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Maple Leaf Expands Product Recall from Toronto Plant as a
Precautionary Measure

Maple Leaf Foods announced on Saturday, August 23, 2008 that it
voluntarily expanded its recall of products manufactured at its Bartor
Road (Establishment No. 97B) facility in Toronto, as a precautionary
measure.

Yesterday, Canadian Food Inspection Agency and Public Health Agency of
Canada investigation concluded that the strain of Listeria bacteria,
which is linked to the illness and death of several consumers, matches
the Listeria strain identified in some Maple Leaf food products in two
cases. Scientific analysis and information will be made available
today through the Canadian Food Inspection Agency.

"From our standpoint this is the right thing to do. If there is any
question in the consumers' mind about any product from that plant,
then the onus is on us, and the CFIA, to act decisively and swiftly to
restore consumer confidence," said Michael H. McCain, president & CEO,
Maple Leaf. "Our actions are guided by putting public health first."

Consumption of food contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes may cause
Listeriosis, a food borne illness. The elderly, the very young,
pregnant women and people with weakened immune systems are
particularly at risk.

To date, Maple Leaf has been advised that only product produced on
production lines 8 and 9 have shown positive test results for Listeria
monocytogenes. There is no evidence of Listeria contamination in
product beyond the production lines originally under investigation.
However, we decided given current information, to place public health
interests first and recall 100 per cent of all the product produced at
this facility as the most conservative approach possible. We expect
this expanded recall to be implemented swiftly. A list of specific
products and codes of the affected products is available on the
Company website at www.mapleleaf.com.

This weekend the Company's Bartor Road plant remains closed and is
anticipated will reopen on Tuesday, August 26, 2008.

Maple Leaf Foods Inc. is a leading Canadian food processing company
committed to delivering quality food products to consumers around the
world. Headquartered in Toronto, Canada, the Company employs
approximately 23,000 people at its operations across Canada and in the
United States, Europe and Asia. The Company had sales of $5.2 billion
in 2007.


To view a complete list of all recalled Maple Leaf Foods
products, please click here PDF (26 KB):


SOURCE: Maple Leaf Foods Inc.
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