Posts tagged food safety

Most Canadians concerned over food safety: Poll

By Laura Stone, Postmedia News
A majority of Canadians is concerned with the safety of their food and most say they trust food that comes from Canada more than imported food, results of a poll suggest.  [More...]

Meat packing plant caught fudging ‘best before’ dates

By Joanna Smith, The Toronto Star
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...]

Audit Finds Tainted Meat Reaching Consumers

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

Family’s juice-box ordeal highlights food-industry woes: Expert

By Sarah Schmidt Canwest News Service
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...]