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Dalhousie and Guelph release Canada’s Food Price Report 2019
The average Canadian family is expected to spend $411 more on food in 2019 than in 2018, bringing the total cost of healthy food to $12,157 for the year, according to Canada’s Food Price Report 2019. The report, now in its…
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New fund available for Canadian fish and seafood industry
The Government of Canada has launched the Canadian Fish and Seafood Opportunities Fund, a new cost-shared fund (70 per cent federal and 30 per cent provincial territorial) to promote market access and development for the fish and seafood industry. The…
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USMCA costs Canada sovereignty in ag policy, critics warn
Changes to Canadian dairy supply management in the final text of the new U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement give up oversight of the system to the U.S., Canada’s dairy farmer group warns. The trade deal, signed Nov. 30 in Buenos Aires by Prime Minister Justin…
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Defend Against Rodents This Winter
As you prepare your facility for winter weather, you need to think beyond snow and ice. Some pests like rodents are actually more active in the winter months as they seek food, water and shelter indoors. Rats and mice aren’t…
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TC Transcontinental Packaging installs high-calibre pollution abatement system at Flexstar plant
Montréal, Qué. and Richmond, B.C.—TC Transcontinental Packaging has announced that its Transcontinental Flexstar Richmond, B.C. plant has installed a Regenerative Thermal Oxidizer (RTO), a high-calibre pollution abatement system. The 50,000 standard cubic feet per minute RTO will capture the plant’s…
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Climate change poses significant threat to nutritional benefits of oysters
The nutritional qualities of shellfish could be significantly reduced by future ocean acidification and warming, a new study suggests. Research has previously shown that climate change could threaten future production, safety and quality by negatively impacting the fitness of marine…
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Olymel finalizes acquisition of Pinty’s Delicious Foods Inc.
Olymel L.P. has closed the transaction for the acquisition of all the shares of Pinty’s Delicious Foods Inc., an Ontario poultry slaughtering and processing company that specializes in fully cooked products and other related products. This transaction was first announced in June…
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Canadian Corrugated Systems to represent SUN Automation’s corrugated solutions in Canada
GLEN ARM, Maryland—SUN Automation Group, a leading global provider of innovative equipment to the corrugated industry, has announced that Mikah Thorne, president of Canadian Corrugated Solutions and his experienced team, will now represent the company and support its customers in…
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CFIA notice to industry: Advice on romaine lettuce
Further to its Statement issued on November 26, 2018, and as part of the ongoing investigation into the outbreak of E. coli illnesses linked to romaine lettuce, the Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) is advising distributors, importers, restaurants, retailers, and institutions not to…
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Pan-Canadian industry survey on food fraud released
A study outlining industry’s perceptions and practices around food fraud was released by the Centre for Interuniversity Research and Analysis of Organization (CIRANO). The study, Perceptions et préoccupations de l’industrie agroalimentaire canadienne face aux défis de la fraude alimentaire, was conducted…
