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Kerry unveils consumer research confirming growing consumer expectations of food safety
Kerry has released findings from its latest research on North American consumer attitudes, behaviors and purchasing choices as they relate to food safety, sustainability and preventing food waste. While consumer purchasing remains very much centered on the most basic need…
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GSI Conference – Rethink, Reset and Recharge
The annual GFSI conference is going virtual this year, with the theme Food Safety: Rethink, Reset, Recharge. Joining the virtual GFSI Conference means— stepping into an easy-to-navigate 3D world and connecting with the global community, interacting with delegates through voice, video…
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Government of Canada invests $2.6 million to help improve safety of agri-food workers in Nova Scotia
Support of up to $2.6 million through the Emergency Processing Fund has been provided for 40 food processing companies in Nova Scotia. The announcement was made alongside Kentville-based Ocean Crisp Apple Company Inc., one of the largest single suppliers of…
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How food safety regulations are evolving – IbR explanation from Gary Gnirss in our latest issue
IbR regulations represent a small step forward in food safety regulation, but hopefully a streamlined central platform is coming, says Gary Gnirss, a Food in Canada columnist and partner and president of Legal Suites Inc., specializing in regulatory software and…
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Challenge to ‘Security from Trespass and Protecting Food Safety Act’ in Ontario
A group called ‘Animal Justice’ is seeking to strike down multiple sections of Ontario’s Security from Trespass and Protecting Food Safety Act for violating the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms. Similar US laws, according to Animal Justice, have been struck down as an…
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Plastic pollution – new food safety analysis from Food in Canada columnist Ron Wasik
This article is about another crisis this planet is struggling with and how best to address the crisis without threatening our industry. It’s a problem got its start in the 1950s and has grown exponentially since — plastic pollution. Most baby…
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Eriez provides guidance on improving product purity and avoiding recalls
Eriez announces the release of a new white paper, “Six Ways to Attack Metal Contamination to Improve Product Purity and Avoid Recalls,” written by Eriez Light Industries Market Manager Eric Confer. The paper covers best practices processing plants should implement…
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PlantForm, AAFC research project targets E. coli infection in pigs
PlantForm Corporation has teamed up with scientists at Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC) and Western University to develop an edible antibody therapeutic that protects human and animal health by preventing E. coli 0157 infection in pigs. The two-year project is…
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New investments in food safety at Ontario meat processing plants
The governments of Canada and Ontario are investing up to $1.8 million to improve food safety, animal welfare and biosecurity at provincial abattoirs. Nearly 50 projects are being supported to help modernize meat plants and ensure they continue to produce…
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CFIA launches the ‘Canadian Food Safety Information Network’
The Government of Canada has officially launched the Canadian Food Safety Information Network (CFSIN), a new food safety platform that will help food safety experts from across the country work together to better anticipate, detect and respond to food safety…
