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Ontario processor fined for faux-kosher cheese

An Ontario food processing company has been slapped with $25,000 in fines for labelling non-kosher cheese as kosher, in the first Canadian case of its kind to get to a provincial court. The Canadian Food Inspection Agency on Wednesday reported Creation Foods Co. of Woodbridge had pled guilty June 22 in the Ontario Court of

A veterinary examination of a horse. (AlbertaAnimalHealthSource.ca)

Livestock

Equine anemia turns up in some Manitoba horses

By GFM Network News, Manitoba Co-operator Staff July 2, 2017

A viral horse disease that’s more prevalent further west in Canada has returned to Manitoba for the first time in recent memory, as horses from two municipalities have been found to caught the virus in the past four weeks. Equine infectious anemia (EIA) was confirmed in horses from a property in the RM of St.

Signs of CWD, as shown by this elk, include progressive weight loss, reluctance to move, excessive salivation, droopy ears, increased drinking and urinating and lethargy. (Wyoming Game and Fish Department photo, WGFD.wyo.gov)

Livestock

Federal response tightened for chronic wasting disease

By GFM Network News, Manitoba Co-operator Staff July 1, 2017

Canadian ranchers raising cervids such as elk, deer and moose will soon have to get in on certification programs before they can be eligible for any federal help in the event of a chronic wasting disease (CWD) outbreak. One of the transmissible spongiform encephalopathy (TSE) family of nervous system diseases, such as BSE in cattle

Beef cattle, Livestock

Canada, other countries raise meat inspection bar for Brazil

By GFM Network News, Rod Nickel, Tom Polansek June 28, 2017

Winnipeg/Chicago | Reuters — Meat-importing countries from North America to Europe and Asia have tightened inspection standards for shipments from Brazil in a bid to protect consumers, following a probe into possible corruption involving inspectors. The Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) said on Wednesday that the tighter inspection standards it enacted in April have resulted

Beef cattle, Livestock

Brazil farm minister heads to U.S. over fresh beef ban

By GFM Network News, Roberto Samora June 23, 2017

Sao Paulo | Reuters — Brazil’s agriculture minister prepared to travel to the U.S. on Friday to fight a ban on imports of fresh Brazilian beef, which hit shares of local meatpackers and revived concerns about the image of the world’s largest beef exporter. “We will fight for this market!” said the minister, billionaire soy

Southern Ontario wine grapes on the vine. (Dave Bedard photo)

Crops

CFIA eyes replacing ‘Cellared in Canada’ claim for wine

By GFM Network News, Manitoba Co-operator Staff June 2, 2017

Labels declaring blends of imported and domestic wine sold in Canada as “Cellared in Canada” could soon be on the way out in favour of more specific wording. The Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) on Thursday announced a round of consumer and stakeholder consultations, running until June 30, on a proposal for new wording on

(Regis Lefebure photo courtesy ARS/USDA)

Hogs, Livestock

Canadian pork shipment flagged in China for ractopamine

By GFM Network News, Rod Nickel May 30, 2017

Winnipeg | Reuters — A Canadian shipment of pig feet to China, produced by meat packer Olymel, has tested positive for residues of banned growth drug ractopamine and may curb future trade, Canadian government and industry officials say. China views the tainted shipment as a “systemic failure” of Canada’s program that certifies pork sent to China

Crops

Flour recall widened to products from 11 loads of wheat

By GFM Network News, Manitoba Co-operator Staff May 27, 2017

The maker of Robin Hood and other brands of flour is further widening a major product recall to cover products made from 11 loads of Canadian wheat. Ardent Mills and the Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) on Saturday announced an expanded nationwide recall to include more varieties and sizes of Robin Hood, Golden Temple, Purity,

There’s no simple or accurate test for ergot levels in cattle pellets.

Livestock

Ergot continues to cause concerns

Feed manufacturers must sell a safe product, but are under no obligation to test for ergot alkaloids

By Shannon VanRaes May 9, 2017

As more Manitoba producers link cases of ergotism to pellet feed, farmers are being urged to use caution and test for ergot alkaloids. “It’s very sad,” said Wayne Tomlinson, an extension veterinarian with the province. “You’re doing the right thing, you’re feeding your animals what you think is good-quality feed and they are not thriving,

Crops, Livestock

OPR threatened, organic industry officials say

By GFM Network News, Manitoba Co-operator Staff April 24, 2017

The organic industry is mounting a protest against pending changes for its Organic Products Regulation (OPR) that it says has potential to “undo the entire Canadian organic supply chain.” In 2012, the passage of the Safe Foods for Canadians Act resulted in a number of regulations, including the OPR, being combined into a single document

Daily Network News

Big oat crop in 2025/26 pointing to less acres next year

China trade deal falls short: Conservatives

Chinese importer buys Canadian canola after Carney visit

Tag Archives CFIA

Ontario processor fined for faux-kosher cheese

Equine anemia turns up in some Manitoba horses

Federal response tightened for chronic wasting disease

Canada, other countries raise meat inspection bar for Brazil

Brazil farm minister heads to U.S. over fresh beef ban

CFIA eyes replacing ‘Cellared in Canada’ claim for wine

Canadian pork shipment flagged in China for ractopamine

Flour recall widened to products from 11 loads of wheat

Ergot continues to cause concerns

OPR threatened, organic industry officials say

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