Category: Health & Wellness

Luigi Guffanti 1876 Brand Burrata di Corato and Vecchia Malga Brand Burratina Cheeses are Recalled

Due to the Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) test results, Jan K Overweel Ltd. is recalling certain Italian cheeses – Luigi Guffanti 1876 Brand Burrata di Corato and Vecchia Malga Brand Burratina – from the marketplace due to possible Listeria monocytogenes bacteria contamination. Consumers should not consume the recalled products. Please click here for the description…

July 24, 2014
Recall: Sweet 2 Eat Brand Fresh, Whole Peaches, Plums, Nectarines & Pluots from California, USA

Wawona Packing Company of California, USA, is recalling Sweet 2 Eat brand fresh, whole peaches, plums, nectarines and pluots from the marketplace due to possible Listeria monocytogenes bacteria contamination. Consumers should not consume the recalled product. The recall by the US company is published on the website of the United States Food and Drug Administration…

July 22, 2014
Canada’s Parks Day / Journée des parcs du Canada July 19, 2014

This video presents “Canada. Summer. Go.” “Many more awesome activities await you this summer.” “Canada’s Parks Day is an annual event where thousands of people participate in fun, educational, family-oriented events in parks and Historic Sites across the country. Many activities highlight the important role that parks play in maintaining healthy and resilient ecosystems, protecting…

July 19, 2014
CFIA Can Issue Monetary Penalities to Businesses That Do Not Meet Canada’s Meat Safety Requirements

This video presents “Canada’s Meat Industry – The Canadian Advantage.” Canada’s meat industry includes the following profitable items: Beef and Veal By 2014, there were 12.215 million cattle and calves on approximately 82,665 Canadian farms and ranches. Alberta accounts for approximately 42% of this inventory. Farm cash receipts from the sale of cattle and calves…

July 16, 2014
Fifth List of Recalled Goat Cheese Products: Brands are Citadelle and Grey Owl Cheese

This is an update to the following previous blogs: Health Hazard Alert: Saint-Benoît-du-Lac Brand Le Moutier Ripened Firm Goat Cheese is Recalled, Second List of Recalled Le Moutier Goat Cheese, Third List of Recalled Goat Cheese Products: Two Brands – Le Verdict d’Alexina and Grey Owl, and Fourth List of Recalled Goat Cheese Products: Brand…

July 13, 2014
Recall: Enfamil A+ Ready-to-Feed Infant Formula Bottles with Blue Tape & Broken Tamper-proof Seal

Due to a consumer complaint, the Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA), Walmart Canada Corporation and Mead Johnson Nutrition (Canada) Company are advising the public that some bottles of Enfamil A+ Ready-to-Feed Infant Formula have been found with the tamper-proof seal broken and blue tape applied in its place. These bottles were found to contain water…

July 13, 2014
Some Food Safety Consultations: CFIA Comment Period Extended to Aug.29, 2014

This is an update to the previous blog, Invite: Canada’s Healthy and Safe Food Regulatory Forum June 17-18 + 12 Online Consultations 2014. Canadian Food Inspection Agency CFIA) NEWS RELEASE Notice to Industry – Comment period extended for certain food safety modernization consultations Ottawa, July 11, 2014: To encourage as much feedback as possible, the…

July 11, 2014