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Beekeepers Get Funding For Food Safety Program;
Kelvin Heppner; Portage Online; February 1, 2012
New Food Safety
Infosheet: Outbreak linked to Harbor Inn Seafood in Conover, NC affects over 125 patrons;
Benjamin Chapman; bites; February 1, 2012
FDA halts OJ from Canada after fungicide test;
Consumer News; January 30, 2012
Study shows Global Food Safety Initiative
(GFSI) results in improved food safety for consumers;
GFSI; January 30, 2012
Imported melon shippers tackle food safety;
David Mitchell; The Packer; January 27, 2012
QUEBEC: Editorial: From Toronto, a model for restaurant inspection;
The Gazette; January 26, 2012
US: Cantaloupe hot water bath looks promising, USDA says;
Tom Karst; The Packer; January 26, 2012
Salmonella-in-tomato outbreak 2006 redux;
Doug Powell; barfblog; January 26, 2012
True North Salmon Company Earns BRC Certification;
Cooke Aquaculture Inc.; January 25, 2012
’Nothing can be done to ensure seeds are safe’ sprouted seeds pose an unacceptable risk to health;
Doug Powell; barfblog; January 23, 2012
Pesticide use can be safe and effective;
Lorne Hepworth; The Daily News; January 23, 2012
A game of roulette?;
Lethbridge Herald Opinon; January 20, 2012
Plan to cut meat plant inspections under fire;
Sarah Schmidt; The Montreal Gazette; January 17, 2012
MANITOBA: Province's food inspection lags: auditor;
Larry Kusch; Winnipeg Free Press; January 14, 2012
CDC: One-third of major outbreaks in 2011 due to produce;
Doug Powell; barfblog; January 11, 2012
New food safety rules to spur innovation: CFIA;
Barry Wilson; The Western Producer; January 6, 2012
CANADA: Drinking dirty milk;
Jim Romahn; Agri 007; January 4, 2012
The downside of a good education: food allergies;
Tom Blackwell; National Post; January 4, 2012
Listeria plentiful in BC ready-to-eat seafood at retail;
Doug Powell; barfblog; January 4, 2012
CANADA: Transparency is the answer;
Brodie Thomas; The Gulf News; January 3, 2012
Update your references: foodborne illness costs $77 billion a year in US;
Doug Powell; barfblog; January 1, 2012
Widespread Listeriosis outbreak attributable to pasteurized cheese, which led to extensive cross-contamination affecting cheese retailers, Quebec, Canada, 2008;
Journal of Food Protection®; January 1, 2012
Food safety head honored by Queen;
Doug Powell; barfblog; December 31, 2011
CANADA: 'Best Before' confusion leading to needless food waste;
Angela Mulholland; CTV; December 26, 2011
NEW BRUNSWICK: Local legion defends food-handling practices;
Heather McLaughlin; Daily Gleaner; December 26, 2011
CANADA: Expert recommends surveillance to solve tainted food outbreaks; Susan Mann;
Better Farming; December 23, 2011
The 2011 Food Safety News Naughty and Nice List; Dan Flynn;
The Food Safety News; December 23, 2011
NEWFOUNDLAND and LABRADOR: No plan to post
N.L. restaurant inspections online; CBC News;
December 21, 2011
CANADA: Novel use of drug saves children from deadly E. coli bacteria disease;
Health Canal; December 20, 2011
Fancy food ain’t safe food: Chicago’s Alinea 3 Michelin stars, fails city inspection; Doug Powell;
barfblog; December 20, 2011
Strengthening Food Safety in Canada;
Marketwire; December 19, 2011
How the army made a sandwich that stays fresh for two years;
Eliza Barclay; NPR; December 15, 2011
Consumers beware; 1 sick with listeria from Quebec cheese or butter recalled a month ago but still on shelves;
Doug Powell; barfblog; December 15, 2011
Tongue-testing dangerous: microwaves that heat unevenly can pose food safety problems;
Doug Powell; barfblog; December 14, 2011
Pesticides found in Canadian organic produce;
CBC News; December 8, 2011
Canada: A Safe Place to Keep Kosher;
Mark Sanchez; Mitzpeh; December 8, 2011
Food and Consumer Products Industry Welcomes Historic Harper and Obama Plan;
CNW; December 7, 2011
Information Update: Reminding Pregnant Women of the Importance of Food Safety;
