Sask. ag minister: “plenty of blame to go around” for XL recall

Regina : Canada | Oct 05, 2012 at 11:14 AM PDT

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Saskatchewan's agriculture minister is no fan of how federal inspectors and XL Foods have handled the E. coli outbreak at XL's massive meatpacking plant in Brooks, Alta. Acknowledging that details are still emerging, Lyle Stewart said, "I think there's plenty of blame to go around at this point."... FULL ARTICLE AT Star Phoenix

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