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Hong Kong Now Taking Canadian Bone-In Beef

March 19, 2009

The Hong Kong government’s Centre for Food Safety has resumed processing applications for imports of bone-in beef from Canada, effective March 9. The centre said in a statement that it will “partially” lift its suspension of Canadian bone-in beef imports, which dates back to the discovery of Canada’s first case of BSE in an Alberta

Opinion

The Time Has Come

By Laura Rance-Unger March 12, 2009

It was bound to happen sooner or later, but the Manitoba government may have poked a hornet’s nest with its proposal to make membership in a general farm policy group mandatory. If the current proposal comes to pass, farmers would register their operations and be required to directly support a general farm operation sanctioned by

Livestock, News

Stop Recycling Pathogens In Animal Feed

By Ron Friesen March 12, 2009

“Something needs to be done to show reduced levels of these frequencies.” – RICHARD HOLLEY, U OF M Two recent high-profile cases of foodborne illness have once again raised concerns about the safety of North America’s food supply. Last year, 20 Canadians died and 36 more sickened after eating processed meat contaminated by Listeria monocytogenes

News

EU To Tackle Breakfast Cereals Cancer Risk

March 12, 2009

The European Union will try to set maximum levels of a potentially cancerous chemical after several countries recalled breakfast cereals that contain it on the packaging, the EU executive said March 5. Several EU countries, including Belgium, Germany, Greece, Portugal and Spain, are believed to be affected but the problem is not seen as serious,

News, Other livestock

China Introduces New Food Safety Law

By Lucy Horn March 12, 2009

China said March 2 that food security remains “grim” after a series of health scandals, the most recent being last year’s tainted milk formula that killed at least six toddlers and made almost 300,000 sick. A new food safety law, approved Feb. 28 in an accelerated process after the milk scandal came to light in

Country Crossroads

Farmers’ Market Season Could Be Extended

By Lorraine Stevenson March 12, 2009

“There’ll be some sort of modification to the 14-day limit.” – MIKE LEBLANC, MANAGER OF THE HEALTH PROTECTION UNIT WI TH MANITOBA HEALTH Farmers’ markets could be in business more than 14 days per year once Manitoba Health completes an overhaul of the rules governing their operation. The rules will also give vendors clearer direction

News

Monsanto, Germany Clash On GM Maize

February 26, 2009

U. S. biotech firm Monsanto Co. on Feb. 19 criticized Germany’s farm minister for calling into question the cultivation of maize with genetically modified organisms (GMOs) in Germany. Farm Minister Ilse Aigner said in a media interview she would consider reviewing permission given to grow GMO maize (corn) in Germany as its cultivation had brought

Cereals, News

Demand Strong For Organic Food

By Lorraine Stevenson February 26, 2009

“Sales increased because there was that consumer confidence. We’re hoping that same thing happens here in Canada.” – ORGANIC SPECIALIST JOHN HOLLINGER, MAFRI , ON HOW REGULATION IN THE U. S. SPARKED MORE DEMAND FOR ORGANIC FOOD Last year half of all Canadian and American households said they’d tried organic food. They’re those driving a

Livestock

Pig Organs make 46 ill in China

By Manitoba Co-operator Staff February 26, 2009

Forty-six people in China’s southern province of Guangdong have suffered food poisoning after eating pig organs that contained an animal feed additive, the official Xinhua news agency said Feb. 19. All those who fell sick had eaten pig organs, said Wang Guobin, an official with the Guangzhou Municipal Public Health Bureau. Initial investigations showed the

Livestock

New Strategy Could Protect Industry

By Alex Binkley February 26, 2009

Li ves tock groups and government officials are drafting a National Farmed Animal Health Strategy to protect both humans and animals from new diseases and viruses and encourage a more sustainable approach to livestock production. Norm Willis, a former chief veterinary officer for Canada and one of the architects of the strategy, outlined its progress

Daily Network News

The Canadian GMO mustard wars: Dijon vs canola

Australian farmers shift to less fertilizer-intensive crops as Iran war costs surge

India, Japan canola crops to be steady in 2026/27 – USDA

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