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EDMONTON - Edmonton-area farms are the epicentre of a new and devastating outbreak threatening Alberta's $3.2-billion canola industry, authorities say. Provincial and county governments are trying to contain the rapidly spreading and incurable soil-borne disease called clubroot. (Edmonton Journal)
TORONTO - Loblaws Inc. is recalling No name French Style Green Beans because they may contain a dangerous bacteria. The Canadian Food Inspection Agency says toxins produced by the bacteria (Clostridium) may cause botulism. (CP) MORE: Lakeside foods recalls French Style Green Beans
OTTAWA - Health Canada will delay regulation of trans fats in Canadian food products for at least two years, calling instead for industry to voluntarily limit use of the heart-clogging compounds. (Toronto Star) PREVIOUS: CHR to take action on trans fats Trans fat lawsuit based on junk science 10 top junk science moments of 2006 CHR boss: Health care not in crisis
Police say recalled chocolate was stolen TORONTO - Police have arrested two men they allege stole recalled Hershey's chocolates that were intended for disposal but ended up in stores. (CP) PREVIOUS: Arrest leads to warning about tainted Chocolates in stores Salmonella scare sparks Hershey recall Canadian food inspection agency hazard alert
BRANDON - Doctors from the Brandon Health Region said they have referred three suspected cases of Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease, or CJD, for further testing. (CP) RELATED: Japan confirms its 31st case of mad cow disease |
OTTAWA - Yet another potential E. coli contamination stung North America's produce sector Monday morning, when the Canadian Food Inspection Agency issued an official public warning about Dole brand Hearts Delight lettuce salad. (CityNews)
A growing number of food companies are pumping nutrients into their packaged products to increase the health benefits to consumers, but Canadians aren't allowed to know what many of those advantages are. (CanWest) PREVIOUS: Functional food
OTTAWA - The Canadian Food Inspection Agency is warning that some bottles of Stella Artois beer may have been tampered with. The agency says it knows of six bottles into which someone added concentrated alcohol. There are some reported cases of people being sickened after drinking the contaminated beer. (CanWest) PREVIOUS: CFIA warning on Chili Canned meat recall expanded Castleberry's Food Co. Salmonella alert Health Canada to crack down on fake pills
Anthrax confirmed in four Manitoba cattle herds WINNIPEG - Anthrax has been detected in four cattle herds in southeastern Manitoba, the provincial government confirmed Wednesday in a press release. The outbreak has resulted in the death of 24 cattle and one horse. (Dow Jones)
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Canned tuna exceeds guidelines on mercury OTTAWA - Following a CBC investigation that found mercury levels above the allowed limit, Health Canada issued new consumption guidelines on Monday for canned albacore tuna for women and children. (CBC) |
Milk raid compared to drug bust TORONTO - Farmer Michael Schmidt, locked in a David and Goliath struggle with food regulators over his struggle to sell raw milk, received backing from a celebrated Toronto chef on Wednesday. (CanWest) PREVIOUS: Hunger-striking farmer protests raw milk ban | |
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SASKATOON - Saskatchewan's agriculture minister says plans to provide pork to the province's food banks from animals culled under a national cull breeding swine program is a clear example of turning a negative into a positive. (FarmScape) |
Food banks benefit from pork cull |
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CAMPBELL RIVER - A second Vancouver Island fish farm is struggling to understand how fish it was exporting to the US could have become contaminated with the carcinogenic chemical malachite green. (Victoria Times Colonist) |
Parasites driving wild salmon to extinction Fishing money not misspent: DFO Sustainable fish stocks in the NW Atlantic Former judge slams Fisheries funding Department of Fisheries and Oceans |
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City comes clean over river's toilet treatment OTTAWA - If you live downtown and think every time you flush the toilet you're sending the waste to a treatment centre, think again. Lots of it is going directly into the Ottawa River. (Ottawa Citizen) Cities fouling Great Lakes with raw sewage Great Lakes chemical pollution |
1 in 3 say water isn't safe to drink Crisis feared as water supplies dry up 'Water fight' takes on new meaning in stores Province won't release drinking-water report Water still a problem on 76 reserves Aboriginal Waters: A Slow Boil Water bottlers still draining Ontario for free Farmer wins case over tainted water |
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CTV study finds flame retardants in many foods CTV and The Globe and Mail decided to find out just how bad the problem is and what it means for our health. The flame retardants are called PBDEs, or polybrominated diphenyl ethers, a class of about 25 industrial chemicals that are sprayed on textiles, plastics and electronics to prevent or slow the rate at which they will ignite. (CTV) |
CURITIBA, Brazil - On March 24, Canada's continued efforts to undermine and eventually eliminate the ban on so-called terminator seed technology suffered a severe setback. Terminator technology refers to seed genetically modified to produce sterile seeds, which cannot be planted. (The Tyee) Ban on Terminator Seeds stands despite Canadian Government Stance |
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Experts warn spinach flare-up sign of bigger problem OTTAWA - The spreading E. coli outbreak that prompted the federal government to warn Canadians not to eat US spinach is the symptom of widespread problems in the food system and raises serious questions about the increasing prevalence of fresh produce contaminated by bacteria, warn food experts. (CanWest) |
Weak links in Canada's food supply chain Canada widens spinach warnings Lettuce link probed in e-coli outbreaks Tainted eateries get many chances E. coli exposes weakness in food chain Food safety offences shut 48 city eateries |
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EDMONTON - A six-year-old dairy cow from Alberta was confirmed to have mad cow disease, the Canadian Food Inspection Agency said. (Edmonton Journal) USDA to investigate after 3rd mad cow found |
Mad cow disease case confirmed Confirmed mad cow in mature Alberta bull Mad cow disease confirmed in BC BC's first ever mad cow infection Mad cow class action suit to continue US group loses Canada beef ban bid US judge grants temporary injunction to block Canadian cattle |
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Alberta government declares emergency Slow BSE testing could keep borders closed Harper successful where many have failed Softwood deal 'good, not perfect' Forestry & Forest Products Lobbying American Forest & Paper Association |
World Trade talks end in agreement US producers buying cheap Canadian cattle Meat packers to testify on high beef prices Report on the Alberta government's BSE-related assistance programs Mad Cow may be more widespread R-CALF adds another to it's pile of blunders US corn hit with tariff in trade war |
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The largest fleet of self-unloading vessels in the world. |
REGINA - A lawsuit against the federal government for malicious prosecution has been filed by a group of farmers who spent the last ten years in court until some had their convictions of illegally exporting grain to the U.S. overturned last spring. (Leader Post) PREVIOUS: Farmers claim victory over wheat board Canadian Wheat Board (CWB) |
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Cargill - is the world's largest privately owned corporation and it is also the worlds largest private grain company controlling over ¼ of the worlds grain production. |
A subsidiary of Tyson Foods Inc Agribusinesscenter: Tyson Foods Inc. Tyson foods sued for race bias Indictment to smuggle illegal aliens |
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