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  • Beef Biltong recalled in Canada after testing finds Salmonella

    Eat-Sum-More Inc. is recalling Beef Biltong from the marketplace because of possible Salmonella contamination. According to the Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA), this recall was triggered by test results. The recalled products were distributed in Ontario and Online in Canada. Recalled products: Brand Product Size UPC Codes Eat Sum More Beef Biltong – Original Variable...

  • Enoki mushrooms recalled in Canada after testing finds Listeria

    Goldenway International Trade Co. Ltd.’s Enoki Mushrooms are being recalled from the marketplace because of possible Listeria monocytogenes contamination. This recall was triggered by Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) test results. According to the CFIA, the recalled products were distributed in Ontario, Quebec and possibly other provinces and territories in Canada. Recalled products: Brand Product...

  • Tweets Are Not Enough: Why Combatting Relentless Antisemitism in Canada Requires Real Leadership and Action

    The Jewish holiday of Purim over the weekend sparked the usually array of political tweets featuring some odd interpretations of the meaning of the holiday and expressing varying degrees of support for the Jewish community. But coming off one of the worst weeks in memory – cancelled Jewish events due to security concerns, antisemitism in...

  • Healthcare & Life Sciences Private Equity Deal Tracker: Waud Acquires Senior Helpers

    Waud Capital Partners (WCP) has acquired Senior Helpers, according to a news release. Senior Helpers, founded in 2002 and based in Towson, Md., is a provider of in-home senior assistance. The company operates through nearly 400 franchised and corporate-owned locations across 44 states, Canada and Australia. WCP, founded in 1993 and based in Chicago, seeks control equity...

  • Focus on Trade Secrets (Video Chat Series)

    Baker McKenzie’s North America Trade Secrets Practice is a true cross-disciplinary team of industry ranked and recognized intellectual property, employment, tech transaction, litigation and trial attorneys exclusively dedicated to helping clients identify, protect, prosecute and defend their most valuable, complex and market-differentiating trade secrets throughout the US, Canada, Mexico and globally. Our Focus on Trade...

  • Enoki mushrooms recalled in Canada over Listeria contamination and consumer complaint

    Kam Ding Investment Ltd. is recalling K-Fresh brand Enoki Mushroom because of possible Listeria monocytogenes contamination. According to the Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA), this recall was triggered by a consumer complaint. The recalled products were distributed in British Columbia, Ontario, Quebec and possibly other provinces and territories in Canada. Recalled product: Brand Product Size...

  • Antitrust Issues in Canadian Private Equity

    What antitrust scrutiny can U.S. private equity expect in Canada? Numerous recent proceedings by the U.S. Federal Trade Commission and Department of Justice have made antitrust issues top of mind for U.S. private equity (PE). Given the frequent investment by U.S. sponsors into Canada, it is prudent to query whether a similar increase in regulatory...

  • Better Laws, Not Bans: Why a TikTok Ban is a Bad Idea

    New legislation making its way through the U.S. Congress has placed a TikTok ban back on the public agenda. The app is already prohibited on government devices in Canada, the government has quietly conducted a national security review, and there are new calls to ban it altogether from the Canadian market. While it might be...

  • Mussels recalled due to nausea, vomiting and diarrhea

    The Food and Drug Administration has issued a warning about certain mussels from Allen’s Fisheries in Newfoundland, Canada, that were imported to the United States. On March 1 the New Jersey Department of Health advised the FDA of an outbreak of illness associated with consumption of the mussels. The patients experienced symptoms including nausea, vomiting...

  • Canada to Subject Interactive Digital Media Investments to Enhanced Scrutiny

    On March 1, 2024, the Government of Canada unveiled two new foreign investment policies relating to the interactive digital media sector: one relating to national security reviews and the other to cultural investment reviews. The policies define “interactive digital media” (“IDM”) as, without limitation, “digital content and/or an environment in which users can actively participate...

Featured documents

  • Are You Big In Canada?

    By Scott Hervey If consumers in Ontario, Canada purchase goods from you over your website, you have until July 30, 2005 to prepare to for compliance with Ontario’s Consumer Protection Act of 2002 (CPA 2002).#160 The CPA 2002 has a very long reach, similar to California’s Data Security Law (See...

  • E-coli beef warning for B.C.

    The Canadian Food Inspection Agency as issued a voluntary recall for regular, lean, and extra lean ground beef products sold at at Canada Safeway stores in B.C. between October 6th and October 20th, according to CKNW News. The ground beef products may have been contaminated with E. coli. Several...

  • Salmonella found in bag of carrots

    Albertson’s LLC has warned customers in four states about baby carrots it sells after a supplier discovered the salmonella bacteria in one bag. Grimmway Farms discovered a single bag of peeled baby carrots in Canada that tested positive for salmonella, Boise, Idaho-based Albertson’s said Friday in...

  • Dietary Supplements Pose Dangers, Health Canada Warns

    Dietary supplements and benefits associated with alternative medicine approaches (including nutrition) must be balanced against the potential dangers. Below is a warning issues by Health Canada with respect to a specific brand of dietary supplements: Health Canada is advising consumers not to use...

  • UPDATE: EPA — FIFRA and “Nanosilver” Issues.

    The American Bar Association Section’s of Environment, Energy, and Resources held the fifth in its series of eight Quick Teleconferences on Nanotechnology this afternoon. This particular teleconference dealt with “Nanotechnology and the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act” (“FIFRA”)....

  • Five Canadian Illnesses tied to E. coli O157:H7 in Hamburger

    The Canadian Food Inspection Agency and Canada Safeway are warning the public not to consume the fresh and frozen ground beef products listed below because the products may be contaminated with E. coli O157:H7 bacteria. The fresh ground beef products were sold at Safeway and some independent...

  • Canadian law blogs list : New website created

    Legal SEO guru Steve Matthews announced this afternoon that the Canadian Law Blogs List now has a home of its own at LawBlogs.ca. It’s part of Steve’s involvement in Canadian legal web publishing. He’s already launched LegalPubs.ca, a one stop showcase of the products offered by Canadian legal...

  • Driver fatigue study in Canada focuses on individual differences in drivers

    As a Georgia attorney focused on representing folks hurt in trucking accidents, I hear a lot of stories about driver fatigue issues, and how the practices of dispatchers and shippers affect fatigue, from truckers from across the U.S. and Canada. That’s why I try to keep up with trucking industry...

  • Deaths Mount In Canada’s Listeria Outbreak As China Halts Imports

    There are seven more deaths under active investigation in Canada that may soon be added to the list of 12 confirmed dead due to Maple Leaf Foods selling “ready-to-eat” meat contaminated with listeria. The Ottawa Citizen reports: A potentially deadly bacterium outbreak that has been linked to 12...

  • Investigations And Lawsuits Follow Up On Canada’s Listeria Outbreak

    The aftermath of the listeria outbreak caused by contaminated ready-to-eat meats produced by Maple Leaf Foods in Toronto, Canada continues to generate some interesting news.   The class action lawsuit  that’s underway has attracted support from some 4,000 plaintiffs including the families of the 20 ...

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