Tag: Canadian Food Inspection Agency

7-Eleven sandwiches and wraps recalled in B.C. due to listeria

Health Emily Joveski -
A recall has been issued for 7-Eleven-brand sandwiches and wraps in Western Canada due to possible listeria contamination, the Canadian Food Inspection Agency said.

Universal Ostrich Farm penalty tossed

Fish & Wildlife Storrm Lennie -
The Canadian Agricultural Review Tribunal has overturned a $10,000 penalty issued to Universal Ostrich Farm, ruling the Canadian Food Inspection Agency failed to properly serve a quarantine order following a December 2024 avian flu outbreak. 

Universal Ostrich farm penalized for failing to report avian flu

Agriculture Storrm Lennie -
The Universal Ostrich Farm has been fined $10,000 by a federal tribunal for failing to immediately report signs of avian flu in its ostriches.

Police lay charges in gas-related incident near Edgewood ostrich farm

Crime My Kootenay Now -
A 60-year-old Ontario man has been charged after an alleged assault involving gasoline at a property near the Universal Ostrich Farm in September.

CFIA says no birds killed at ostrich farm under stay order

Fish & Wildlife Storrm Lennie -
The Canadian Food Inspection Agency said it has not destroyed any birds at the Universal Ostrich Farm, despite supporters claiming many have gone missing. 

RCMP and CFIA convoy locks down ostrich farm, owners arrested

Provincial My Kootenay Now -
The owners of Universal Ostrich farm in Edgewood, BC were removed from the property and arrested by RCMP Tuesday afternoon.

Convoy descends on ostrich farm, owners fear cull will proceed

Provincial My Kootenay Now -
A convoy that included members of the RCMP and Canadian Food Inspection Agency arrived in the early morning hours.

Halva brand recalled in B.C. due to salmonella

Provincial Emily Joveski -
A brand of halva sold in British Columbia is being recalled for possible salmonella contamination. 

Ostrich farm owner, citing sources, says CFIA cull imminent

Provincial My Kootenay Now -
Edgewood farm received word from a high-ranking government source: the Canadian Food Inspection Agency is preparing to move on their ostrich farm for a cull within days, not weeks.

Enoki mushrooms recalled in B.C. for possible listeria

Provincial Emily Joveski -
A recall has been issued for a brand of enoki mushroom sold in British Columbia and other provinces because of possible listeria contamination. 

Dubai chocolate recall expands due to salmonella outbreak linked to pistachios

Provincial Emily Joveski -
The Public Health Agency of Canada has added more brands of Dubai chocolate bars to the list of recalled products due to a salmonella outbreak in certain pistachio products. 

CFIA recalls brand of jarred anchovies due to histamine

National Emily Joveski -
A brand of jarred anchovies has been recalled in British Columbia and multiple other provinces.

Edgewood Ostriches survive another month

Agriculture Kate Brown -
The Federal Court of Appeal has granted a stay on the cull order of nearly 400 ostriches in Edgewood. 

Emergency stay order appeal lodged to save ostriches

Agriculture Kate Brown -
‘We need more time.’ That is the message from Universal Ostrich Farms as they lodge an emergency stay order on...

‘Come and visit our ostriches’ says Universal Ostrich Farm

Agriculture Kate Brown -
The verdict might be in, but that doesn’t mean the fight is over for save 400 ostriches at Edgewood’s...

Egg brands recalled due to possible salmonella

Provincial My Kootenay Now -
Do not eat or buy certain egg brands as they might have salmonella. On January 18, The Canadian Food Inspection...
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