Archive for February, 2012
Cuts ‘would be devastating’ to food safety inspections
Feb 29th, 2012
Federal budget may trigger loss of more than 200 safety-related jobs, Agricultural Union warns By Randy Shore, Vancouver Sun Canadian Food Inspection Agency documents warn the agency could be forced to cut more than 200 food safety workers when the federal bud-get is delivered March 22. The Agricultural Union, which represents federal food inspectors, warns [...]
Food Inspectors Union Warns Consumers That Federal Budget Cuts May Reduce Canadian Food Inspection Agency examination of Imports to Below 2%
Feb 28th, 2012
May Cut Other Food Safety Inspection As Well Food Safety Staffing Could Drop to Pre-Maple Leaf Foods Listeriosis Crisis Level Vancouver – The union representing federal food safety inspectors is warning consumers that significant cuts to the public service expected in next month’s budget may reduce the inspection of imported foods to less than two [...]
Video: Food safety warning
Feb 28th, 2012
Global BC News The Agriculture union warns not enough imported food is being inspected.
Galen Weston should urge Prime Minister Harper to cancel food safety cuts
Feb 8th, 2012
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE 8 February 2012 Ottawa – If Galen Weston and Loblaws really believe more Canadians will die from food borne illness because of the shortage of inspectors, he has a duty to urge Prime Minister Harper to cancel planned cuts to food safety and inspection programs and refrain from making additional food safety [...]
Federal food safety surveillance program stalled
Feb 7th, 2012
By David McKie, CBC News Steve Brown remembers what he calls the fateful day more than three years ago when he had “the fateful sandwich.” Initially, he was OK — and then the headaches started. “It felt like somebody was inside with their feet up against the back of my eyeballs trying to kick them [...]
