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Food Regulatory Reform Not Needed

By Ronald Doering September 8, 2011

Like a bad rash that just won’t go away, talk of major legislative change to Canada’s food regulatory system is back. This talk is worse than just a waste of time because it distracts people from focusing on what can and should be done now to reform our food regulatory system. Our legislation is fine

News

In Brief… – for Aug. 25, 2011

By Reuters August 25, 2011

Correction:Due to an editing mistake, an opinion piece from Lydia Johnson which appeared in the Aug. 11 issue, contains the erroneous statement: “They did this fully knowing that they were going to ‘stuff’ this water into the already overcapacitated Lake Manitoba, which does have a proper outlet drain for the extra diverted waters to go

Hogs, Livestock

Don’t Bring This Baggage Home

August 4, 2011

The Canadian Food Inspection Agency is urging travellers to be mindful of the role they play in keeping Canada free of serious foreign animal diseases. “Travellers should be extra vigilant at the border in light of recent outbreaks of foot-and-mouth disease in Asia, classical swine fever in Europe, and African swine fever in Russia. While

Opinion

Universities Flunking On Food Safety

By Ronald Doering July 28, 2011

The remarkable success in controlling many foodborne diseases must be considered one of the great achievements of public health in the past century. Due largely to public health laws, food regulatory agencies and continuous improvement by the food industry, we have almost eradicated human disease and death from many foodborne diseases such as scarlet fever,

Crops

Cfia Gets New President

By Alex Binkley July 14, 2011

George Da Pont, a seasoned federal bureaucrat, has been named president of the Canadian Food Inspection Agency. He replaces Carol Swan who has retired. Da Pont became executive vice-president of the agency a year ago with the expectation that he would move into the top job eventually. With CFIA under repeated attack by its main

News

Food Safety Chief Defends Inspection System

By Alex Binkley July 14, 2011

Charges that the Canadian Food Inspection Agency isn’t doing an adequate job of inspecting of imported foods are wrong, according to Canada’s chief food safety officer. “The CFIA’s priority is protecting Canadians from unsafe food regardless of where the food is grown or produced,” Brian Evans said in a statement. “With the help of the

Beef cattle, Cereals, News, Oilseeds

In Brief… – for Jul. 7, 2011

By Reuters July 7, 2011

EU drought eases:Rain in past weeks has saved European Union wheat from the worst impact of drought this spring but the 2011 crop will still fall on the year, analysts and traders said June 28. Much of west Europe has had regular rain in the past three weeks, relieving parched crops after the spring drought.

Livestock

Disease Threats To Canadian Livestock Persist

By Alex Binkley June 9, 2011

Despite a recent triumph in the battle against serious animal diseases, Canada must remain vigilant against new and old threats to its livestock industries, says the chief food safety officer. Climate change and global trade patterns are helping spread new viruses from Africa to Europe and other countries, Brian Evans, vice-president of the Canadian Food

Livestock, News

CFIA Issues Anthrax Alert For Summer

By Ron Friesen June 2, 2011

Widespread spring flooding throughout Manitoba has raised concerns about a renewed outbreak of anthrax in livestock this year. The Canadian Food Inspection Agency is urging producers to guard against anthrax in their herds, especially since the disease appears to be making a comeback in Western Canada. “Recent weather conditions and previous outbreaks have increased the

Livestock

Canada Bird Flu Free Once More

By Manitoba Co-operator Staff May 19, 2011

Three months of surveillance work in Manitoba’s Interlake region have restored Canada’s status as fully free of notifiable avian flu. The Canadian Food Inspection Agency reported May 5 the end of “targeted, enhanced surveillance” in the area where a turkey-breeding operation was confirmed last November to have birds with low-severity avian influenza H5N2. No new

Daily Network News

U.S. livestock: Cattle futures turn lower

U.S. grains: Soy futures dip as traders await China sales; corn, wheat sag

Seeds Canada announces Dan Wright as new CEO

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