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Latest documents
- Tahina recalled in Canada after testing finds Salmonella
Ararat Trading (2002) Corp. is recalling Ararat brand Tahina from the marketplace because of possible Salmonella contamination. This recall was triggered by Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) test results. According to the CFIA, the recalled products were distributed in Ontario and Quebec, Canada. Recalled products: Brand Product Size UPC Codes Ararat Tahina 600 g 8...
- With E. coli Outbreaks in Canada, Arkansas and Illinois what do Consumers need to know
AN INTRODUCTION TO E. COLI BACTERIA Escherichia coli (or E. coli)is the most prevalent infecting organism in the family of gram-negative bacteria known as enterobacteriaceae. [1] E. coli bacteria were discovered in the human colon in 1885 by German bacteriologist Theodor Escherich. [2] Dr. Escherich also showed that certain strains of the bacterium were responsible for infant diarrhea and gastroenteritis, an...
- A Reality Check on the Online News Act: Why Bill C-18 Has Been a Total Policy Disaster
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau was asked this week about concerns with the implementation of Bill C-18, to which he responded that other countries are quietly backing Canada in its battle against tech companies. I posted a reality check tweet noting that Meta is not returning to news in Canada, the law’s regulation stipulating a 4%...
- Positive Listeria test results trigger recall of Enoki Mushrooms in Canada
James Produce recalls Super brand Enoki Mushrooms from the marketplace because of possible Listeria monocytogenes contamination. Canadian Food Inspection Agency test results triggered this recall. According to the Canadian Food Inspection Agency, the recalled products were distributed in Ontario, Canada. Recalled product: Brand Product Size UPC Codes Distribution Super Enoki Mushroom 200 g 4 892742...
- The Law Bytes Podcast, Episode 177: Chris Dinn on Bill C-18’s Harm to Torontoverse and Investment in Innovative Media in Canada
The Law Bytes podcast is back after a brief break, and with it, talk about the Online News Act or Bill C-18. All news – both Canadian and foreign – is blocked on Facebook and Instagram in response to Bill C-18 and the reports suggest that the move has had no real impact in use...
- Prime Minister Announces Proposed Competition Law Changes
On September 14, 2023, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau made a public statement relating to issues of inflation, Canada’s middle class and competition policy. The statement was focused on measures which are aimed at reducing the cost of housing across Canada, supporting small businesses and addressing the escalating cost of groceries. Notably, in the statement Trudeau...
- More daycare centers closed in Canada as E. coli outbreak appears to be spreading
Additional daycare centers have been closed in Calgary, Canada, as the patient count in an outbreak of E. coli infections continues to increase. There are now 342 confirmed patients, mostly children younger than 5. Alberta’s chief medical officer Dr. Mark Joffe said late Friday night that he has been made aware of additional daycare sites...
- Canadian Food Inspection Agency orders mushroom recall for Listeria contamination
Golden Mushroom brand enoki mushrooms are under recall after government testing showed contamination with Listeria monocytogenes. The implicated mushrooms were distributed in Ontario and possibly nationwide in Canada, according to the recall notice from the Canadian Food Inspection Agency. The agency is conducting a food safety investigation, which may lead to the recall of other...
- E. coli outbreak involving daycare centers tops 300 patients; kitchen remains under scrutiny
The patient count in Canada’s daycare center E. Coli outbreak now stands at 310 lab-confirmed cases and public health officials are doubling down on their determination that a central kitchen serving the centers was the source of the pathogen. Only 18 secondary infections — person-to-person infection rather than infection from the original source — have...
- Patient count exceeds 225 in E. coli outbreak linked to daycare centers
The patient count in an E. coli outbreak linked to daycare centers in Calgary, Canada, now stands at 231. Alberta Health Services officials say 26 of the sick are currently hospitalized, 25 of them children and one adult. Eleven other children have already been discharged from hospitals. Twenty-one children have hemolytic uremic syndrome (HUS) which...
Featured documents
- Amid mad cow concerns, court considers Canada cattle imports
David Kravets of the Associated Press reports that the U.S. Department of Agriculture insists it’s safe to resume the imports of Candian cattle, despite a ruling by a Montana federal judge who sided with U.S. ranchers warning about dire economic and health consequences from a mad cow outbreak in...
- Truck drivers’ sleep deprivation is a worldwide safety problem
Dozing drivers are worldwide safety problem in trucking....
- Health Canada Reminds Canadians about the Risks of Drinking Raw Milk
Health Canada is reminding Canadians not to drink raw, unpasteurized milk because it could contain bacteria that can make you seriously ill. Several different kinds of bacteria that could be found in raw milk, such as Salmonella, E. coli and Listeria, have been linked to food-borne illness. These...
- New foodborne outbreak in U.S.
Canada.com reports that a salmonella outbreak potentially linked to produce has sickened at least 172 people in 18 states, health officials said Monday. Health officials think the bacteria may have spread through some form of produce; the list of suspects includes lettuce and tomatoes. But the...
- Candian integrative medicine proposed to break medical ‘monpoly’
A conference at the University of Victoria sponsored by the Association of Complementary and Integrative Physicians proposes to explore broader use of integrative medicine in Canada. Commenting on slow acceptance of integrative medicine in Canada, Monopoly medicine prevents real healthcare argues...
- Profit is a legitimate goal for lawyers
It seems that the argument about the distinction between law as a business and law as a profession hasn’t yet died. David Bilinsky shares a comment about a new book by David Slayton, entitled Lawyers Gone Bad: Money, Sex and Madness in Canada’s Legal Profession. David discusses the author’s...
- US Citizen Passport Cards
As of February 1, 2008, U.S. citizens may begin to apply for the New Passport Card. The passport card will facilitate travel between the U.S. and land border as well as sea ports-of-entry countries such as Canada, Mexico, Bermuda and the Caribbean. The new passport card will carry the same rights...
- Illinois Brick Bats Car Lessees’ Claims, Per First Circuit
The First Circuit today turned back another antitrust case arising from car manufacturers’ efforts to suppress — so the plaintiffs alleged — importing cheap vehicles from Canada into the United States. A previous decision in the same multi-district litigation held that the unlikelihood of...
- Maybe Canada’s Maple Leaf Execs Should Visit This Plant In South Dakota!
Among our friends is one who is high enough up in the agricultural hierarchy of the United States that his appointment required U.S, Senate confirmation. He has nothing directly to do with food safety, but is experienced and knowledgeable in the Ag industry. We were chatting about the various...
- Kelowna Listeria Victim Not Related To Maple Leaf Strain
The Okanagan region of southeast British Columbia is a long way from the Maple Leaf Foods ready-to-eat meat processing plant outside Toronto. Nevertheless, an elderly Okanagan woman’s death in September was blamed on the national outbreak of listeria that was blamed on Maple Leaf. It was one of at...