For those of you who haven't heard yet, several of the products of the company "Maple Leaf Meats" here in Canada have been found to be tainted. Many have gotten sick from eating these meats and some have even died. Even though Maple Leaf took immediate action when the meat was linked to the sickness and death, still more victims were found.
Now I suppose that confidence in Maple Leaf Meats is extremely low. I have personally stopped buying all kinds of processed meats. Even those from the local deli. The name Maple Leaf Fine Meats has become synonymous with dirty machinery, bacteria, illness and death and the company may never recover from this. What I find ironic is that, in the future, Maple Leaf Meats will probably be the most cleanly and safe sellers of meat in Canada and perhaps the entire world. I can only imagine the lengths to which they will go to make sure this never happens again. They will never cut corners and no effort will be too much for them to insure clean and safe meats. They have learned their lesson. At the cost of lives it is true, but while we take our business elsewhere, the safest meats in Canada will no doubt be Maple Leaf.
