TORONTO (AP) — The Canadian Food Inspection Agency said Friday that it has temporarily shut a meatpacking plant linked to contaminated beef products that have been distributed across Canada and the United States.

Brian Evans, special advisor to the president of the inspection agency, said Friday that XL Foods has had its operating license temporarily suspended. The agency said an XL Foods plant in Brooks, Alberta won’t resume operations until it has taken the steps necessary to ensure its products are free of E. coli bacteria.