May 10, 2018 | Media Story
Public Health Agency of Canada says 2 of the 6 Canadians reported travelling to U.S. before falling ill CBC News A total of six people in Canada have been sickened by E. coli linked to contaminated romaine lettuce, the Public Health Agency of Canada says. The Canadian...
May 9, 2018 | Media Story
CTV News As the number of Alberta residents sickened by pork tainted with E. coli rises, many of the butcher shops caught up in the ensuing recall say their businesses’ reputations have been damaged. Since the outbreak began in late March, 40 cases of E. coli...
May 4, 2018 | Media Story
The Canadian Press Alberta Health Services is expanding a pork recall after an E. coli outbreak sickened 37 people — including 11 patients who were hospitalized and one who likely died from the bacteria. Officials say certain additional pork products sold by K & K...
Apr 28, 2018 | Media Story
Outbreaks are rare, but research suggests leafy greens cause roughly a fifth of all food-borne illnesses. Caitlin Dewey – The Washington Post Consumers have grown to love convenience salads, from tubs of pre-washed baby spinach to bags of chopped romaine....
Apr 27, 2018 | Media Story
The Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) has expanded a recall of pork-containing products in Alberta potentially contaminated with E. coli bacteria. Janet French – Edmonton Journal The recalls may expand further, Dr. Jasmine Hasselback, medical officer of...
Apr 10, 2018 | Media Story
40 cases of gastrointestinal disease linked to eating the shellfish raw CBC News Two B.C. Vancouver Island oyster farms have been closed following an outbreak of norovirus associated with eating the raw shellfish. The B.C. Centre for Disease Control says about 40...
Apr 7, 2018 | Media Story
Barbara Duckworth & Barb Glen – The Western Producer The Canadian Food Inspection Agency is expected to release new rules governing animal movement this fall. These regulations are part of the Canadian livestock traceability strategy that covers animal and...
Apr 5, 2018 | Media Story
Bill Spur – The Chronicle Herald A study released Thursday on the efficiency of food recalls shows confusion among Canadians, says the lead author. Dr. Sylvain Charlebois, a professor of food distribution and policy at Dalhousie University, says the survey done...
Apr 5, 2018 | Media Story
Alexander Quon – Global News Beef tainted with E. coli bacteria and butter contaminated with salmonella were only two of the dangerous incidents that prompted food recalls in 2017 — but a new study says Canadians may still not be paying attention to what they...
Apr 5, 2018 | Media Story
Few of the respondents in a recent survey could accurately remember some recent food recalls, while many underestimated the number of recalls that had been issued, researchers at Dalhousie University found. Morgan Lowrie – The Canadian Press MONTREAL—While...
