Canadian food safety inspection reform criticised

Canada plans overhaul of meat inspection

11-Apr-2012

The Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) has published proposed amendments to its meat inspection regime, which would give meat processors greater freedom to trade inter-provincially and internationally.

Canadian government grants C$500,000 for PRRS research

22-Mar-2012

The Canadian federal government and the provincial government of Quebec (MAPAQ) have allocated C$500,000 to a pilot project aiming to control porcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome (PRRS).

Canada improves meat inspection complaints mechanism

01-Mar-2012

Canadian food safety chiefs have launched a new mechanism to provide businesses with an easier way to register complaints or appeals related to meat inspection decisions.

Canadian food safety inspection reform criticised

Canada’s Agriculture Union, PSAC, has warned that the government’s plan to cut 100 food safety inspectors may put human health at risk.

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Canada plans overhaul of meat inspection

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