Alberta XL Foods plant involved in ground beef recall can’t export to the U.S.

The Alberta plant involved in a sweeping recall of ground beef products because of E. coli contamination concerns is not allowed to ship meat to the U.S.

The U.S. Department of Agriculture says XL Foods Lakeside plant was decertified from exporting meat on Sept. 13.

The U.S. is also recalling XL Foods ground beef products from six grocery retail chains in eight states as part of a public health alert.

A Canadian Food Inspection Agency review of the plant found deviations in the way XL Foods documented its E. coli control measures.

But the agency says it did not find one single factor that would lead to contamination.

The agency says so far more than 250 beef products have been recalled from stores across Canada, but health officials have not linked the recall to anyone getting sick.