Marketwire; December 7, 2011
How to Stay Safe from Food Dangers on Planes;
Caroline Morse; www.smartertravel.com; December 5, 2011
Random food testing scaled back, not cancelled: Ritz;
CTVNews.ca; December 4, 2011
CANADA: Andrew Maendel enters guilty plea for meat inspection violations;
CFIA; December 2, 2011
CANADA: Police treating threat to poison food in Chinatown as hate crime;
The Globe and Mail; December 2, 2011
Medical researchers in CANADA and the US discover hidden side of prion diseases;
Raquel Maurier; University of Alberta Faculty of Medicine & Dentistry; November
30, 2011
Hospital handwashing compliance with video: the video; increases meat safety too;
Doug Powell; barfblog; November 26, 2011
CANADA: Greater focus on HACCP recommended;
The Pig Site; November 25, 2011
CANADA: 'Raw milk' farmer fined, placed on probation;
Linda Nguyen; Montreal Gazette; November 25, 2011
Calgary Asian food maker closes plant over Listeria;
The Canadian Press; November 23, 2011
Calgary food company finds Listeria contamination, recalls product from stores;
Lauren Krugel; The Canadian Press; November 23, 2011
US: McDonald's dumps McMuffin egg factory over health concerns;
Cynthia Galli, Angela Hill and Rym Momtaz; ABC News; November
18, 2011
Grocery loyalty cards help trace foodborne illness source;
Doug Powell; barfblog; November 16, 2011
NOVA SCOTIA: Auditor raises concerns about safety of meat inspections;
The Chronicle Herald; November 16, 2011
Sprouted seed firms should improve safety -- EU
watchdog;
Doug Powell; barfblog; November 15, 2011
HIGH-END GROCERY STORE CLOSED OVER INSECT INFESTATION;
FoodSafetyInfoSheets.com; November 15, 2011
Edmonton woman finds glove in package of frozen chicken wings;
Doug Powell; barfblog; November 10, 2011
Weighing the evidence in foodborne illness investigations;
Dr. Ron Wasik; Food in Canada; November 9, 2011
Be the bug: germs spread easily in kitchens but easy to prevent?;
Doug Powell; barfblog; November 9, 2011
Agency backed to develop kosher HACCP system;
Alberta Farmer; November 7, 2011
Graded expectations: Research shows diners, operators prefer letter grade system for restaurant inspections;
Kansas State University; November 4, 2011
Lobster food safety program coming;
CBC News; November 4, 2011
Health Risk Assessment On Norovirus In Shellfish;
Thefishsite; November 4, 2011
Product regulators warn of more shattering glass bowls;
consumerreports.org; November 3, 2011
US: Third-party audits and food safety responsibility;
James Marsden; Meatingplace; October 31, 2011
How ready are we for bioterrorism?;
Wil S. Hylton; New York Times; October 30, 2011
Pusateri's: 'Caught with their pants down,' what comes next?;
Wency Leung; The Globe and Mail; October 28, 2011
CANADA: Health hazard alert – Certain Sensation by Compliments brand Smoked Atlantic Salmon may contain dangerous bacteria;
CFIA; October 25, 2011
New Food Safety
Infosheet; Benjamin Chapman; bites; October 25
2011
Rats, roaches shut down gourmet grocery store Pusateri’s;
Brendan Kennedy; Toronto Star; October 21, 2011
Most dangerous place in the fridge? With 8,000 bacteria every square
centimetre… it's the salad drawer; Ted Thornhill;
Mail Online; October 18 2011
CANADA: Enforcement is important;
Jim Romahn; Agri 007; October 18 2011
Newsflash: outbreaks pose biggest challenge to produce industry;
Doug Powell; barfblog; October 17, 2011
The Food Safety Modernization Act: How not to make food safety law;
Doug Powell; barfblog; October 15, 2011
Canadian food recalls up as inspections increase;
Caroline Scott-Thomas; foodnavigator-usa.com; October 14, 2011
1-in-6 butts cellphones in UK contaminated with poop;
Doug Powell; barfblog; October 14, 2011
CANADIAN researchers use phage to create a new paper- based packaging method to control the growth of Listeria and E. Coli O157:H7;
CNW; October 13, 2011
Social media is mixed blessing in epidemics: WHO;
