Tag Archives Canadian Food Inspection Agency
Beef 911: What you need to know about anthrax
There are outbreaks every few years, especially during drought, but there are ways to deal with this scary killer
Editorial: Time for a review of Peak
CFIA cuts hurting food safety
With an election looming, now is seen as the time to put food safety and funding cuts on candidates’ agendas
Agroup concerned with food safety says the current government’s refusal to acknowledge a Canada-wide shortage of federal inspectors is putting public safety at risk. Speaking to reporters in Winnipeg, the president of the union representing federal food inspectors said that the Conservative government’s own staff have raised the alarm over cuts to the Canadian Food
It’s prime time for anthrax, so keep a close eye on your cattle
Highly contagious, infectious soil-borne disease finds victims in grazing livestock
PED vaccine could aid in disease fight
Developers are waiting for approval to begin clinical trials
Elgin-ND receives interim registration
This potentially high-yielding milling wheat will be available to western Canadian farmers in 2016
Wild birds have higher resistance to flu virus
With bird flu ravaging barns in the U.S. and knocking at Canada’s door, it might be time to reconsider how poultry are raised
Streamlined crop registration system approved
Gerry Ritz says quality control inherent in the current system will continue
CFIA blames wild birds for spread of avian influenza
While there are no new cases of bird flu in Canada, the Canadian Food Inspection Agency says it’s still too early to breathe a sigh of relief
Faller, Prosper wheat varieties receive three-year interim registration
The Canadian Grain Commission hopes to assign them to a wheat class before harvest