Human bird flu has hospitalized a Canadian teenager at British Columbia Children’s Hospital. He is the first person in Canada to test positive for the bird flu virus.
The B.C. teen likely acquired the virus from exposure to a bird or animal. B.C. Health said the infection is a rare
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Health Canada and the Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) have issued a public advisory reminding consumers of the potential health risks of imported raw Enoki mushrooms. The advisory highlights the risk of contamination with Listeria monocytogenes, a harmful bacterium that can cause serious illness.
Enoki mushrooms, long and thin-stemmed with
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Health Canada has released an updated version of its “Policy on Listeria monocytogenes in Ready-to-Eat Foods,” which replaces the previous version from 2011.
The updated policy 2023 was created by Health Canada with input from the Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) and the Public Health Agency of Canada to safeguard
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New research on hazards in low-moisture foods fills critical knowledge gaps and identifies cutting-edge decontamination tools. The Institute for the Advancement of Food and Nutrition Sciences hopes the study will empower food safety professionals to reduce risks in the foods and prevent foodborne illness outbreaks.
Because the persistence of pathogens
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Health Canada published amendments to nutrition labeling, a list of ingredients, and food color requirements of the “Food and Drug Regulations” in Canada Gazette Part II on Dec. 14, 2016. The key changes, being implemented on a 5-year schedule must be met this year. They relate to:
Some Canadians have an out of sight, out of mind tendency when it comes to safe food handling, according to a survey.
The work found that in the absence of sustained messaging on food safety, it is likely consumer vigilance may lapse, especially for specific practices not yet normalized or
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Already the focus of two warning letters from Health Canada this year, Lithium orotate is a “questionable ingredient” used in some products for treating psychiatric disorders. However, NutraIngredients says that similar products are sold ‘south of the border’, and contain the salt mineral, but have not raised as high a
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Halloween celebrations can be a trick or a treat when it comes to food safety. Proper preparation by parents can go a long way for children of all ages who indulge in holiday activities and goodies.
These tips and tricks will help carve out food-safe festivities for party throwers and
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Sixteen days after public health officials in Canada revealed they have been investigating a Salmonella outbreak linked to frozen, raw chicken products the country’s food safety agency posted a recall of President’s Choice brand chicken nuggets.
The Public Health Agency of Canada posted its outbreak notice on June 26 warning
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Raw milk advocates on both sides of the 48th parallel are worried about the outcome of a trial in Ontario because they fear it could provide the template for ending sales of milk without pasteurization throughout Canada.
The trial almost seems like a re-run because it involves the Crown versus
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