Agriculture Minister Gerry Ritz said Tuesday that Canadian beef sales, domestic and international, have not declined in the wake of the XL Foods scare.

The federal government is preparing to pass legislation aimed at making the food system safer.

The minister said the bill will, among other things, make it easier to track food shipped from processing plants so inspectors can more quickly deal with any problems.

This just after days after another case of someone becoming sick after eating meat from the XL plant in Brooks, Alta., was uncovered.

Restrictions on XL beef from the plant have been lifted by the United States and Taiwan.