Minister defends meat-inspection system
By Christina Spencer, Sun Media
The federal government defended its ready-to-eat meat-inspection system Wednesday after charges that it upholds a higher standard for meats destined for the United States than for foods consumed only in Canada. [More...]
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Most Canadians concerned over food safety: Poll
August 12, 2010 - 5:56 am
Tags: food safety, Listeriosis, Maple Leaf Foods
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By Laura Stone, Postmedia News
A majority of Canadians is concerned with the safety of their food and most say they trust food that comes from Canada more than imported food, results of a poll suggest. [More...]
Meat packing plant caught fudging ‘best before’ dates
June 30, 2010 - 5:51 pm
Tags: CFIA, Food Inspectors, Food Recalls, food safety, Listeriosis
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By Joanna Smith, The Toronto Star
A Toronto meat packing plant was caught fudging the “best before” dates on packages of ham about a month before it had to recall peppercorn salami when samples tested positive for potentially deadly bacteria. [More...]
Immediate action on food safety needs to be taken
April 21, 2010 - 9:47 am
Tags: Federal politics, Food Inspectors, Maple Leaf Foods, Sheila Weatherill
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By KIRSTY DUNCAN, CAROLYN BENNETT AND WAYNE EASTER Owen Sound Sun Times
Canadians have been fed a new vocabulary by the federal government: “global synchronized economic downturn,” “recalibration,” and “listeria outbreak.” [More...]
Family’s juice-box ordeal highlights food-industry woes: Expert
April 6, 2010 - 10:01 pm
Tags: CFIA, food safety
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By Sarah Schmidt Canwest News Service
In Johnny’s mind, it seemed like the obvious thing to do.
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Food Issues
March 24, 2010 - 5:04 pm
Tags: CFIA, Federal politics, Food Inspectors, Listeriosis, Maple Leaf Foods, PSAC
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Ottawa Citizen
The federal government continues to have some explaining to do about Canada’s food-safety system. [More...]
Pasteurization makes meat safer, scientist says
March 18, 2010 - 9:41 am
Tags: CFIA, Federal politics, Food Inspectors, Pasteurization, PSAC
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By Joanna Smith, Toronto Star
Ridding deli meats of harmful bacteria through pasteurization and other technological advances could help protect consumers while reducing the frequency of inspections, a food scientist says. [More...]
Deli meat OK for Canadians but off-limits to Americans
March 17, 2010 - 10:06 pm
Tags: CFIA, Food Inspectors, Food Recalls
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By Sarah Schmidt, Canwest News Service
The Canadian Food Inspection Agency cut off access to American markets for the Toronto plant at the centre of an ongoing listeriosis investigation connected to tainted deli meats while allowing the company to continue to produce food for Canadians, Canwest News Service has learned. [More...]
Reality Check
March 17, 2010 - 1:53 pm
Tags: CFIA, Federal politics, Food Inspectors, Maple Leaf Foods
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
17 March, 2010
Ottawa — Agriculture Minister Gerry Ritz’s appearance before the Agriculture Committee this afternoon will be an opportunity for the Minister to set the record straight on inspection of ready-to-eat meats produced for Canadian consumers.
On Monday, the Minister misinformed the House of Commons. He said that plants that make ready-to-eat meat exclusively [...]
Walkom: Tainted meat and red tape
March 17, 2010 - 8:50 am
Tags: CFIA, Federal politics, Food Inspectors, Food Recalls, Listeriosis, Maple Leaf Foods, PSAC
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By Thomas Walkom, Toronto Star
In theory, everyone likes getting rid of red tape. When federal Finance Minister Jim Flaherty announced earlier this month that the Conservative government would set up a commission to do just that, many Canadians cheered. [More...]
Minister defends food inspection system
March 17, 2010 - 8:47 am
Tags: CFIA, Federal politics, Food Inspectors, Food Recalls, Listeriosis, PSAC, Sheila Weatherill
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By Sarah Schmidt, Canwest News Service
Agriculture Minister Gerry Ritz defended Canada’s food-safety system yesterday after internal records surfaced showing the Canadian Food Inspection Agency is scrambling to maintain an increased presence at meat processing plants to adhere to American food-safety standards. [More...]
March 21, 2010 - 1:06 pm
The minister has yet to hire the Inspectors that was promised, shame on him.
More people need to die to get the point across