Published: May 23, 2013

May 22, 2013, Health Canada’s Pest Management Regulatory Agency (PMRA) published Proposed Maximum Residue Limit PMRL2013-28 announcing draft MRLs for the active ingredient fenamidone.

Published: May 23, 2013

A U.S. Department of Agriculture proposal to require labeling for mechanically tenderized meats has now been under review at the White House Office of Management Budget for eight months.

Published: May 23, 2013

May 22, 2013, Health Canada’s Pest Management Regulatory Agency (PMRA) published Proposed Maximum Residue Limit PMRL2013-27 announcing draft MRLs for the active ingredient trifloxystrobin.

Published: May 21, 2013

On May 17, the Harper Government unveiled its Safe Food for Canadians Action Plan that aims to further improve Canada’s food-safety system.

Published: May 20, 2013

Building on its long-standing commitment to food safety, the Harper Government unveiled its Safe Food for Canadians Action Plan today.

Published: May 06, 2013

Health Canada is reminding Canadians of the importance of allergy awareness. For those individuals with food allergies, severe allergic reactions can occur quickly and without warning.

Published: Apr 25, 2013

Health Canada’s Pest Management Regulatory Agency (PMRA) published Proposed Maximum Residue Limit PMRL2013-24 announcing draft MRLs for the active ingredient metconazole.

Published: Apr 25, 2013

Health Canada’s Pest Management Regulatory Agency (PMRA) published Proposed Maximum Residue Limit PMRL2013-25 announcing draft MRLs for the active ingredient bifenazate.

Published: Apr 24, 2013

Health Canada’s Pest Management Regulatory Agency (PMRA) published Proposed Maximum Residue Limit PMRL2013-22 announcing draft MRLs for the active ingredient metalaxyl.

Published: Apr 24, 2013

Health Canada’s Pest Management Regulatory Agency (PMRA) published Proposed Maximum Residue Limit PMRL2013-23 announcing draft MRLs for the active ingredient clothianidin.

Published: Apr 19, 2013 By: News Editor

Health Canada is reminding Canadians of the importance of properly cooking fresh fiddleheads before eating them.

Published: Apr 19, 2013 By: News Editor

Canada Proposes New Pyriproxyfen MRLs.April 17, 2013, Health Canada’s Pest Management Regulatory Agency (PMRA) published consultation document Proposed Maximum Residue Limit PMRL2013-21.

Published: Apr 19, 2013 By: News Editor

Canada Proposes New Quizalofop-ethyl MRLs.April 17, 2013, Health Canada’s Pest Management Regulatory Agency (PMRA) published consultation document Proposed Maximum Residue Limit PMRL2013-20.

Published: Apr 19, 2013 By: News Editor

Canada Proposes New Boscalid MRLs.April 17, 2013, Health Canada’s Pest Management Regulatory Agency (PMRA) published consultation document Proposed Maximum Residue Limit PMRL2013-19.

Published: Apr 19, 2013 By: News Editor

April 17, 2013, Health Canada’s Pest Management Regulatory Agency (PMRA) published consultation document Proposed Maximum Residue Limit PMRL2013-18.

Published: Apr 11, 2013

Canadian Agriculture Minister Gerry Ritz spent some time on his recent trade mission to the United States making clear his country's displeasure with the US COOL program.

Published: Feb 17, 2013

Canada's federal government has appointed an Independent Advisory Panel to review the XL Foods Inc. E. coli O157:H7 investigation and recall.

Published: Dec 27, 2012

The Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) has announced that ingredients used in the burgers manufactured by Cardinal Meat Specialists Limited are not tainted with E. coli O157:H7.

Published: Dec 25, 2012

The source of the E. coli O157:H7 that contaminated specialty hamburgers made by Cardinal Meat Specialists Limited in Ontario is going to remain a mystery

Published: Dec 21, 2012 By: PHYLLIS ENTIS

Canadian and US readers of a ‘certain age’ will remember the NORAD Distant Early Warning Line that was a regular news item during the Cold War.