AFP; October 13, 2011
CANADA: Health hazard alert – Hygaard Mini Sub sandwiches may contain Listeria monocytogenes;
CFIA; October 12, 2011
Walk the Talk: The role of human behaviour in safe food;
Allie Gallant; GFSR; October 12, 2011
Canadians not confident in safety of imported food, poll finds;
Sarah Schmidt; The Vancouver Sun; October 11, 2011
CANADA: Food agency database shows rise in serious product recalls;
David McKie; CBC News; October 7, 2011
E. coli outbreak contained at Dartmouth daycare;
CBC News; October 7, 2011
Seven infected, one dead from nursing home salmonella;
CBC News; October 4, 2011
Food Handler Certification Program;
Middlesex-London Health Unit; October 1, 2011
Identifying food safety concerns when communication barriers exist;
Journal of Food Science Education; October 1, 2011
CANADA: Health hazard alert – Certain True Leaf Farms brand bagged, Chopped Romaine may contain Listeria monocytogenes;
CFIA; September 30, 2011
Listeria and cantaloupes; a marriage made in hell;
Roy Costa; Food Safety & Environmental Health Blog; September 30, 2011
US: Listeria outbreak leaves farm town reeling as FDA hunts for clues;
Ryan Jaslow; CBS News; September 30, 2011
CANADA: Michael Schmidt back on Hunger strike;
GAT; September 30, 2011
World's largest food safety lab opens doors in FRANCE;
Worldcrunch; September 28, 2011
ONTARIO: Court rules against raw milk farmer;
Tracey Tyler; The Star; September 28, 2011
CANADA: Health hazard alert – Certain Compliments brand Sensations Old-Style Smoked Ham may contain Listeria monocytogenes;
CFIA; September 27, 2011
Foodborne disease in the social media age;
Bernard Dixon; Microbe Magazine; September 27, 2011
Canadian Courts Impose Fines for Meat Act Violations;
Dan Flynn; The Food Safety News; September 27, 2011
CANADA: Alternatives sought to reduce antibiotic use in feed animals;
Erica Johnson; CBC News; September 26, 2011
Bad tuna sends seven Subway customers to the hospital in Richmond, B.C.;
Rod Mickleburgh; The Globe and Mail; September 23, 2011
Source of walnut E. Coli not clear;
Lesley Ciarula Taylor; The Toronto Star; September 23, 2011
Canadians have an appetite for information on food safety, report shows;
Anne-Marie Tobin; The Canadian Press; September 23, 2011
HEALTH HAZARD ALERT - CERTAIN CANTALOUPES PURCHASED AT FOOD BASICS STORE LOCATED ON SHEPPARD AVE EAST, NORTH YORK, ONTARIO MAY CONTAIN SALMONELLA BACTERIA;
CFIA; September 19, 2011
2 dead, 22 confirmed sick; multistate outbreak of listeriosis linked to Rocky Ford cantaloupes from Jensen Farms;
Doug Powell; barfblog; September 15, 2011
Canadian technology firm hails patented E.coli killer;
Ben Bouckley; FoodProductionDaily.com; September 15, 2011
Black slime among food inspection violations found at Wrigley Field;
Sporting News; September 12, 2011
CANADA: City makes solid progress on food safety measures;
OttawaStart.com; September 9, 2011
One dead, 9 sick from fumes at a McDonald's;
msnbc.com; September 8, 2011
Can eating at your desk make you sick?;
Doug Powell; barfblog; September 8, 2011
Walnut recall expands as E. coli probe continues;
CBC News; September 7, 2011
CANADA: LHK Traditional Foods Trading Inc. fined for contravening the Meat Inspection Act;
CFIA; September 2, 2011
CANADA: Ly Meat Inc. fined for contravening the Meat Inspection Act;
CFIA; September 2, 2011
Claiming organic when it’s not (in Canada) and getting caught is ‘like getting caught for driving so fast you lose your
licence, but aren't fined’; Doug Powell; barfblog; September
2, 2011
The byzantine world of government speak; E. coli O157 again in walnuts in Canada;
Doug Powell; barfblog; September 1, 2011
Steritech Announces Appointment of Steven Tsambalieros as President, Canada;
PRNewswire; August 31, 2011
Handwashing motivator: Study shows posters can help increase hand hygiene practices;
Doug Powell; barfblog; August 31, 2011
