As the death rate rose in the Boar’s Head listeria outbreak, one could not help but wonder if this might top the 2008 Maple Leaf listeria outbreak.
The case fatality rate (CFR) for that infamous Canadian outbreak was 38.59 percent, just a tad below the 40 percent death rate
Continue Reading History is made when Ebola-like death rates come with a foodborne illnessNot much is really known about the appeal that went public the Friday after Thanksgiving over the controversial U.S. country-of-origin meat labeling scheme — often called COOL — which has repeatedly been found in violation of free trade agreements by the World Trade Organization (WTO). News that the U.S. was
Continue Reading WTO Announces U.S. Appeal of COOL Decision, But No Details Yet
Canada’s Minister for Agriculture and Agri-Food, Gerry Ritz, came south on Monday to warn about a “thickening” of the U.S.-Canadian border because of country-of-origin labeling (COOL), while also saying he thinks Congress may soon scrap the controversial law. Ritz, who spoke to the North American Meat Association Forum in Chicago,
Continue Reading Canada's Ag Minister Warns of 'Thickening' of Border Over COOL
