Residents and politicians are speaking out about the possible health and safety risks posed by a new meat processing plant set to open on Monday in a west-end Toronto neighbourhood. According to federal records, there were numerous food recalls related to E.coli in various products coming out of the former plant. WATCH | Residents are concerned about a meat processing plant set to open Monday in their west-end neighbourhoodResidents are concerned as a new meat packing plant expects to open in the Stockyards on March 1 2:04 Some residents in the Stockyards neighbourhood are concerned about the new meat processing plant expected to open in their neighbourhood. 2:04"It's not a farm smell, it is a slaughterhouse smell." While the foul smell is a common complaint amongst residents, Beveridge said the real concern is the safety risk the new plant imposes on many families in the neighbourhood.

Source: CBC News February 27, 2021 00:16 UTC