CANADA: Transport Eugène Nadeau Inc. fined $35,000 for offences under the Health of Animals Regulations;
CFIA; August 30, 2011
Shellfish toxin shows up on B.C. shores, poisons 60;
Matthew Robinson; The Vancouver Sun; August 29, 2011
The big debate about food safety;
Chris Powell; August 26, 2011
CANADA: Reforming our food regulatory system: A conservative approach;
Ronald L. Doering; Food Law; August 23, 2011
8 sick with E. coli O157 in Ontario, source unknown;
The Sun Times; August 23, 2011
Germany's E. coli nightmare: Lessons for the U.S. from Europe;
David Acheson; Food Quality; August 19, 2011
Germany's E. coli nightmare: The ECDC’s role and what we learned;
David Acheson; Food Quality; August 19, 2011
Germany's E. coli nightmare: What can we learn from the deadly O104:H4 outbreak?;
David Acheson; Food Quality; August 19, 2011
CANADA: Expanded health hazard alert – Ready-to-eat meat products may contain Listeria monocytogenes;
CFIA; August 19, 2011
CANADA: Health hazard alert: Ready-to-eat Smoked Garlic Sausage may contain Listeria monocytogenes;
CFIA; August 17, 2011
CANADA: Health hazard alert – Various
surimi-based products may contain dangerous bacteria;
CFIA; August 15, 2011
CANADA: CBC News Ottawa mulling course for all food workers;
CBC News; August 14, 2011
CANADA: Online restaurant health ratings positive: gov't;
Times Transcript; August 13, 2011
CANADA: Health hazard alert: Ready-to-eat meat products from My Country Delicatessen Limited may contain Listeria monocytogenes;
CFIA; August 13, 2011
CANADA: Health hazard alert: Signature cafe 6-layer dip may contain Listeria monocytogenes;
CFIA; August 12, 2011
CANADA: Eskimo Express Inc. fined $3,000 for offences under the Meat Inspection Regulations, 1990;
CFIA; August 12, 2011
4077571 CANADA Inc. (Kristom Canada) fined $25,000 for offences under the Meat Inspection Act;
CFIA; August 12, 2011
Fresh Food Concepts, Inc. recalls Layer Dip products containing guacamole because of possible health risk;
FDA; August 12, 2011
CANADIAN firm recalls bacon products for possible Listeria contamination;
FSIS; August 12, 2011
CANADA: Nutreco Canada Inc., Operating Under the Name Shur-Gain, Fined $8,000 for Offences Under the Feeds Act and Feeds Regulations, 1983;
CFIA; August 11, 2011
Veal liver recalled in Ontario over E. coli fears;
Lesley Ciarula Taylor; Healthzone.ca; August 11, 2011
Mainstream CANADA meets high food safety standards for salmon;
FIS; August 11, 2011
CANADA: Ottawa packs in provincial slaughterhouse inspections;
Sarah Schmidt; National Post; August 10, 2011
CANADA: Hepatitis A advisory: local restaurant;
Mia Stainsby; The Vancouver Sun; August 10, 2011
CANADA: CFIA issues contamination warning about B.C. mussels;
Canada.com; August 7, 2011
HEALTH HAZARD ALERT-CERTAIN MUSSELS MAY CONTAIN A BIOTOXIN WHICH CAUSES DIARRHETIC SHELLFISH POISONING;
CFIA; August 6, 2011
PRINCE EDWARD ISLAND: Cattle farmers say ID costly, time consuming;
CBC News; August 5, 2011
CANADA: Link to listeria;
Melissa Di Costanzo; Standard Freeholder; August 5, 2011
Salmonella-tainted turkey infects 78 in U.S.;
CBC News; August 4, 2011
Wal-Mart Frank: Are you a food safety manager or a food safety leader?;
Doug Powell; barfblog; August 4, 2011
CANADA: Food safety top of the menu at this year’s Folklorama;
Global Winnipeg; July 29, 2011
Cyclospora associated with Mexican basil outbreak in Quebec, 2005;
Doug Powell; barfblog; July 28, 2011
TEXAS: $1.1 million awarded in listeria death lawsuit;
Don Finley; San Antonio Express-News; July 26, 2011
GERMANY declares end to E. coli outbreak;
Reuters/AFP; July 26, 2011
Canadian Courts Impose Fines For CFIA Violations;
Dan Flynn; The Food Safety News; July 25, 2011
CANADA: Health hazard alert – Certain Primeridge Pure brand pure cheese curds may contain Listeria monocytogenes;
CFIA; July 24, 2011
CANADA: Bay St. eatery to re-open after mumps warning;
Josh O’kane and Timothy Appleby; The Globe and Mail; July
