
Judge weighs bylaw fine for company in case of E. coli outbreak at Calgary daycares
CALGARY — A commercial kitchen company pleaded guilty Thursday to four bylaw offences after a massive E. coli outbreak at Calgary daycares led to hundreds of children falling ill.
Fueling Minds Inc. was charged after the eight-week outbreak that was declared in September 2023.
There were at least 448 infections, and 39 children and one adult were hospitalized because of severe illness.
The pleas came at what had been scheduled as the first day of trial, and a joint submission from lawyers recommended a fine of $10,000.