Jan 15, 2020 | Media Story
The recall includes veal sold between Dec. 23, 2019 and Jan. 13 CBC News The Canadian Food Inspection Agency has issued a recall for Scarpone’s Italian Store brand frozen ground veal for possible E. coli contamination. The recall, issued Monday, includes all...
Jan 9, 2020 | Media Story
Thomas Gremillion & Deborah Berkowitz – The Hill More than a century ago, Upton Sinclair’s “The Jungle” exposed unsafe and unsanitary conditions in our nation’s slaughterhouses. Sinclair singled out breakneck line speeds as a key source of misery, noting,...
Dec 18, 2019 | Media Story
Justine Coleman – The Hill Two federal inspectors warned that “mystery” meat and other unwanted materials will contaminate pork throughout the U.S. under the new meat inspection rules currently being used in a pilot program, NBC News reported Monday. Food Safety...
Dec 14, 2019 | Media Story
The Auditor-General’s report is highly critical of several food-safety aspects of the Ontario Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs. Jim Romahn – Special to Postmedia Network The Auditor-General’s report is highly critical of several food-safety...
Dec 3, 2019 | Media Story
Companies no longer able to slaughter food animals or prepare meat products The Canadian Press The Canadian Food Inspection Agency says it has cancelled the licences of three companies tied to a massive meat recall that ensnared nearly 900 beef and veal products. The...
Nov 6, 2019 | Media Story
Coral Beach – Food Safety News Posting recall No. 23 for beef because of the risk of E. coli infections, Canadian officials continue to repeat vague information about the situation that now includes 875 individual products. The Canadian Food Inspection Agency...
Nov 6, 2019 | Media Story
‘I expect that we’re going to see more outbreaks,’ says Lawrence Goodridge, food safety prof in Guelph, Ont. David Burke – CBC Climate change appears to be fuelling a rise in people getting sick from food-borne illnesses in Canada and around...
Oct 30, 2019 | News Release
For immediate release 28 October, 2019 Ryding-Regency shows Canada’s food safety system is not working (Ottawa) – The trend to food industry self-policing of safety programs allowed the Ryding-Regency abattoir to pump hundreds of potentially contaminated products...
Oct 30, 2019 | Media Story
Coral Beach – Food Safety News Canadian officials won’t release any information about an E. coli investigation involving beef despite the fact that more than 860 products have been recalled. The CFIA has warned five countries about the recalled meat. The...
Oct 30, 2019 | Media Story
Food Safety News As government officials remain mum on details, they have posted the 21st in a string of beef recalls related to an ongoing E. coli investigation. The newest does not name a recalling company. It says “industry” is recalling the products. Just as with...
Oct 30, 2019 | Media Story
Food Safety News Health and food safety officials in Canada are warning the public and foodservice operators about yet another list of beef products being recalled as part of an E. coli investigation. This time the recall notice from the Canadian Food Inspection...
Oct 30, 2019 | Media Story
More than one-third of fish samples in Montreal were entirely different species than advertised Jaela Bernstein – CBC News A recent investigation, which tested seafood bought in Montreal, found more than half of the samples were mislabelled, adding to...
Apr 9, 2019 | Media Story
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Apr 7, 2019 | Media Story
Christine Bear – The Associated Press Health Canada says it will launch a months-long consultation process this year on setting a maximum level of arsenic allowed in rice and rice-based food, including baby cereal. Currently, there is no hard limit on arsenic in...
Apr 4, 2019 | Media Story
Kimberly Kindy – The Washington Post The Trump administration plans to shift much of the power and responsibility for food safety inspections in hog plants to the pork industry as early as May, cutting the number of federal inspectors by about 40 percent and...
Apr 1, 2019 | Media Story
David Burke – CBC News When it comes to controlling salmonella outbreaks, Canada could learn a lot from Sweden. The Nordic country is on a passionate mission to eliminate the harmful bacteria from its food. Thanks to strict regulations that apply to chickens and...
Feb 18, 2019 | Media Story
DNA barcoding test found meats not claimed on the labels The Canadian Press A federally funded study has found sausages sold in grocery stores in several provinces contain meat not declared on the label. The research, conducted by a team at the University...
Feb 18, 2019 | Media Story
University of Guelph Sausage mislabelling in Canada is down, according to a new University of Guelph DNA barcoding study. Researchers found mislabelling and cross-species contamination of meat ingredients in 14 per cent of sausage samples selected from grocery stores...
Jan 15, 2019 | Media Story
A Dalhousie University professor says the impact of the partial U.S. government shutdown could be felt in Canada’s food industry Mark Hodgins – Halifax Today A Dalhousie University professor says the impact of the partial U.S. government shutdown could be...
Dec 17, 2018 | Media Story
Recall linked to earlier investigation into contaminated romaine lettuce Gail Harding – CBC News Due to a possible E-coli contamination, the Canadian Food Inspection Agency says certain cauliflower, red leaf lettuce and green leaf lettuce products produced by...
Dec 17, 2018 | Media Story
The Canadian Press OTTAWA – The Canadian Food Inspection Agency has announced a recall of certain types of cauliflower and lettuce due to possible E. coli contamination. In a post on its website, the agency says the products were produced by California-based...
