Dive summary:
- XL Foods sent 550-650 tons of frozen beef to the landfill in Alberta, Canada, following an E.coli breakout.
- Landfill workers say they are taking special care to cover the meat to prevent scavengers such as seagulls or even other people from getting to the meat.
- Today the company plans to go through the remaining meat in both Canada and the U.S. and throw away more meat to make sure no more tainted meat is sent to stores.
From the article:
XL Foods has dumped hundreds of tonnes of frozen beef into a landfill in Brooks, Alta., after a massive recall of E. coli-tainted beef linked to its plant.
The company took about 500 to 600 tonnes of frozen beef to the industrial part of the Newell County landfill, all under the supervision of Canadian Food Inspection Agency officials, over the weekend.
The company is expected to dump more beef on Monday. ...
