Interesting read on the decision of permanently banning horse slaughter in the US – and exports? Why are Canada and Mexico still receiving horses for slaughter?
The bill should also address the inhumane transport
Continue Reading Letter to the Editor: Horse slaughter legislation needs to do more
Dear Editor,
As a former CFIA ( Canadian Food Inspection Agency) inspector, I have been following this story regarding the change in inspections on the hog plants with great interest. Change is hard but
Continue Reading Letter to the Editor: Swine inspections from the Canadian perspective
Dear Editor,
I am submitting this letter in response to Dan Flynn’s earlier piece regarding pork inspection line speeds.
The federal government’s decision to put pork producers in charge of their own food safety
Continue Reading Letter to the Editor: USDA move to outsource inspections is recipe for disaster
Dear Editor,
Editor Dan Flynn’s Jan. 12 letter supporting the USDA’s new swine slaughter rule perpetuates so many falsehoods, it merits a lengthy response. Among other things, the new rule removes all line speed
Continue Reading Letter to the Editor: Line speeds, worker safety are real concerns
Dear Editor,
I like your recent post Letter From the Editor on Counting Cows.
Don’t forget Canada who is the USA’s largest trading partner in beef (reciprocal trading too) is also very capable of
Continue Reading Letter to the Editor: Why is R-CALF so upset? Just do it — count the cows
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Dear Editor,
Your article states (on the
Continue Reading Letter to the Editor: Romaine industry should ‘just do it’
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Dear Editor,
2018 has been marked by
Continue Reading Letter to The Editor: Blockchain and food safety
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Dear Editor,
Fecal contamination is very common
Continue Reading Letter to The Editor: Consumer best practices crucial for safe meat, poultry
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I try to read about food safety
Continue Reading Letter to The Editor: Let’s make it humans vs. bugs and stop pointing fingers
Written in response to: Eschewing obfuscation on poultry slaughter line speeds
Let’s be clear and stick to the facts when discussing line speeds in poultry plants. Parsing words and bending facts will have real victims:
Continue Reading Letter to the Editor: No obfuscation if you keep to the facts
