B.C.'s minister of agriculture says he'll consider calls for meat producers to carry out more slaughter at the local level. This, in the wake of a still-expanding beef recall originating at a federally licenced facility owned by XL Foods in Alberta. "That's what I've asked staff to do, to go back and look at the way we have these slaughter … [Read more...]
Ottawa meat inspectors to pack up
August 11, 2011 by
British Columbians could be at risk of eating and buying contaminated meat products when Ottawa pulls out its inspectors from local slaughterhouses by January 2014, says the union for federal meat ... Vancouver News latest RSS headlines - Big News Network.com … [Read more...]
Union says new systems could make meat unsafe
August 10, 2011 by
VANCOUVER - Ottawa's decision to toss out federal meat inspectors from plants in British Columbia, Saskatchewan and Manitoba could put consumers at risk as the provinces are pushed to rapidly ... Vancouver News latest RSS headlines - Big News Network.com … [Read more...]
