Why did Maple Leaf Food recall deli meats and close one of its plants?”
REGINA — The list of deli meats being voluntarily recalled by Maple Leaf Consumer Foods and the Canadian Food Inspection Agency has been expanded as a precaution amid fears they may be contaminated with the bacteria — Listeria monocytogenes. “We want to try to do the right thing for the consumer always. That is why we have taken a very broad look at the second recall and that’s why we are shutting down the facility,” said Maple Leaf spokeswoman Linda Smith, explaining the production line and facility will be thoroughly sanitized. On Sunday the CFIA and Maple Leaf voluntarily recalled Sure Slice brand roast beef (product Code 21333) and corned beef (Code 21444) from the marketplace. On Wednesday the list was expanded to include 23 ready-to-eat packaged meats. Email to a friend Printer friendly Font:****”We had a positive Listeria test in a roast beef product and two positive tests in a corned beef product and those are all food services products,” Smith said. “What we did was recall
