Last week’s food news was full of attempts to right the wrongs in the food industry.
An Edmonton-based law firm decided to fight a recent E. coli outbreak with the $15M lawsuit filed against The Meat Shop at Pine Haven, which is at the centre of the outbreak.
A healthy-diet enthusiast and a Saskatoon hockey player, Carlin Nordstrom, fights against high sugar consumption in Indigenous communities by focusing on the ban of pop sales from Saskatchewan First Nations schools.
Lastly, numerous countries in the world decided to fight the increasing problem of food waste by raising awareness with the new Stop Food Waste Day.
An Alberta law firm files a $15M lawsuit over E. coli contamination
This week, an Edmonton-based law firm filed a $15M lawsuit against The Meat Shop at Pine Haven, which is suspected to cause a recent E. coli outbreak in the Edmonton area. So far, the outbreak caused numerous poisonings and one death. What is the stance of The Meat Shop manager on the situation?
Read more about the story at CBC News.
Canadian Food Inspection Agency hasn't recalled romaine lettuce in Canada
A popular salad ingredient, romaine lettuce, caused an E. coli outbreak in the United States. Even though some Canadian retailers have pulled it off from shelves, and CFIA keeps in touch with U.S. authorities about the outbreak situation, it doesn’t plan on recalling this vegetable in Canada before it’s confirmed that the contaminated pieces were imported to the country.
Read more about the story at CTV News.
Carlin Nordstrom fights against sugar consumption at the Frist Nations schools
A Saskatoon hockey player, Carlin Nordstrom, encourages students and their parents in Indigenous communities to stop consuming foods high in sugar. Nordstrom focuses especially on the ban of pop beverages from schools.
Read more about the story in The Saskatoon StarPhoenix.
A satellite launch causes concerns over food safety in Nunavut
To add to the concern over the scarcity of food in Canada's north, a European rocket launched this week could contain toxic fuel and cause serious problems when the debris falls back to Earth in the open waters of the High Arctic, a major food source for the Inuit population.
Read more about the story at CBC
April 27th is Stop Food Waste Day
Recent concerns over excessive food waste prompted Compass Group Canada to declare April 27 Stop Food Waste Day. This day is held in more than 30 countries around the world.
Read more about the story at Radio Canada International.
A Halifax company raises masses of fly larvae for pet consumption
A Halifax-based company, Oberland Agriscience, raises thousands of black soldier fly larvae every day for sale for pets that typically consume insects. The company’s management hopes to expand its operation into more "typical" pet-food products for dogs and cats. Could this insect potentially become appropriate for human consumption as well?
Read more about the story at CBC News.
