News Source: Toronto Star
| 2 months ago
Canada is ready to overhaul its food safety system by implementing every change suggested by the head of a sweeping investigation into the deadly outbreak of bacteria linked to ready-to-eat meats. "One year ago we were reminded that the job of...
News Source: Uinta County News
| 2 months ago
A number of beef products sold in Quebec have been recalled due to concerns they have been contaminated by listeria, the Canadian Food Inspection Agency said Tuesday. Compliments brand Smoked Beef Eye of Round Pastrami and Roast Beef (both sold in...
News Source: Uinta County News
| 2 months ago
When the Canadian Food Inspection Agency first announced a recall of foods containing pistachios in early spring, 25 products sold under three different brands were ensnared in the salmonella scare...At the end of it all, the second largest pistachio...
News Source: Canadian Broadcasting Corporation
| 2 months ago
The discovery could offer a way to increase the power of existing medications. The number of Japanese centenarians has doubled in the past six years to a record high of more than 40,000, with women dominating the list of those whose lives have...
News Source: Macleans
| 2 months ago
The Conservative government will implement all 57 recommendations made by a probe into last year's listeriosis outbreak. Investigator Sheila Weatherill's report, released in July, found a litany of problems behind the crisis that claimed 22 lives.
News Source: Leader Post Online
| 2 months ago
The agency should appoint an outsider to determine whether the current staffing and funding levels are adequate to inspect the country's federally registered meat plant. Health Canada, meanwhile, should revise its outdated and "insufficient"...