Are Cuts to Canadian Meat Inspection a Spoiler?
By Tom Sandborn, TheTyee.ca
Is something rotten in the state of Canadian meat inspection? According to the union that represents federal food inspectors and other critics, the answer is yes.
In August, the Harper government announced it would withdraw staff from inspecting plants that produce meat for local consumption in B.C., Manitoba and Saskatchewan in 2014 — a move that a B.C. Ministry of Health spokeswoman told The Tyee would be “more expensive” for the province.
