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Lessons For Canada From The Food Safety Modernization Act

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FOOD LAWYER / OTTAWA The new Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA) signed into law by President Barack Obama on Jan. 4 is a model of how not to make food safety law. The Americans laboured long and hard and delivered a mouse. Under the FSMA, some powers of the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) are
Crops

New Accident Reporting Rules

Manitoba government release Under changes to the Highway Traffic Act (HTA) that went into effect Oct. 10, motorists will no longer be required to report collisions involving property damage to police, except under certain circumstances, Attorney General Andrew Swan, minister responsible for Manitoba Public Insurance (MPI), has announced. These changes respond to a request from
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Fire, Smoke Issue Over Thanksgiving Weekend

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Extremely dry weather, high winds and above-average temperatures have put a damper on crop residue burning, while a wildfire had some producers on evacuation standby over the holiday weekend. I was ready to call in Emergency Measures, it was that close, said Victor Baraniuk, reeve of the rural municipality of Clanwilliam. But we were lucky,
Crops

Cfia Gets New President

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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
Hogs, Livestock

China Urges Tougher Punishments For Food Safety Crimes

China’s courts have been ordered to increase the severity of punishments for food safety crimes, including capital punishment for cases that lead to fatalities, Xinhua news agency reported. The court’s directive appeared to be the latest move to regain public confidence after a series of food safety scandals, including the most serious recent case in
Cereals, Crops

Party Agriculture Platforms For May 2 Election

CONSERVATIVE PARTY: A Conservative government would invest $100 million over five years into the Canadian Food Inspection Agency, extend accelerated writeoffs for new food-processing equipment and create a $50-million agriculture innovation fund. It would increase support for the Agriculture and Food Trade Commissioner Service and the Market Access Secretariat to find new markets for Canadian
Crops

Manitobans Urged To Buckle Up

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RCMP surveys of seatbelt use in rural Manitoba show a percentage aren’t bothering to buckle up. Visual surveys done by police officers in unmarked cars find as many as one in three rural residents in some locations fail to fasten their seatbelts. Survey numbers show where 92 per cent of motor vehicle occupants were wearing
Crops

Canada FarmSafe Plan: A New Tool For Creating Safer Farms

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Anew resource becomes available to Canadian farmers later this month to help develop agricultural health and safety plans custom fit for their own farm operations. The new Sécur i Fe rme Canada FarmSafe Plan is a business risk management tool for voluntary adoption by farmer-owners of all types and sizes of farms, say Canadian Agricultural
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Beware Of Risks In Confined Spaces

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When Tom Hoogendoorn’s milk tank wasn’t functioning properly, he didn’t think twice about squeezing himself through the 18-inch opening at the top in order to enter and see what the problem was. For his safety’s sake, he asked someone to stay near the top of the tank and keep an eye on him. But no
Country Crossroads

Farm Safety Expos To Provide Farmers With The Latest In Farm Safety

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Keystone Agricultural Producers (KAP) in conjunction with Acklands-Grainger and major safety manufacturers will showcase the latest in farm safety at Farm Safety Expos to be held February 14 to 17 in rural Manitoba. In addition to general safety protection, the trade shows will feature special products and safety specialists in welding safety, respiratory safety, gas

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