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Canadian consumers suspicious of meat post-listeria

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Canadian consumers suspicious of meat post-listeria

Trust in the safety of ready-to-eat food products was severely damaged by the listeriosis outbreak this summer that originated with sliced meat, according to a survey by researchers at the University of Guelph. ...

created by Wordsnark | 1 year ago | updated 1 year ago
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Was the FDA report on Bisphenol A ghostwritten?

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Was the FDA report on Bisphenol A ghostwritten?

The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel has taken a particular interest in Bisphenol A (BPA), and the disputed US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) safety assurance statement on BPA. The newspaper published an extensive...

created by Wordsnark | 1 year ago | updated 1 year ago
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Listeria persists for years

My curiousity about how biological outbreaks can be identified and tracked -- such as the recent Maple Leaf Foods listeria outbreak in Canada -- lead me to this abstract. Genome sequencing, or a...

opinion by Wordsnark | 1 year ago | updated 1 year ago
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Communicating through the listeria crisis

The employee communications memos written by Michael McCain, president of Maple Leaf Foods, during the listeria outbreak that originated with his company's processed meat products seem to follow the fives stages of grief: denial, anger, bargaining, depression, and finally,...

created by Wordsnark | 1 year ago | updated 1 year ago
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Bisphenol A safety in USA disputed

The FDA (Food and Drug Administration) in the United Sates was rebuked last month by an external review of its earlier pronouncement that Bisphenol A (BPA) was "safe at current levels found in plastic food...

created by Wordsnark | 1 year ago | updated 1 year ago
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Plastic poses another potential problem

Two more chemicals exuded from plastics now appear to pose potential problems. Two substances leaching from polypropylene -- quaternary ammonium biocides and oleamide -- have been flagged by medical researchers at the University of Alberta as biologically active enough...

created by Wordsnark | 1 year ago
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Canadian polar proposal panned

A federal government proposal to guide research in the Canadian Arctic has been given a cold bath by a panel of international experts. The Canadian Arctic Research Initiative (CARI) was designated a government...

created by Wordsnark | 1 year ago | updated 1 year ago
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New rules proposed for listeria control

The CFIA (Canadian Food Inspection Agency) is considering new, stricter, regulations for listeria testing at meat processing plants in the aftermath of an listeriosis outbreak that killed 20 people in Canada this...

created by Wordsnark | 1 year ago | updated 1 year ago
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Listeria Hysteria "Worker says meat plant filthy": Maple Leaf Foods

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New food safety chief appointed at Maple Leaf Foods

Maple Leaf Foods, the original source of the deadly listeriosis outbreak this summer in Canada, has appointed a new safety officer to oversee food safety and quality programs for the company. The Maple Leaf...

created by Wordsnark | 1 year ago | updated 1 year ago
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Listeria alert Ontario : Old Style brand Thin Sliced Honey Ham

Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) has issued a warning regarding possible Listeria monocytogenes contamination of the "Old Style brand Thin Sliced Honey Ham," sold only in Ontario, exclusively in Price Chopper stores in the province. " OTTAWA, November 3, 2008 – The...

created by Wordsnark | 1 year ago
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Listeriosis warning: policy is no protection

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UK listeria advisory: chill and kill

Health agencies in the UK, concerned about the rapidly increasing rates of listeriosis, have planned a major food hygiene awareness campaign to try and contain the deadly food-borne disease. Blaming poor handling...

created by Wordsnark | 1 year ago | updated 1 year ago
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Food safety needs public science

Food safety needs public science : public service professional union speaks out The national union representing professionals and scientists in the public service has launched a campaign to advocate for...

created by Wordsnark | 1 year ago | updated 1 year ago
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Media caravan still rolling on listeriosis

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Media caravan still rolling on listeriosis

Maclean's "Canada's only national weekly current affairs magazine" is making the listeria outbreak and food safety its lead story this week. "How safe is Canadian food? : This week in Maclean's TORONTO, Oct. 30...

created by Wordsnark | 1 year ago | updated 1 year ago
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Listeria cost Maple Leaf Foods $43M

The listeriosis outbreak in Canada this summer that began with processed meat products from Maple Leaf Foods has cost the company $42.9 million dollars, so far.The company put numbers to its business costs in the...

created by Wordsnark | 1 year ago | updated 1 year ago
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Family opts out of listeriosis class-action suit

Leamington, Ontario deputy mayor Rob Schmidt announced this week that his family will not participate in the class-action suit being brought against Maple Leaf Foods over the listeriosis outbreak traced to...

created by Wordsnark | 1 year ago | updated 1 year ago
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