24, 2011
ALBERTA: Champion Feed Services Ltd. pleads guilty to violating the Feeds Act and the Health of Animals Act;
CFIA; July 22, 2011
CANADA: CFIA cuts to HACCP;
Jim Romahn; Agri 007; July 22, 2011
Costco mandates produce testing by suppliers;
Coral Beach; The Packer; July 21, 2011
Retailer pushes hort growers to join food safety program;
Susan Mann; AgMedia Inc.; July 19, 2011
New Food Safety
Infosheet: Two botulism illnesses linked to temperature-abused soup;
Benjamin Chapman; bites; July 18, 2011
US: Raw milk problems won’t go away;
Geni Wren; Drovers Cattle Network; July 18, 2011
NEWFOUNDLAND: Health authority advises of potential Hepatitis A exposure in Labrador City;
The Telegram; July 14, 2011
ONTARIO: Police investigate after resident reports sewing needle in ice cream bar;
Brent Davis; The Record; July 11, 2011
Will those genetically modified soy beans make you sick?;
Julia Belluz; Macleans.ca; July 11, 2011
ONTARIO: Public input sought;
Nick Lypaczewski; St. Thomas Times-Journal; July 8, 2011
Two Firms Recall Convenience Foods;
CSP Daily News; July 8, 2011
Man wins lawsuit over nutty cheesecake reaction;
Janet French; The StarPhoenix; July 7, 2011
Food4Thought Conference Announces Keynote Speakers and Workshops;
Food Safety Forum; July 5, 2011
How to track a lobster;
The Cape Breton Post; July 5, 2011
Cook sprouts: Egyptian seeds most likely source of deadly E. coli;
Doug Powell; barfblog; July 5, 2011
Fines Imposed by Canada's Food Safety Enforcers;
Dan Flynn; Food Safety News; July 5, 2011
US: Salmonella outbreak linked to sprouts in five states;
Elizabeth Weise; USA Today; June 28, 2011
CANADA: Progress on food safety;
CFIA; June 26, 2011
Sprouts found in Canadian grocery stores home to scores of bacteria: Study;
Randy Shore; Postmedia News; June 23, 2011
Father-of-two, 46, left paralysed after eating undercooked pork chop;
Doug Powell; barfblog; June 22, 2011
Health Canada to Inspect Endako Camp as Illnesses Remain Mystery;
Andrew MacLeod; TheTyee.ca; June 22, 2011
Head of CFIA leaving
post early;
Sarah Schmidt; Postmedia News; June 21, 2011
French child with E.coli from burger in coma;
Nick Vinocur; June 17, 2011
Tragic: 2-year-old dies in German E. coli sprout outbreak;
Doug Powell; barfblog; June 14, 2011
Our inspectors can't stop dangerous food imports;
Bob Kingston; Ottawa Ontario; June 14, 2011
GERMAN E coli death toll hits 35;
The Sydney Morning Herald; June 13, 2011
Public Safety Alert, Food tampering investigation - Update;
Toronto Police Service; June 13, 2011
Public Safety Alert (tampering)
/Avertissement relatif à la sécurité du public (altération);
CFIA; June 13, 2011
Food safety a top priority for Canadians;
Al Campbell; English.news.cn; June 11, 2011
US: When food kills;
Nicholas D. Kristof; New York Times; June 11, 2011
CANADA: The Company Les Distributions
J.M. Bernatchez Inc. fined $3,000 for an offence under the Fish Inspection Act;
CFIA; June 10, 2011
GERMANY: Bean sprouts to blame for 'decade-old' E. coli;
Debora MacKenzie; New Scientist; June 10, 2011
CANADA: City fresh market pleads guilty to violating one count of the food and drugs act;
CFIA; June 9, 2011
US: Cargill's beef chief takes lead on food safety work;
Manitoba Cooperator; June 9, 2011
Canada should reopen debate over irradiated food over Europe's E. coli outbreak;
Pat Hewitt; The Canadian Press; June 8, 2011
Fly-by-night daycare caterer shuts down after province-wide alert issued;
Dale Brazao; The Toronto Star; June 8, 2011
Foodborne illness acquired in the United States;
Emerging Infectious Diseases; June 7, 2011
CFIA: Statement by Dr. Brian Evans;
CFIA; June 7, 2011
USA: Salmonella infections on the rise, CDC says;
Rachael Rettner; My Health News Daily; June 7, 2011
CANADA should reopen debate over irradiated food over Europe's E. coli outbreak;
Pat Hewitt; The Canadian Press; June 7, 2011
GERMANY: Source of killer bacteria remains elusive;
