CFIA Assessment of Establishment 38, XL Foods Inc.

Section 1: Purpose of Report

The purpose of this report is to:

• Provide a comprehensive assessment of the food safety controls and the conditions required under the Meat Inspection Act observed by the Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) inspection staff at Establishment 38, XL Foods Inc., during the period of September 12 to October 16, 2012, for the purpose of assessing whether the suspension of the licence to operate may be lifted.
• Set out the observations of the CFIA inspection staff in relation to establishment operations and the corrective actions implemented by Establishment 38, XL Foods Inc., in response to the identified deficiencies which led to the CFIA’s suspension of the plant’s licence to operate.
• Provide a recommendation to the President of the CFIA regarding Establishment 38, XL Foods Inc.’s readiness to resume slaughter and processing operations.
• Identify the conditions for start up operations and staged progression to normal operations.

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