Customers whose XL Foods Inc. beef was recalled will be able
to share in a $1-million settlement to a class-action lawsuit, says Rick
Mallett, a lawyer for the Edmonton law firm handlng the case.
He said the proposal will go before a judge early next year
for approval.
"The parties have reached a settlement on beef refund
claims subject to approval of the court," Mallett said Tuesday following a
hearing in Court of Queen's Bench.
"It applies to anyone who purchased recalled beef — XL
beef — and disposed of it and didn't get a refund."
XL Foods recalled more than 1.8 million kilograms of beef in
Canada and the United States.
In its statement of defence the company has denied liability
and the allegations contained in the class action. The plant in Brooks was sold
to JBS Canada last year.
The recall in 2012 was the largest meat volume in Canadian
history, but far from the largest in terms of people who got sick.
