Archive for April, 2009

CFIA admits lack of inspections at Maple Leaf plant

Apr 26th, 2009

Posted by Jim Thompson in Media Story

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By: Sarah Schmidt, Vancouver Sun
OTTAWA — The Canadian Food Inspection Agency did not conduct required in-depth audits of the Maple Leaf plant in the year leading up to the deadly listeriosis outbreak last summer.
Quarterly audits were supposed to be done until December 2007 at the Toronto meat plant, but the agency confirmed Sunday that government [...]

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CFIA’s Mission Impossible

Apr 20th, 2009

Posted by Jim Thompson in Briefing Note

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To: Members of the Sub-Committee on Food Safety
The work you are about to undertake is critical to the safety of all Canadians. That’s why it’s important for you to know the unvarnished truth about the food safety inspection capacity shortfall at the CFIA.
When it comes to delivering the legally required oversight of Canada’s meat [...]

McCain’s food safety fix requires more inspectors

Apr 20th, 2009

Posted by Jim Thompson in Press Release

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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Ottawa – Michael McCain’s pitch today to retain food industry self-inspection with tougher and uniformly applied safety rules requires more government oversight and inspection, according to the food inspector’s union.
“Canadians want government safety inspectors verifying that companies like Maple Leaf are following the rules. After last summer, who can blame them for their [...]

CFIA food inspectors react to whitewash lisertia report

Apr 17th, 2009

Posted by Jim Thompson in Press Release

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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Ottawa – The Canadian Food Inspection Agency’s report on lessons learned from last summer’s listeriosis outbreak is disappointing in that it ignores the root cause of the outbreak, according to the food inspectors union.
“This report is blind to the inspector shortage that is making it impossible for CFIA to properly do its job [...]

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