The Ministry of Health's answer to our need for safeguards against recycled cooking oils still leaves us concerned.

HAMILTON, ON -- The recent Listeria and E. coli O157:H7 outbreaks associated with cantaloupe and raw beef in North America reveals that the current available methods and procedures for food safety are lacking to achieve full control of these deadly pathogens.

Growing up in Port Hope, Ontario (that's in Canada) my favorite time of year was early September. School was back (so I got to nerd it out with my friends), hockey season started and the town fair was on.

Five Mexican soccer players who tested positive for clenbuterol before the Gold Cup will not face sanctions after FIFA determined the tests were caused by contaminated meat. The World Anti-Doping Agency said Wednesday it had dropped its appeal at the Court of Arbitration for Sport, where it planned to challenge a Mexico Football Federation decision clearing the players of doping.

In wake of last year's BP oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico, a new study from an environmental watchdog group contends that current federal standards underestimate the risk to pregnant women and children of cancer-causing contaminants that can accumulate in seafood from such spills.

OTTAWA, October 12, 2011 - The Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) and Hygaard Fine Foods EST 318 are warning the public not to consume the Hygaard Mini Sub sandwiches described below because the product may be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes.

Rock Farm Dairy is recalling some date codes of milk and cream products after consumers complained about a taint and odour. No harmful health effects have been reported but if you have bought any of the products, do not eat them. The Agency has issued a Product Recall Information Notice. Product details

Sharon Mills, the mother of five-year-old Mason Jones who died in an E. coli O157 outbreak in 2005, has been nominated for a Mum of the Year title for her campaigning work to improve food safety.

The world has become more vulnerable to outbreaks of disease caused by contaminated food because of growing global trade, the World Health Organization (WHO) said Thursday. Investigating these outbreaks has also become more difficult because food can contain ingredients from around the world and is transported through a complex global supply chain, top WHO officials said.