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CFIA, union butt heads on food safety

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ottawa The Canadian Food Inspection Union and one of its main unions are again butting heads over food safety. The quarrel started back in the summer when the two sides were in contract negotiations and the disagreement escalated during the Maple Leaf listeria outbreak. The Agriculture Union of the Public Service Alliance of Canada wants
Crops, News

Cropping system comparisons earn award

A federal project to weigh the long-term sustainability of nine different crop production systems has picked up a government award for its contributions so far. Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada’s 2008 Gold Harvest Award goes to the Alternative Cropping Systems (ACS) Team, which includes Alan Moulin of AAFC’s Brandon Research Cent re and researchers at Saskatchewan
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USDA needs to improve slaughter inspection: report

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The U. S. meat inspection system has flaws that may create food safety risks, although the problems that forced a California packer to conduct the largest meat recall ever are not widespread, according to a federal review. The audit by USDA’s inspector general came after a videotape released Jan. 30 showed Hallmark/Westland Meat Co. workers
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CFIA spending freeze boosts food safety risks: union

The union representing federal food safety inspectors warns that a planned spending freeze will compromise food safety, “making a dangerous situation worse.” The Agriculture Union-PSAC on Friday released the text of what it says is a memo from Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) senior management outlining cost-saving measures, such as directing staff to “defer, scale
Livestock, News

New Food Safety Act introduced

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The Manitoba government is expanding its inspection regime to include inspecting facilities of food processors and distributors, including food warehouses. The new Food Safety Act, introduced last week, would give agriculture department inspectors new powers to enter these facilities and, if necessary, immediately seize and dispose of food or any else posing a food safety
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Chicken agency farms out five-year plan

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The directors of the national marketing agency for chickens took a radically different approach in 2008 to develop their new five-year plan. Rather than working on it themselves, as they had done for the two previous five-year plans, they decided to “outsource” the task and struck an external steering committee to do the work. That
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Sustainability on NDP’s farm agenda

Panned by critics as a stand-pat plan, and short on plans to improve farm income, the Manitoba government’s throne speech Nov. 20 did draw some credit for plans to encourage farm and rural development. The NDP government’s speech, delivered by Lt.Gov. John Harvard, did note plans for a new Sustainable Agricultural Program as well as
Cereals, News

Throne speech light on details for farmers

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“We will invest billions of dollars in renewable energy sources, including biofuels, wind, solar, geothermal and tidal power.” – Prime Minister Stephen Harper Agriculture got more mention than usual in the throne speech and the first remarks by Prime Minister Stephen Harper at the start of the new Parliament last week, but with scant few
Beef cattle, Opinion

Food irradiation’s time has come

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Irradiation shouldn’t replace good manufacturing practices but can be an important step in the right direction. Well, it’s been quite a summer. Who would have thought just a few months ago that food safety would be front and centre as a federal election issue, or that obscure people who work for universities would suddenly emerge
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Food agency picks advisory panel

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“We didn’t meet the expectations of Canadians in dealing with listeria and that has had a profound effect on the CFIA.” – Brian Evans, Canadian Food Inspection Agency Executive Vice-President The Canadian Food Inspection Agency is turning to outside experts for advice in battling food safety threats. It has named four academics to an advisory

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