Beef Recall Ups Prices, Business For Ontario Butchers

A Canada-wide beef recall has boosted business — and wholesale prices — for some butchers in Ontario.

The Canadian Food Inspection Agency on Sept. 27 suspended the licensing operation of XL Foods in Alberta after problems with E.coli.

XL Foods has one of the largest kill floors in North America and employs several thousand people.

Ted Farron, on the other hand, owns a butcher shop in Windsor, Ont. He said that since the recall and license suspension, his sales of ground beef has increased.

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