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Canada: Govt safety rules favour imported meat over local 01 Jul 2009
Some meat products imported from other countries, and readily available on store shelves nation-wide, do not have to meet the same standards that are required from Canadian producers and Provincial Meat processing plants.
At the same time, meat from Canadian producers that meets all food safety requirements, but is processed at a Provincial plant, is unavailable to the majority of Canadian consumers.
The Chair of the Standing Committee on Food Safety, Larry Miller, stated, “it would be difficult to try to explain to consumers why food that is deemed safe for consumption in one province is not available to consumers in another province.”
This is just the latest revelation regarding food safety regulations presented at the Canadian House of Commons Subcommittee on Food Safety of the Standing Committee on Agriculture and Agri-Food.
Tom Olson, Chair of the Bison Producers of Alberta, in a recent appearance before the Subcommittee said, “The problem with CFIA is that many of the ‘food safety regulations’ have nothing to do with food safety.” As an example of this “disconnect,” Olson cited the requirement for a “paved parking lot” in order to meet Federal safety standards.
Adding further to the government safety regulation controversy, was a recent press release from the Canadian Food Inspection Agency, that stated none of the 57 newly hired inspectors is dedicated to meat inspection, despite the recent deadly listeriosis crisis that Canada faced.
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