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Exporting & Importing
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Parliament hustles through CUSMA ratification
Ottawa | Reuters — Canada’s Parliament rushed through ratification of the new Canada-U.S.-Mexico (CUSMA) trade pact on Friday March 13 before taking a three-week break to help stop the spread of the coronavirus, a top government official said. Canada was…
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Toronto-based Hilary’s Salesmaster to distribute PATHWATER product in Canada
March 4, 2020, Fremont, Calif. – PATHWATER, the first bottled water brand to introduce purified water in an infinitely refillable, recyclable aluminum bottle, is entering the Canadian retail market through its exclusive Canadian distribution partnership with Toronto, Ont.-based Hilary’s Salesmaster…
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CN halts rail traffic in East due to protests
Canadian National Railway (CN) is shutting down its Eastern Canada operations due to ongoing blockades on its rail lines in Ontario. The company announced Thursday it’s been “forced to initiate a disciplined and progressive shutdown” in the region, which means…
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In Food Safety, Wenliang’s Death Could Become Our Problem
By Dr. Sylvain Charlebois, Professor and Senior Director, Agri-Food Analytics Lab, Dalhousie University When SARS hit back in 2003, China was nowhere near the economic powerhouse it is today. Now, if something happens to China, the entire world is…
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Coronavirus unlikely to be transmitted via imported food: institution
Can the coronavirus be transmitted to humans via imported food and other products like toys and mobile phones? The German Federal Institute for Risk Assessment (BfR), for one, has weighed in on the topic and concluded that it is unlikely.…
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Nulogy partners with Skjodt-Barrett Foods to improve manufacturing operations
Nulogy, a provider of agile supply chain solutions, announced a partnership with North American food manufacturer and packager Skjodt-Barrett Foods to bolster agility and collaboration within Skjodt-Barrett’s contract manufacturing and custom ingredients operations. Nulogy’s cloud-based Agile Customization Platform enables contract…
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Canada could be last to ratify CUSMA deal, Trudeau says
Ottawa | Reuters — Canada could be the last of the three North American countries to ratify a new trade deal, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said on Tuesday, indicating that his plan to match the U.S. timetable was set to…
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CFIA cancels licenses of three Ontario meat packers
Citing “false or misleading information” given them during an E. coli probe, food safety officials have now permanently pulled the federal slaughter, processing and export licenses for Toronto’s Ryding-Regency Meat Packers and related companies. The cancellation, announced Monday Dec. 1,…
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Market trends
By Larry Martin I’m writing this from Sweden where a delightful farm visit reminded me of forgotten wisdom. The farm formerly specialized in crop production but decided to add value by integrating forward with a livestock enterprise. This added profitability…
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Not so simple
Consumers may have more choice under CETA, but show preference for Canadia