Agence France-Presse; June 7, 2011
CANADA: CFIA fines reports lack names;
Agri 007; June 4, 2011
CANADA: When to worry about 'best before' dates;
Elizabeth Hames; lfp; June 4, 2011
Virus sickens Toronto students on school trip to OTTAWA;
Pauline Tam; Ottawa Citizen; June 3, 2011
U.S. Calls Antibiotics Wrong Step on E. Coli;
Gardiner Harris; The New York Times; June 2, 2011
Sale of expired baby food investigated after Canadian infant
falls ill; Doug Powell; barfblog; June 2, 2011
ONTARIO: No local eateries fail health inspection;
Paul Morden; The Observer; May 30, 2011
Ottawa looks for contaminated food, drink from Taiwan;
James Bradshaw; Globe and Mail Update; May 29, 2011
E. coli death toll rises to ten in GERMANY;
The Reader; May 28, 2011
Spanish cucumbers in German E. coli O104 outbreak traced to organic producers; over 600 sick, 214 with
HUS, 4 dead; Doug Powell; barfblog; May 26, 2011
Government of Canada Implements New, Faster Testing Method for Shellfish Toxins;
Canadian Food Inspection Agency; May 25, 2011
Exploding watermelons? CANADIANS say 'no thanks' to Chinese food imports;
Wency Leung; Globe and Mail; May 24, 2011
Feces in imported food from less developed countries a rising concern: scientists;
Derek Abma; Postmedia News; May 23, 2011
Fraudulent health inspectors calling restaurants, Toronto Public Health warns;
Charlene Close; 680 News; May 20, 2011
Faith in food safety faltering;
Rick Emberley; Metro Halifax; May 20, 2011
Whole Foods still sucks at food safety; so does a Toronto newspaper and Cooks Illustrated;
Doug Powell; barfblog; May 20, 2011
Depositions continue in lawsuit involving E. coli outbreak at Harvey's in 2008;
Maria Calabrese; The Nugget; May 20, 2011
Hormel advertises food safety technology for deli;
Doug Powell; barfblog; May 19, 2011
Toronto food safety program wins international honour;
Robert Cribb; The Toronto Star; May 19, 2011
Child disabled due to tainted meat sues grocery chains;
Kevin Rollason; Winnipeg Free Press; May 17, 2011
Gloves in food service: a false sense of security;
Doug Powell; barfblog; May 12, 2011
What is the process behind a food recall?;
NEWS CANADA; May 12, 2011
Salmonella in spices again; paprika from Morocco recalled in Quebec; no one sick;
Doug Powell; barfblog; May 12, 2011
Egg farmers launch CANADA’s first academic chair of poultry welfare;
Jessica Leeder; The Globe and Mail; May 11, 2011
Jamie Oliver too much food porn, not enough food safety;
Doug Powell; barfblog; May 9, 2011
Rogue pine nuts can spoil your appetite for weeks;
Denise Ryan; Postmedia News; May
6, 2011
Observations of consumer salad preparation;
Ho S. Phang and Christine M. Bruhn; Food ProtectionTrends; May
6, 2011
Food tampering took toll on morale, staff testify;
Daryl Slade; Calgary Herald; May 4, 2011
Salmonella in grape tomatoes: lotsa drama, not much data, third-party audits still don’t mean much;
Doug Powell; Barf Blog; May 3, 2011
ONTARIO:
Guelph-area health unit issues warning about unpasteurized milk;
Vik Kirsch; Guelph Mercury; April 28, 2011
Public Advisory: E. coli outbreak;
Public Health Agency of Canada; April 28, 2011
Nestlé’s Aberfoyle facility among industry best;
Rob O’Flanagan; Guelph Mercury; April 28, 2011
Top-10 food-pathogen combos for risk reduction efforts;
Doug Powell; barfblog; April 28, 2011
Food tampering closes Listowel store;
Beacon Herald; April 28, 2011
CANADA: Food fortification
- still looking for the sweet spot; Ronald Doering;
Ronald Doering; April 28, 2011
CANADA: Who handles your meat?;
Jim Romahn; Agri 007; April 27, 2011
CANADA: Grocers mislabel foreign produce as local;
Kathy Tomlinson; CBC News; April 26, 2011
UPDATE: YouTube video shows black rat sipping Starbucks syrup;
Martin van den Hemel; Richmond Review; April 26, 2011
BRITISH
COUMBIA: Mobile abattoir required slicing through a lot of red tape;
Jenny Lee; Vancouver Sun; April 19, 2011
