March 2 – Canadian Food Inspection Agency – Press Releases

The Canadian Food Inspection Agency is warning the public not to consume any grated cheese product with Parmesan purchased at TW Foods in North Bay, ON, because this product may be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes. The full release is available online. Call 613-773-6600.

February 15 – Canadian Food Inspection Agency Press Releases

The agency and the United States Department of Agriculture's Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (USDA-APHIS) are moving forward to remove the current exemption for wood packaging being shipped between the two countries, as outlined in the International Standard for Phytosanitary Measures (ISPM) No. 15. The full release is available online. Call 613-773-6600.

January 31 – Canadian Food Inspection Agency Canada Press Releases

The North American Foot-and-Mouth Disease Vaccine Bank, administered jointly by commissioners from the United States, Canada and Mexico, is providing the Republic of Korea with foot-and-mouth disease (FMD) vaccine needed to assist the country with its ongoing FMD outbreak. The full release is available online. Call 613-773-6600.

January 20 – Canada Food Inspection Agency Press Releases

The Canada Food Inspection Agency is warning the public not to consume Mehran brand chilli powder because it may be contaminated with salmonella bacteria. The full release is available online. Call 613-773-6600. The Canada Food Inspection Agency warns the public that chocolate chip cookies produced and sold at Thrifty Foods, 2662 Austin Avenue, Coqtuitlam, British … Read more

January 4 – Canadian Food Inspection Agency Canada Press Releases

Agriculture Minister Gerry Ritz (Battlefords-Lloydminster, SK) announced new regulations have come into effect that will better safeguard the health of the domestic industry from the import of aquatic animal disease, enhance domestic surveillance and put into place an emergency plan to respond to disease outbreaks. The amendments to the Health of Animals Regulations enable the … Read more

December 14 – Canadian Food Inspection Agency Press Releases

The agency is warning the public not to consume unwrapped cantaloupes sold from Canada Safeway Limited, located at 655 Osborne Street, Winnipeg, Manitoba on December 5, 2010, because they may be contaminated with Salmonella. The full release is available online. Call 613-773-6600.