we do everything we can to minimize that potential.”
Cargill is working with the Canadian Food Inspection Agency to determine the source of the E.coli.
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