Seattle Lab Finds Tainted Grocery Store Chickens;
Mary Rothschild; Food Safety News; April 19, 2011
Paul Valder Consulting Partners With iCiX North America to Provide Supplier Food Safety Information Management Services;
Marketwire; April 19, 2011
Food allergy risk poorly grasped in restaurants;
CBC News; April 15, 2011
Greater Cooperation Recommended Among Agencies Responsible for Food Safety in Canada;
Dr. Rick Holley; University of Manitoba; April 15, 2011
Mediocrity wins Canadians lose with foodborne illness;
Doug Powell; barfblog; April 14, 2011
Canada's food safety criticized;
QMI Agency; April 13, 2011
Allergy awareness: Food for thought and action;
Kirsten Flinn; Sun Peaks News; April 13, 2011
ONTARIO: Judge won't release decision on raw milk appeal until July: dairy farmer;
Alexandra Posadzki; Canadian Press; April 13, 2011
MEDIA ADVISORY: Leading scientist and McGill alumnus helps launch Chair in Food Safety;
April 12, 2011
Canada Needs to Get Moving on Food Traceability;
Marketwire;; April 11, 2011
WebCast details: FOOD SAFETY MODERNIZATION ACT, USA;
IFMA; April 10, 2011
Experts question role of walnuts in E. coli outbreak;
Sarah Schmidt and Aaron Derfel; Postmedia News; April 8, 2011
Making sure what we eat won’t make us sick;
Allyson Rowley; McGill University; April 6, 2011
Canada E. coli Outbreak Tied to Walnuts;
Mary Rothschild; Marler Clark; April 5, 2011
CANADA: Restaurant inspection not keeping up: Auditor;
CBC News; April 5, 2011
Public Health Agency of Canada Continues to Investigate Recent E. coli Outbreak Potentially Linked to Walnuts
; Claire Mitchell; Marler Clark; April 5, 2011
Public Advisory: E. coli Outbreak;
Public Advisory: E. coli Outbreak; April 4, 2011
Japan acts to allay food export fears;
Relaxnews, The Independent; April 4, 2011
Officials assure B.C. public after Washington state milk sees radiation increase;
Rebekah Funk; The Canadian Press;
March 31, 2011
Ocean Spray attains safe food certification;
Rita Mu; Food Magazine;
March 31, 2011
High bacteria levels in bean sprouts;
Doug Powell; barfblog;
March 30, 2011
ONTARIO: Restaurant failed inspections;
Paul Schliesmann; The Whig Standard;
March 29, 2011
New Food Safety
Infosheet: Temperature abuse a factor in 2008 Salmonella outbreak;
Benjamin Chapman; bites;
March 28, 2011
US: Del Monte Salmonella outbreak to expand;
Roy Costa; Food Safety & Environmental Health Blog;
March 25, 2011
Canada resists pressure to ban Japanese food;
Sarah Schmidt; Postmedia News;
March 23, 2011
Walmart’s
Yiannas: ‘test the process, not the product’;
Doug Powell; barfblog;
March 22, 2011
12 sick with Salmonella; Del Monte cantaloupe grown in Guatemala recalled;
Doug Powell; barfblog;
March 22, 2011
Badges? We don’t need no stinking badges; Canadian government delivers more transparency on food safety enforcement;
Doug Powell; barfblog;
March 17, 2011
CANADA: Bacterial wipes research study;
Raquel Maurier; University of Alberta Faculty of Medicine & Dentistry;
March 16, 2011
Watermelon Jelly Linked to Botulism in Canada;
Food Safety News;
March 9, 2011
1 sick; watermelon jelly sold at charity booths in BC may have botulism;
BCCDC;
March 8, 2011
ONTARIO: Bad cafs;
London Free Press;
March 8, 2011
Frozen guinea pig meat in MONTREAL court;
CBC News;
March 7, 2011
ONTARIO: Increase in travel-related Salmonella cases;
Josh Pringle; 580 CFRA News Talk Radio;
March 2, 2011
Food safety challenges within North American Free Trade Agreement
(NAFTA) partners
01.mar.11; Richard A. Holley; Comprehensive Reviews in Food Science and Food Safety;
March 1, 2011
Release – Health Canada;
Health Canada;
March 2011
The 5-Second Rule;
C. CLAIBORNE RAY; The New York Times; February 28, 2011
Uncovering the mind-sets of consumers towards food safety messages;
Aurora A. Saulo and Howard R. Moskowitz; Food Quality and Preference; February
27, 2011
Anaphylaxis food handling training in Sun Peaks;
