Listeria shows up in Maple Leaf plant
A subsidiary of Canadian meat processor, Maple Leaf Foods, has been inspected by the Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA), after routine testing showed positive results for the bacterium, listeria.
Archives for January 26, 2009
Food industry urges Congress to reform food safety rules
A group of ten major food industry organizations has signed letters to Congress urging it to modernize US food safety regulation amid concern that otherwise America could lose its reputation for safe, good quality food supplies.
Time to quieten the nutrition label noise
Everyone from government to grocers seems to have their own idea of how best to inform consumers about foods’ nutritional content, but a labeling free-for-all has resulted in a clamor of nutrition labels which are actually getting in the way of...
Quebec food firms receive marketing funding
The Canadian government has pledged new funding for the Agri-Food Export Group Quebec-Canada to allow food firms to attend international industry events and boost exports.