Cosmetics are a billion dollar industry in Canada. Lotions, creams, perfumes, makeups—every household has some. Each and every morning we get up, we eat breakfast and we get ready for the day. Chances are, getting ready includes using some kind of cosmetic product. With an industry that plays [Read more]
Sunday, June 12, 2016, Dr. David Williams, Chief Medical Officer of Health issued the following statement about chocolate milk recalled on June 4: “Consumers who have purchased recalled milk products should throw the products out or return them to the store where they were purchased. Persons [Read more]
So I have talked several times about the challenges (and benefits) of eating gluten free foods, but this time I wanted to address something that, perhaps, many may not think of when it comes to being gluten free… what about the things that we touch, and that is applied to our skin?! No, we [Read more]
More and more people want to be able to eat locally produced food. Whether the motivation is political or merely based on a desire to support local producers and get fresh food, the idea of eating locally is on an upward trajectory. Recently, the Manitoulin Island Community Abattoir (MICA) [Read more]
Revelations that Canadian Food Inspection Agency inspectors were instructed to allow contaminated carcasses to be processed in the now infamous XL Foods plant in southern Alberta confirm the worst suspicions of those who believe the agency is receiving direction that flies in the face of actual [Read more]
Before this year’s omnibus budget was passed, Conservative Member of Parliament David Wilks discussed it with his constituents. They were upset with many of the clauses, and Wilks explained that, even though he agreed with many of their concerns, it was impossible for him to vote against the [Read more]
Salmonella Oranienberg Outbreak In Ontario August 14, 2010 3:00 PM 25 Cases Reported Since Late July Ontario’s Chief Medical Officer of Health, Dr. Arlene King, is advising the public that there is an outbreak of Salmonella Oranienberg in the province. Salmonella Oranienberg is a rare form of [Read more]
Ontarians Reminded to Avoid Recalled Headcheese Products July 23, 2010 1:45 PM One Salmonella Chester Case in Ontario Ontarians are reminded to avoid headcheese products that have been the subject of two recent food recalls.On July 14, the Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) issued a recall of [Read more]
