Canada’s food safety system ranks among the best in the world and is highly regarded by our trading partners. Some feel, however, that the listeriosis crisis of summer 2008 cast a shadow on its reputation and has motivated members to find ways to improve the food safety system with a view to preventing another tragedy.
So writes the Standing Committee on Agriculture and Agri-Food of Canada’s House of Commons. The panel, charged with conducting an inquiry into the Great Listeria Outbreak of 2008 that was caused by ready-to-eat meats processed by Maple Leaf in Toronto, has issued its report and recommendations.
The MP’s charged with writing the report made numerous recommendations including the implementation of food safety programs such as Hazard Analysis and Critical Control Point (HACCP), traceability, a collaborative effort with the U.S. to develop a common approach to food safety standards, an enhanced foodborne illness surveillance system, better inter-agency protocols and increased inspection resources.
Read the rest in BEYOND THE LISTERIOSIS CRISIS: STRENGTHENING THE FOOD SAFETY SYSTEM. Continue reading here for a list of the recommendations that follow the listeria outbreak that killed 22 Canadians.Continue Reading In Canada, MPs Issue Report With Recommendations Following Listeria Outbreak
Brooklyn-based N.Y. Fish, Inc. has recalled I ♥ NY Fish brand Imperial-European Style Smoked Salmon in vacuum packed 3 oz, 8 oz, 16 oz, and whole side “to be weighed at time of sale” sizes.
New York State officials are out with a warning not to drink "raw milk" from the Breese Hollow Dairy in Hoosick Falls.
Schaller Mfg. Corp. (Schaller & Weber), a Long Island City, N.Y., firm, is recalling approximately 564 pounds of duck leg confit and kolbase sausage products that may be contaminated with 
Bulk meat that ended up in 100 gram pre-packaged IGA Deli roast beef slices and sold at South Australia supermarkets originated at Conways and was