TORONTO — More contaminated meat samples have been found at the Toronto plant at the centre of a massive listeriosis outbreak, despite a massive cleanup.
The outbreak prompted the recall of thousands of tainted products and killed 20 people across Canada.
Four tainted meat products were found at the Maple Leaf Foods plant on Bartor Road, the company and the Canadian Food Inspection Agency announced late Wednesday.
The four positive samples were found in 2,700 products that were tested.
None of the products produced at the Toronto facility since it reopened on Sept. 17 have gone out to stores.
"All products produced to date by the 97B Maple Leaf Foods plant are under CFIA detention and control. No product from the 97B Maple Leaf Foods plant has reached the marketplace," states a release from the CFIA.
"The CFIA and Health Canada will do a full and comprehensive assessment and further scientific evaluation of the new findings over the coming days."
The Canadian Press reports that members of the Prime Minister's Office and the Privy Council met with CFIA officials late Wednesday night to discuss the positive results and how to deal with the situation.
In a statement, Maple Leaf president and CEO Michael McCain said there is no risk to consumers and the results weren't totally unexpected.
Source: CTV
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