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Traceability is key to food risk management: report
A recent report for the Centre for Food in Canada recommends that all players in the food supply chain be able to trace products back and forward
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Managing Product Recalls
There is a global legislators’ move towards greater enforcement of accountability to manufacturers, importers, and distributors of consumer products, which may be attributed to numerous product recalls with public safety concerns in recent years. The Government of Canada is evaluating…
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Discovery could reduce risk of serious allergic reactions
A team of researchers at Glasgow University have found a way to reduce the impact or symptoms of anaphylactic shock. According to Glasgow University’s website, the team are the first in the world to pinpoint a molecule that amplifies the…
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BPA exposure from food packaging not a safety concern: Health Canada
Health Canada’s Food Directorate has announced that the current dietary exposure to bisphenol A (BPA) through food packaging uses is not expected to pose a health risk to the general population, including newborns and infants. Health Canada recently conducted some…
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Food safety concerns south of the border
The NPD Group, a market research company, has found that while a majority of Americans feel that foods in supermarkets are safe, the percentage who feel this way has decreased over the last five years. In its latest NPD Food…
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CFIA updates listeria testing procedures
In late February, the Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) updated the Manual of Procedures on Listeria. The result was tougher listeria testing rules for ready-to-eat (RTE) meat plants. The changes took effect April 1. Main changes The main changes are:…
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Feds and provinces need to clarify roles and responsibilities, says Ontario’s chief medical officer of health
Dr. David Williams, Ontario’s chief medical officer of health, released his own report in April on the 2008 Listeriosis outbreak. Controversy The report caused some controversy after it was released. The Canadian Food Inspection Agency, the Public Health Agency of…
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Feds release assessment of 2008 Listeriosis outbreak
The Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA), Health Canada and the Public Health Agency of Canada (PHAC) each released their Lessons Learned Reports. The reports come after a thorough review of how each office handled last year’s listeriosis outbreak. What they…
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Poultry processor launches food protection technology
Maple Lodge Farms, a Brampton, Ont.-based producer of poultry products, has introduced its own revolutionary food protection technology called SafeSure High Pressure Processing System. Maple Lodge is the first poultry processor in Canada to invest in this technology for its…