Lailani Mendoza; sunpeaksnews.com; February 25, 2011
US: Lessons from the 2008 tomato crisis;
David Acheson; Leavitt Partners Blog; February 24, 2011
No Chef’s Challenge this year after 200 sick with cyclospora last year;
Doug Powell; barfblog; February 22, 2011
US: Walmart asks meat industry to break with tradition;
John Strak; Meatingplace; February 22, 2011
Can High Pressure Technology Make Hamburger Safer?;
Cookson Beecher; Food Safety News; February 22, 2011
Regulating home-based food businesses can start food safety culture discussion;
Ben Chapman; barfblog; February 20, 2011
Deadly E. coli strain may evade EPA's test;
Chemical & Engineering News; February 16, 2011
Information Update;
Health Canada; February 15, 2011
CANADA: Harper Government strengthens food allergen labelling regulations;
Health Canada; February 14, 2011
CANADA: Supermarket chicken harbours
superbugs: CBC;
CBC News; February 10, 2011
DineSafe program coming to Strathroy-Caradoc;
Nancy Powers; The Age Dispatch; February 9, 2011
Health CANADA gives nod to new food ingredient that fights Listeria;
Nancy Powers; Food Business Review; February 8, 2011
People say they will pay more for safer food, will they? Someone needs to test at retail;
Doug Powell; barfblog; February 8, 2011
ONTARIO: New motion-activated voice message encourages visitors to wash hands at GNGH;
Ray Spiteri; Niagara Falls Review; February 8, 2011
ONTARIO: Screw found in beef could have 'ripped us open,' family claims;
Kelly Patterson; Ottawa Citizen; February 8, 2011
More complex food carts need to play by the same rules as other food businesses;
Ben Chapman; barfblog; February 6, 2011
QUEBEC: Small part blamed for Saputo recall;
Globe and Mail; February 4, 2011
Hutterite company fined for unfit turkeys;
James Turner; CBC News; February 3, 2011
Canada's New Online Food Safety Resource;
Claire Mitchell; Food Safety News; February 1, 2011
Anaphylaxis through the eyes of the food-allergic child;
biomedme.com; January 28, 2011
What's the Culprit of Many GI Outbreaks in Schools?;
Ryerson University; January 28, 2011
Canada Food Safety Violations Result in Fines;
Dan Flynn; Food Safety News; January 28, 2011
Researchers emphasize handwashing in schools to prevent spread of illness;
Lois Abraham; The Canadian Press; January 27, 2011
Food handler at Sierra Grill in North York (Ontario) diagnosed with Hepatitis A;
Ben Chapman; barfblog; January 26, 2011
Heart-targeting Listeria increase cardiac disease risk;
Laura Udakis; Society for General Microbiology; January 25, 2011
CUPE inspectors fired, senior staff leave jobs in Windsor;
Sonja Puzic; The Windsor Star; January 22, 2011
CANADA:
CFIA, DFC to draft on-farm biosecurity standard;
Country Guide; January 22, 2011
The 411 on Food Safety and Street Vendors;
Marijke Vroomen-Durning; www.everydayhealth.com; January 21, 2011
ONTARIO: Province gives county a food-safety boost;
Paul Morden; The Observer; January 19, 2011
B.C. meat plant covers up positive E. coli test;
CBC News; January 19, 2011
US: Sprouts present unique safety problems, experts say;
Bruce Blythe; The Packer; January 17, 2011
CANADIAN Walmart deli worker with hepatitis A; immunizations to employees and public;
Doug Powell; barfblog; January 13, 2011
Ex-workers confirm date-changing on BC Superstore meat; required to use smell-test; feds say consumers are on their own;
Doug Powell; barfblog; January 7, 2011
BRITISH COLUMBIA: Shopper questions store's best-before dates on chicken;
CTV News; January 7, 2011
Turkey Cause of Christmas Outbreak;
Thunder Bay, Ontario District Health Unit; January 5, 2011
Grocery store caught giving fish new best-before date in BC;
Doug Powell; barfblog; January 5, 2011
STUDY LOOKS AT ENHANCING THE FOOD SAFETY CULTURE TO REDUCE FOODBORNE ILLNESS;
Media-Newswire.com; January 4, 2011
Wallet Cards and Certificates In 2011;
Traincan; January 2, 2011
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