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Union leader says XL Foods refused to address food safety issues prior to E. coli outbreak

October 11, 2012
ALBERTA, Canada — The leader of the union representing workers at the XL Foods beef processing plant says there is a desperate need for an improved culture of food
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Ice cream recalled due to Salmonella-contaminated peanut butter

October 11, 2012
BUENA PARK, Calif. and OREM, Utah — The Dean Foods Company of California processing facility in Buena Park, Calif., and Meadow Gold Dairy processing facility in Orem, Utah, have
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Problems fixed related to E. coli-tainted beef recall, XL Foods says

October 10, 2012
EDMONTON, Canada — XL Foods, the company at the center of a recent E. coli-tainted beef recall, says it has addressed the problems at its meat processing plant in
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Seminars to help food processors reduce risk of food contamination incidents

October 10, 2012
RALEIGH, N.C. — The N.C. Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services’ Food and Drug Protection Division will host two seminars in November to help food processors develop strategies to
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XL Foods recall expands to more than 1,500 beef products

October 4, 2012
ALBERTA, Canada — The Canadian Food Inspection Agency today added dozens more products to a recall from the XL Foods processing plant in Alberta, CBC News reported. The more
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Food & beverage industry project expenditures for September total $730 million

October 4, 2012
SUGAR LAND, Texas — New project activity for the food & beverage industry in the month of September included 73 projects with expenditures of $730 million, according to Industrial
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Chiquita Brands appoints Lonergan President and CEO

October 3, 2012
CHARLOTTE, N.C. -- Chiquita Brands announced that Edward F. Lonergan has been appointed President and CEO, effective Oct. 8. Lonergan succeeds Fernando Aguirre, who previously announced his plan to step
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Molson Coors combines European units

October 2, 2012
DENVER -- Molson Coors Brewing Co. said that it will combine its European businesses into a single unit. The Denver-based company said Molson Coors Europe will combine its U.K. and
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USDA issues public health alert for Canadian XL Foods beef

September 27, 2012
WASHINGTON — The USDA’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) issued a public health alert Wednesday warning the public about beef produced at XL Foods, Inc.’s processing plant in
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Missouri receives $1.2 million in federal food safety grants

September 27, 2012
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. — The state of Missouri has received more than $1.2 million in federal grants for its food safety efforts, BND.com reported. The grants include $300,000 to
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