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U.S. stops Canadian canola meal shipments at border because of salmonella
Edmonton :: Canada | 7 days ago
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Canadian plants at the border over concerns about salmonella bacteria. And they are calling on the federal government to help sort out the situation before the backlog affects production and the price of the lucrative crop, which is used in animal feed....
Tags: U.S, canola meal, meal shipments, Canada, Edmonton, Canadian Food Inspection Agency, Bunge Limited, Salmonella, Brassica, Agriculture in Canada, Canola, Environment
Independence of food safety probe questioned
Ottawa :: Canada | 12 days ago
Credibility The federal government has appointed John Knubley, the top bureaucrat at Agriculture Canada, to lead Ottawa's overhaul of food safety after an investigation into last year's deadly listeriosis outbreak called for an independent expert to direct the effort.
Tags: Sheila Weatherill, Gerry Ritz, independence experts, food safety, deputy minister, CFIA, public health, Canada, Ottawa, Canadian listeriosis outbreak, Clerk of the Privy Council, Public Health Agency of Canada, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, Naming, Agriculture in Canada, Canadian Food Inspection Agency, Social Issues, Disaster Accident, Politics
Vaccine for pregnant women arrives in Ottawa
Ottawa :: Canada | 21 days ago
Credibility Ottawa's swine flu vaccination clinics continued to hand out wristbands to high-priority groups Wednesday, while the public health department opened flu assessment centres to help those suffering from H1N1-like symptoms. Pregnant women in Ottawa will...
Tags: Health Canada, federal government, h1n1 vaccination, Ontario, flu vaccination, millions doses, related cost, Canadian Food Inspection Agency, public health
Swine flu virus discovered in Ontario turkey operation
Ottawa :: Canada | about 1 month ago
Credibility EDT Last updated on Tuesday, Oct. 20, 2009 3:05PM EDT O ntario's top medical official says an outbreak of swine flu among turkeys is a “clarion call” for poultry and livestock workers to get both the seasonal and H1N1 flu shots.
Tags: U.S. Ontario, h1n1 flu, swine flu, human health, flu virus, flu shots, Canadian Food Inspection Agency, livestock worker, ontario turkey, turkey operation
Salmonella leads to spinach recall from Canadian, U.S. stores
Ottawa :: Canada | 2 months ago
Credibility Spinach sold in stores across Canada was recalled Friday by the producer after testing found salmonella in the leafy greens. The Canadian Food Inspection Agency is warning consumers not to eat Queen Victoria brand bunched spinach sold in Ontario, British...
Tags: Ippolito International, bunched spinach, Canadian Food Inspection Agency, Canada, Ottawa
Listeria probe sparks safety fix
Ottawa :: Canada | 2 months ago
Credibility 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 keeping...
Tags: food safety, smoked beef, Health Canada, Canadian Food Inspection Agency, beef eye, canadians food
Listeria concerns prompt Maple Leaf wiener recall
Ottawa :: Canada | 3 months ago
Credibility The wieners had been sold in stores nationally. A listeriosis outbreak at a Maple Leaf Foods plant in Toronto last year was linked to the deaths of 22 Canadians and prompted an investigation into food inspection practices around the country. The release...
Tags: listeriosis outbreak, Canada, Listeria, canadians food, Canadian Food Inspection Agencyâ, leaf recalls, Toronto, food safety, deadly listeriosis, food plant
Canadian province joins alliance
Toronto :: Canada | 6 months ago
Credibility The Ports-to-Plains Alliance, a grassroots rural-development coalition of nine states, including Colorado, recently signed Alberta, Canada, to its partnership. Through the alliance, the Alberta government will be able to strengthen its trade relations...
Tags: Alberta, flu virus, Canadian Food Inspection Agency, Canada
Needles found in children's lunch packs
Guelph :: Canada | 8 months ago
Credibility Police in Guelph have issued a warning of product tampering after sewing needles were found inside children's lunch packs at a local grocery store. Staff at the No Frills store on Silvercreek Pkwy., near Speedvale Ave. W., alerted police yesterday that...
Tags: sewing needle, Guelph Police, meat products, grocery store, Ontario, Canadian Food Inspection Agency, seven packages, discovered inside, Schneiders Lunchmate Stacker Ham, frills store
Toronto Sun: CFIA changing Listeria testing measures
Ottawa :: Canada | 9 months ago
Credibility The Canadian Food Inspection Agency is implementing new changes in Listeria testing and reporting requirements in plants producing ready-to-eat meat. The agency says the enhanced measures will centre around early detection, reporting and control of Listeria...
Tags: Listeria, listeria testing, eat meat, Canadian Food Inspection Agency, canadians food, testing rules, enhanced measures, early detection, federal government
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