Archive for August, 2010
Ready-to-eat salads, new pathogens fuel rise in contaminated produce
Aug 9th, 2010
By Randy Shore, Vancouver Sun The popularity of ready-to-eat salad mixes and the sudden emergence of a little known strain of E. coli bacteria have dramatically increased the risk of food-borne contamination and illness in Canada and the U.S. [More...]
A bone to pick: Agriculture Minister admits to problems in Canada’s meat inspection
Aug 5th, 2010
By Sarah Schmidt, Postmedia News Agriculture Minister Gerry Ritz on Thursday acknowledged last week’s massive recall of all Brandt ready-to-eat deli meats exposes gaps in Canada’s meat inspection system. [More...]
No problems found at Brandt meat plant before salmonella outbreak: Inspectors
Aug 5th, 2010
By Sarah Schmidt, Postmedia News Federal meat inspectors didn’t find any problems that needed fixing at a meat-processing plant in the months leading up to last week’s massive recall of Brandt deli meats. The Canadian Food Inspection Agency only identified sanitation issues, deficiencies in the company’s environmental testing program and possible undercooking after public-health officials [...]
