Tag: Gerry Ritz
Restaurants May Soon Pay Less for Mozzarella
OTTAWA — The Canadian Dairy Commission has created a new milk class for mozzarella cheese that is used on fresh pizzas. The change is...
Wynne Challenges Local-Food Definition
TORONTO — What is “local” food? According to the Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA), it’s defined as food originating 50 kilometres from where its...
CFIA Responds To “Two-Tiered” Safety-Inspection Memo
OTTAWA — The Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) has responded to an alleged internal memo, leaked to the media on Wednesday, which instructs inspectors...
House of Commons Passes Stricter Food-Safety Legislation
OTTAWA — In the wake of XL Foods’ beef recall, purported to be one of the largest beef recalls in Canadian history, a new...
Feds To Cut Food Safety Programs?
OTTAWA — Amidst the largest food recalls in Canadian history, the government has reportedly released a report slashing food-safety funding for the next fiscal...
Ontario Seeks Drought Relief From Federal Government
OTTAWA — Ted McMeekin, Ontario’s Agriculture minister, has sent a letter to the federal government asking for support for the Ontario agriculture sector that...
Safe Food Act Introduced
OTTAWA — The Harper government has introduced the “Safe Food for Canadians Act.” “Our Government is committed to making food as safe as possible...
Federal Food-Safety Cuts Concern Union
OTTAWA — Union reps are concerned about the food-safety inspector cuts recently announced by the federal government. Bob Kingston, president of the agriculture union...
Government to Cut Food-Safety Inspectors
OTTAWA — In keeping with the recent budget, the Canadian government has announced plans to lay off at least 100 food-safety inspectors nationwide. The...
Government Gives Honey Industry Cash Injection
WINNIPEG — Agriculture minister Gerry Ritz has announced an investment of more than $30,000 in the the Canadian Honey Council. “Honeybees may be small...