Company and Canadian Food Inspection Authority (CFIA) staff at XL Foods had a lax approach to food safety leading up to the massive beef recall last fall, according to an independent review released by the Canadian government. The report also found that XL Foods was not prepared to execute the recall – which was the… Continue Reading
Pro-Amino International Inc., of Saint-Eustache, Quebec, Canada Monday recalled its ProtiDiet High Protein Chocolate Dream Bars for possible Salmonella contamination. It’s too early to know if there are any illnesses associated with this recall. Salmonella is a public health risk and is one of the most common causes of foodborne illness. Salmonella symptoms include nausea,… Continue Reading
The Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) and St. Thomas Fish Market on Friday warned the public not to consume certain Bar Clams because they may be contaminated with Clostridium botulinum. Toxins produced by these bacteria may cause botulism, a life-threatening illness. There have been no reported illnesses associated with the consumption of this product, and… Continue Reading
A Canadian meat processor charged with 11 counts of selling food unfit for human consumption largely produced “halal” meat products for British Columbia’s Muslim population. Pitt Meadows Meats made the news in 2010 when the Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) put out a public health warning about meats sold as Middle Eastern food products for… Continue Reading
Update: The lettuce recall described in this article was expanded to include product sold at Canadian Burger King and Pizza Hut locations. First it was just plain old lettuce, then it was California-grown lettuce, and now the latest from the Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) is that was lettuce from a grower who has signed… Continue Reading
Fresh produce is now suspected to be the source of an E. coli outbreak that has sickened at least 15 people in northeastern Canada, said a top health official Wednesday. “Our environmental and epidemiological investigations suggest a common source related to a produce item,” said Dr. Frank Atherton, deputy chief medical officer of health for Nova… Continue Reading
The source of the E. coli O157:H7 that contaminated specialty hamburgers made by Cardinal Meat Specialists Limited in Ontario is going to remain a mystery, the Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) acknowledged Monday. CFIA’s official investigation into the foreign and domestic beef used by Cardinal Meat, along with all the spices used as ingredients in… Continue Reading
Beef from Australia and New Zealand that went into those Canadian hamburgers that were laced with enough E. coli O157:H7 to sicken five people in two provinces were not the source of the bacteria. And spices that went into the burgers also have been ruled out. The Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) trace back investigation… Continue Reading
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Canadian and US readers of a ‘certain age’ will remember the NORAD Distant Early Warning Line that was a regular news item during the Cold War. The D.E.W. line consisted of a series of radar emplacements across the Canadian Arctic that were designed to give the military an early warning of incoming nuclear missiles from… Continue Reading
In-shell mixed nuts from the United States are the target of a second, and extended, Dec. 2nd public health warning by the Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) and recall by importer Brampton, Ontario-based Loblaw Companies Ltd. The products, containing hazelnuts that may be contaminated with Salmonella, should not be consumed, according to the CFIA public… Continue Reading
The Canadian Food Inspection Agency and Loblaws Companies Ltd. are warning the public not to consume certain in-shell filberts (hazelnuts) because the product may be contaminated with Salmonella. The affected filberts, product of USA, were sold in 454 gram bags bearing UPC 7 75636 10004 1 as well as in bulk bins, according to CFIA…. Continue Reading