Calgary daycares hit with E. coli fallout

April 24, 2025, 12:21 pm

In Calgary, a commercial kitchen company has pleaded guilty over an E. coli outbreak that sickened hundreds of children at local daycares. The incident has rattled parents and regulators alike, spotlighting severe gaps in food safety protocols in childcare settings.

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theglobeandmail.com / Judge weighs bylaw fine for company in case of E. coli outbreak at Calgary daycares

There were at least 448 infections, and 39 children and one adult were hospitalized after an E. coli breakout in September 2023

torontosun.com / Guilty pleas to bylaw charges in case of E. coli outbreak at Calgary daycares

CALGARY — A commercial kitchen company in Calgary pleaded guilty Thursday to four bylaw offences after a massive E. coli outbreak at daycares led to hundreds of children falling ill. Fueling Minds Inc. was charged in relation to the eight-week outbreak that was declared in September 2023. There...

calgaryherald.com / Guilty pleas in case of E. coli outbreak at Calgary daycares

A commercial kitchen company in Calgary has pleaded guilty to four charges after a massive E. coli outbreak at daycares led to hundreds of children falling ill. Fueling Minds Inc. was charged in relation to the outbreak that started in September 2023. There were least 448 infections, and 39...

globalnews.ca / Guilty pleas in connection with E. coli outbreak at Calgary daycares

Lawyers are to present a joint recommendation on sentencing.

theglobeandmail.com / Commercial kitchen company pleads guilty to four charges after 2023 E. coli outbreak at Calgary daycares

Lawyers are to present a joint recommendation on sentencing. The court heard prosecutors are not proceeding with charges against the company’s two directors

thestar.com / CP NewsAlert: Guilty pleas in case of E. coli outbreak at Calgary daycares

CALGARY - A commercial kitchen company in Calgary has pleaded guilty to four charges after a massive E. coli outbreak at daycares led to hundreds of children falling ill.

winnipegfreepress.com / CP NewsAlert: Guilty pleas in case of E. coli outbreak at Calgary daycares


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