Nov 22, 2018 | Media Story
The Canadian Press TORONTO — When news broke Tuesday that consumers should avoid eating romaine lettuce because of an E. coli outbreak, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention swiftly demanded that retailers and restaurants remove it from store shelves and...
Nov 22, 2018 | Media Story
Leslie Young – Global News People in Ontario and Quebec shouldn’t eat romaine lettuce, even if they buy it in a grocery store or it’s served to them in a restaurant, the Public Health Agency of Canada (PHAC) said Tuesday. But the Canadian Food Inspection Agency...
Aug 28, 2018 | Web Post
The first national study of its kind released just this morning has found widespread fraud in fish and seafood labelling in Canada. Oceana Canada, a non-profit group that works to protect and restore our oceans, found that 44% of nearly 400 samples of fish and seafood...
Jul 30, 2018 | Media Story
Jordan Press – The Globe and Mail Canadians are becoming less aware of how to safely handle and prepare food to avoid food-borne illness and food poisoning, according to government-backed research. The findings from the report, which cost the government...
Jun 21, 2018 | Media Story
Food Safety News An outbreak in Canada that has been traced to raw, frozen chicken patties is continuing to make people sick, with nine new cases confirmed by federal officials. The new cases brings the number of ill people to 68. At least 15 people have been so sick...
Jun 21, 2018 | Media Story
Ross McLaughlin & Sandra Hermiston – CTV Vancouver Studies have found about 40 per cent of the fish you buy is mislabeled, and DNA sequencing of fish CTV purchased and tested supports that number. So why is this happening and what can be done to fix it?...
Jun 14, 2018 | Media Story
Rebecca Joseph – Global News In 2018, a frozen pizza typically includes 35 ingredients from 60 different countries — thanks to significant changes in supply chain, globalization, and consumer demands, the Canadian Food Inspection Agency says. That’s one of the...
Jun 14, 2018 | Media Story
The Canadian Food Inspection Agency says the final Safe Food for Canadians Regulations have been published in Canada Gazette Part II, so the industry can prepare itself for when they take effect in early 2019 Food in Canada Ottawa – The final Safe Food for Canadians...
Jun 14, 2018 | Media Story
New regulations tighten rules around tracking, importing and exporting foods CBC News Canada is introducing new food safety regulations that the agency involved says could lead to faster recalls at the grocery store. The Safe Food for Canadians Regulations, which were...
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...
Apr 5, 2018 | Media Story
Ann Hui – The Globe and Mail The majority of Canadians were unaware of some of the most significant food recalls in recent years, according to a new survey that calls into question the government’s effectiveness in communicating food-safety concerns. The survey,...
Apr 5, 2018 | Media Story
‘It seems as though there’s lots of noise out there and consumers don’t tend to pay attention’ Richard Woodbury – CBC News The co-author of a new study says most Canadians lack awareness of food recalls, but the Canadian Food Inspection...
Apr 1, 2018 | Media Story
Meat & Poultry OTTAWA, Ontario – An outbreak of Salmonella Enteritidis infections in four provinces has been linked to poultry, including frozen raw breaded chicken products, the Public Health Agency of Canada reported. The Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA)...
Mar 28, 2018 | Media Story
Changes sought to cut salmonella risk in raw breaded chicken Manitoba Co-Operatior Canada’s chicken processors have a year to make plant-level changes to cut the risk of salmonella infection from frozen raw breaded chicken goods. The Canadian Food Inspection Agency...
Mar 24, 2018 | Media Story
Food Safety News Two more ground beef recalls are in effect in Canada because of positive test results showing contamination with E. coli O157:H7. Multiple brands distributed by three companies are now implicated. The Canadian Food Inspection Agency posted the first...
Mar 17, 2018 | Media Story
Drew Falkenstein – Food Poison Journal In Alberta, Ontario, Quebec, and New Brunswick, there have been a total of 30 cases of Salmonella illness linked to poultry, including frozen raw breaded chicken products. There have been no recall warnings associated with...
Feb 1, 2018 | Media Story
Tom Philpott – Mother Jones Poultry workers can breathe easier. It takes around 250,000 workers to break down chicken carcasses into the wings, drumsticks, thighs, and breasts that make up America’s favorite meat. These workers don’t have many friends in high...
Jan 2, 2018 | Media Story
Coral Beach – Food Safety News Little information is available to the public in the U.S. or Canada more than six weeks into a deadly E. coli O157:H7 outbreak linked to romaine lettuce. The risk is ongoing in both countries, officials report. Canadian officials...
Dec 22, 2017 | Media Story
Coral Beach – Food Safety News Canadian officials are advising the public to avoid eating romaine lettuce until further notice because of an expanding E. coli outbreak, but they have not revealed the supplier or brands involved. At least one person has died and...
Dec 13, 2017 | Media Story
CTV News The Public Health Agency of Canada is investigating an E. coli outbreak in three provinces linked to romaine lettuce. In November, a total of 21 people in Quebec, New Brunswick and Newfoundland and Labrador fell ill with E. coli infections. Ten have been...
