Ask your MP to vote for food safety

Did you know that every year 13 million Canadians – or almost half the population – get food poisoning?

Food contamination has never been so widespread, yet our ability to inspect and oversee food imports and domestic production is strained to the breaking point.

Almost nothing has been done to address the critical shortage of food safety inspectors since the listeriosis outbreak that left 22 people dead, victims of tainted Maple Leaf Foods cold cuts. This failure is even more unsettling since the Prime Minister’s own investigator concluded six months ago that this shortage was a major factor contributing to the Maple Leaf tragedy.

At FoodSafetyFirst.ca, we are giving every MP the opportunity to vote in favour of food safety.

MPs who vote in favour of food safety agree to urge the Prime Minister to fix the food inspection deficit that exposes Canadians to food safety risks that are too high.

Please send a message today to urge your MP to vote in favour of food safety.

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• August 9, 2010: Ready-to-eat salads, new pathogens fuel rise in contaminated produce By Randy Shore, Vancouver Sun
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• August 5, 2010: A bone to pick: Agriculture Minister admits to problems in Canada’s meat inspection By Sarah Schmidt, Postmedia News

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• August 5, 2010: No problems found at Brandt meat plant before salmonella outbreak: Inspectors By Sarah Schmidt, Postmedia News

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• June 30, 2010: Meat packing plant caught fudging ‘best before’ dates By Joanna Smith, The Toronto Star

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