The Canadian Public Health Association (CPHA) has announced the implementation of a new and easy to use online resource, called EAT SAFE!, aimed at helping consumers avoid foodborne illness.
The
A meat processor that the Canadian Food Inspection Agency suspected had an E. coli contamination problem last November is opting out of federal inspection entirely and will be regulated only
People who stretch or break raw milk laws in the U.S. and Canada often are more likely to emerge as folk heroes rather than outlaws. The recent cases involving
The Government of Canada says it has further strengthened its ability to protect aquatic animal health and ensure that the aquatic animal industry remains strong.
New regulations require all suspected
Congress and the States
Last year, waiting and watching for the 111th Congress to hatch a new food safety bill was the dominant food safety news story.
Congress will continue
The Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) has obtained two more convictions for violations of legislation it is charged with enforcing.
Convictions of Claude Berni, president of Uni-Viande Inc., and a
A botulism warning for corn from the People’s Republic of China has been out since last Friday (Dec. 17) in Canada, and has now been expanded to include all
The 8th International Conference on Molluscan Shellfish Safety will be held in Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island next June.
Both the Government of Canada and the Province of Prince Edward Island
Canada’s small meat processors operating without the benefit of federal inspection have the same problem, as do their counterparts in the United States. They cannot sell their products outside
Ten years ago, the picturesque farming town of Walkerton, Ontario, was plunged into a nightmare of food poisoning that sickened 2,300 residents, killed seven, and terrorized the town and
Thai basil distributed in Ontario is being recalled, the Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) and Country Herbs announced Thursday.
The public is being warned not to consume the Country Herbs
The Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) and Co-op Atlantic have issued another warning to the public not to consume the assorted sandwich products sold in areas of Quebec and the