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CFIA turns 20 with no fanfare

Founding executive says he’s surprised there wasn’t at least some notice of the milestone

By Alex Binkley September 25, 2017

In this year of celebrating Canadian anniversaries, one has passed by with almost no notice. Well at least until Ron Doering pointed out that the Canadian Food Inspection Agency, which he helped create, passed its 20th anniversary in April. Doering led the team of federal officials who drafted the plan in 1995 to extract food

Crops, Livestock

Federal government extends food policy discussions

By GFM Network News, Manitoba Co-operator Staff July 25, 2017

Citing a strong response from across the country, Agriculture and Agri-Food Minister Lawrence MacAulay has extended the public consultations on a national food policy until Aug. 31. “Canadians’ responses to our online survey show they truly care about food issues. I encourage everyone to take advantage of the extended comment period, and I look forward

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Consultations begin toward national food policy

Online survey and Ottawa summit will capture Canadians’ ideas about access to food and sustainable food systems

By Lorraine Stevenson June 13, 2017

Canadians now have their chance to weigh in on what they think is essential for a nationwide food policy. Federal Agriculture Minister Lawrence MacAulay announced late last month that national consultations toward developing the complex policy initiative will take place this spring and early summer. The consultations, which include an online survey, will invite Canadians

News

Food strategy consultations announced

The federal government is seeking input  to formulate a first-of-its-kind national  food policy

By Manitoba Co-operator Staff June 5, 2017

The federal government is launching consultations aimed at developing a national food policy for Canada. Lawrence McAulay, the federal agriculture minister, announced the move early this week which includes an online survey at www.canada.ca/food-policy. The government says the food policy will cover four key areas: Increasing access to affordable food; Improving health and food safety;

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Conference board issues provincial food ‘report card’

Manitoba rates high on food safety but low on security and manufacturing growth

By Lorraine Stevenson June 5, 2017

Saskatchewan has earned nearly all As for industry prosperity, household food security and other areas in Canada’s Food Report Card 2016. Funded by the Conference Board of Canada and released last week, the report is a series of provincial report cards looking at domestic food by comparing the 10 provinces against each other. The report

Federal food policy consultations underway

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

The long-discussed-and-debated notion of a public pan-Canadian food policy has taken a move forward with a new online survey from the federal government. Agriculture Minister Lawrence MacAulay on Monday announced an initial round of consultations and called on the public to “share their input to help shape a food policy that will cover the entire

Livestock, News

Trade minister knows rural trade concerns

His constituency in Quebec is also home to many dairy farmers

By Alex Binkley May 10, 2017

Trade Minister François Philippe Champagne likes to talk about how the proposed trade deal with Europe will eventually see most Canadian exports to the continent enter duty free. At the same time, his political circumstances make him well aware of rural concerns about the deal’s impacts, he told the Senate foreign affairs committee. In addition

Consumers are just figuring out what food fraud is to them, Sylvain Charlebois says. (John Greig photo)

Greig: Food fraud a challenge to whole food supply chain

By GFM Network News, John Greig May 9, 2017

Farmers are used to the conversation about how to manage trust with consumers. Food companies are learning it too, and finding food fraud to be a significant concern. Food fraud “comes back to trust,” according to Renata McGuire of NSF Consulting and Technical Services. “Do I trust this brand?” McGuire, along with Sylvain Charlebois, dean

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Food safety regulations proposed once again

Revamping these regulations began under the last government and have dragged on at some length

By Alex Binkley February 8, 2017

Proposals to modernize Canada’s food safety inspection rules will once again be the subject of cross-country public consultations by the Canadian Food Inspection Agency. CFIA will hold a consultation running to April 21 to gather food industry and consumer reaction to the draft regulations it posted in the Canada Gazette Jan. 21. Then it will

Canadian vegetable growers say they need to meet changing demand for new crops like sweet potato and bok choy.

Crops, News

Produce sector needs help with CFIA changes

Low margins in the industry leave little capacity to cover rising research costs if an existing formula is scrapped

By Alex Binkley November 30, 2016

Sweeping regulatory changes at the Canadian Food Inspection Agency and limited funds for research are among the challenges facing fruit and vegetable growers, says Ron Lemaire, president of the Canadian Produce Marketing Association. “The foundation for Canada’s fresh produce supply chain is made up of approximately 25,000 small-, medium- and large-size farms that produce vegetables,

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Chinese pig farmers test fermented feeds as Beijing weans sector off U.S. soy

Deere settles U.S. right-to-repair lawsuit with $99 million fund, repair commitments

Klassen: Negative margins weigh on Western feeder cattle market

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