Maple Leaf Foods, one of Canada’s largest food processors, recalled 220 products when their cold cuts were linked to 12 deaths and 29 confirmed cases of listeriosis.

Bob Kingston, an ex-inspector for the Canadian Food Inspection Agency says that Federal inspectors are spending less time on the factory floor and relying more on food producers to monitor themselves.

“The biggest concern from the [CFIA] inspection staff is simply the amount of time now they spend looking at reports and generating reports,” said Kingston. “And all of that means time off of the production floor.”

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