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...]

The way some animals are being transported to slaughter in Canada could make you sick. Not just heartsick at what appears to be careless cruelty. But physically sick.  [More...]

Despite a sharpened focus on food safety in Canada after the 2008 listeriosis crisis, the quality of the country’s food-safety system remains essentially unchanged, a newly published ranking concludes.  [More...]

Veterinary drugs, pesticides, and heavy metals are making it onto our plates via meat, according to a federal audit released this week.  [More...]

Canadians have been fed a new vocabulary by the federal government: “global synchronized economic downturn,” “recalibration,” and “listeria outbreak.”  [More...]

In Johnny’s mind, it seemed like the obvious thing to do.

The boy didn’t want his classmate to get sick, so he walked right over to him, took the juice box and poured the drink down the drain. [More...]

The federal government continues to have some explaining to do about Canada’s food-safety system.  [More...]

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...]

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...]

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...]