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PRO/AH/EDR> E. coli EHEC – Canada (06): O121, flour, expanded recall

E. coli -- CanadaThe recall of Robin Hood brand flour linked to an E. coli outbreak has been expanded to the entire country. The original recall issued last month [March 2017] by the Canadian Food Inspection Agency on 10 kg [approx 22 lb] bags of flour was limited to BC, Alberta, Saskatchewan and Manitoba.The recall was triggered during an investigation into an outbreak of _E. coli_ O121 that found 25 cases with a matching genetic fingerprint in 4 provinces -- 12 in BC, 4 in Alberta, 4 in Saskatchewan Read more [...]