By Canadian Press

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Company at centre of E. coli outbreak at Calgary daycares charged

Sep 27, 2023 | 9:10 AM

CALGARY — The City of Calgary says it has charged a catering company and school lunch delivery service provider at the centre of an E. coli outbreak affecting several Calgary daycares.

The city alleges Fueling Minds had been providing third-party food services to five Calgary childcare centres not owned by the company without a proper licence.

READ MORE: What we know about the company linked to the E. coli outbreak at Calgary daycares

The corporation and its two directors have each been charged under the municipal business licensing bylaw for operating without a business licence for a total of 12 charges.

They could face a total fine of up to $120,000.

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Investigators have previously said the source of the outbreak almost certainly came from the central kitchen used by the 11 daycares at the root of the outbreak.

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Dozens of children have been hospitalized and hundreds more have fallen ill.

The province says the outbreak has levelled off at 351 confirmed cases and says the likely source of the infection was meat loaf served at the daycares on Aug. 29.

Premier Danielle Smith says she has tasked former Calgary police chief Rick Hanson with striking a panel to examine the outbreak and recommend ways to make food handling safer at daycares.

This report by The Canadian Press was first published Sept. 27, 2023.

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