US EditionCompany Fined $10K in E. Coli Outbreak at Calgary Daycares in 2023
- In May 2025, a judge imposed a $10,000 fine on Fueling Minds Inc. After the company pleaded guilty to four bylaw violations connected to a widespread E. Coli incident affecting daycares in Calgary during the fall of 2023.
- The outbreak, which infected about 448 people including 39 children hospitalized, followed Fueling Minds' operation without a catering licence until August 2023.
- A 2024 Alberta Health Services report linked the outbreak likely to meat loaf but stated the bacteria's origin might never be determined.
- Justice Mathieu St. Germain noted that imposing a steeper fine would be justified only if there was clear evidence connecting the company’s violations to the outbreak, but such a connection was not established in the case.
- The fine outcome suggests limitations in establishing direct causation, while the ongoing class-action lawsuit may offer families further answers and remedies.
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Company fined $10,000 in E. coli outbreak at Calgary daycares in 2023 - OHS Canada Magazine
The Calgary Courts Centre pictured in Calgary, Monday, May 6, 2024. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jeff McIntosh By Matthew Scace A commercial kitchen company at the centre of a massive E. coli outbreak at Calgary daycares was fined $10,000 Tuesday, with parents of some of the hundreds of children who fell ill saying it wasn’t enough. Fueling Minds Inc., which provided snacks and meals to children at several daycares, pleaded guilty in April to four offence…
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