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A sample of the proposed labels to show country of origin for food sold in Australia. 
The label has a bar chart to indicate the percentage of each country.
Comment, Livestock

Australia to adopt mandatory COOL

Country has designed its own country-of-origin labels for consumers

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The Australian government has announced that it intends to introduce mandatory country-of-origin labelling for food. This is an excerpt from a press release announcing the program. Public concern over country-of-origin labelling has resulted in numerous inquiries, reports and proposals on the matter over many decades without any real change or improvement. For many years consumers
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Conservatives block additional scrutiny of food safety bill

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Food safety legislation and sweeping changes to the Canadian Grain Commission are being rushed through Parliament with scant opportunity for MPs to consider their implications. Conservative MPs used their majority on the Commons agriculture committee last week to reject a Liberal call to extend hearings on the Safe Food for Canadians Act and have Agriculture
Beef cattle, Opinion

Independent look at XL needed

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Four years ago, the Harper government was mired in the Maple Leaf listeria crisis and sought to reassure voters in the upcoming federal election by appointing an independent inquiry into the deadly event. While the XL Foods E. coli incident has produced only four confirmed cases of illness compared to the 22 deaths and scores
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Money for safe food transport

Staff /The Canadian Trucking Alliance will get $415,000 from the federal government to implement updated safety standards for hauling food. The investment will update the Trucking Food Safety Program to include the latest food safety standards, regulations and practices. The change also includes a new audit and certification process, as well as creating a user-friendly
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Food industry wants say in new legislation

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Food safety is a job for the companies that make food, and government should focus on setting nutrition and health standards and policing the industry. That’s the pitch being made by large processors as the federal government prepares to revamp food-safety legislation. “Let’s not lose perspective: We can’t regulate bugs out of our food,” said
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Washington’s Tough New Food-Safety Law Could Affect Canada

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While it’s too soon to tell for sure, the new U.S. food-safety law could become another big headache for Canadian food exporters. The law, to be implemented over the next 18 months, gives the U.S. Food and Drug Administration powers similar to the Canadian Food Inspection Agency, namely the authority to proactively protect the food
Livestock

Ottawa Broadens Food Discussions

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The federal government is broadening its consultations on food policy by launching a discussion with eight consumer organizations. The consumer round table was proposed last year in Sheila Weatherill’s report on the deadly 2008 listeria outbreak. It also dovetails with the Connecting with Consumers theme of the annual meeting of the Canadian Federation of Agriculture
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Food Safety Committee Will “Get The Job Done” Says Cattlemen’s Rep

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Farm groups are participating in an industry-government food safety committee because they expect results, says Dennis Laycraft, executive vice-president of the Canadian Cattlemen’s Association. “A common thread to the committee is our efforts on food safety and pursuing a solution-based approach between the food industry and government,” said Laycraft. “What we have is a partnership
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World Food Safety At Risk From Climate Change: Lewis

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“It’s paralyzing to see such hunger. But you can’t compromise on food safety.” – STEPHEN LEWIS Climate change poses a huge danger to food safety, especially in Africa, where many already go hungry, a national food science summit in Winnipeg was warned May 31. “Volcanic shifts” in weather patterns expected in the next 20 to
Livestock

Federal Funds Support Turkey Farm Safety

The Turkey Farmers of Canada’s plans to update the course materials for their on-farm food safety program have picked up about $50,000 in federal funding. The turkey producers’ on-farm food safety (OFFS) program, based on hazard analysis of critical control points (HACCP) principles, identifies potential on-farm food safety hazards and provides producers with best management

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