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On April 24, 2013, the Central Epidemic Command Center confirmed the first imported case of H7N9 avian influenza who traveled from China to Taiwan. Add to Facebook Like this? Tweet it to your followers!
Several studies at the Experimental Biology 2013 conference have looked at whole egg consumption, and its benefits to adolescents and even high-risk groups. Add to Facebook Like this? Tweet it to your followers!
The Ontario Medical Association is advising the federal and provincial governments to crack down on antibiotic use in farming. Add to Facebook Like this? Tweet it to your followers!
Some Canadian research organizations are working together to fund the development of a new test for pathogenic E. coli bacteria during food production. Add to Facebook Like this? Tweet it to your followers!
Vitala Foods celebrated Vitamin D Day today with the launch of the new Vita D Sunshine Eggs, the world's first eggs to provide 100 per cent daily value of vitamin D in a single egg. Add to Facebook Like this? Tweet it to your followers!
The Canadian International Farm Show will be presenting a deserving student the Youth in Agriculture $1,000 educational bursary. Add to Facebook Like this? Tweet it to your followers!
The University of Guelph has received a $750,000 gift from TD Bank Group which will support economic research and analysis on new farm policies Add to Facebook Like this? Tweet it to your followers!
The former chair of the Chicken Farmers of Canada has been named to a new committee advising the Agriculture Minister of research and development in agriculture. Add to Facebook Like this? Tweet it to your followers!
The Secretary for Food & Health has announced that a new vaccine, Re-6, is more effective in preventing avian flue and will be introduced to local poultry farms. Add to Facebook Like this? Tweet it to your followers!
Research from the Alabama State University identified that Campylobacter bacteria was found in 41 per cent of all the meat tested. Add to Facebook Like this? Tweet it to your followers!
A research paper has gotten a lot of press lately regarding that people who eat more eggs had more plaque in their arteries, akin to smoking cigarettes. Add to Facebook Like this? Tweet it to your followers!
Dr. David Spence of Western University has published a research paper stating that eating egg yolks accelerates atherosclerosis similarly to smoking. Add to Facebook Like this? Tweet it to your followers!
The Public Health Agency of Canada has launched a new video series explaining the process associated with foodborne illnesses. Add to Facebook Like this? Tweet it to your followers!
The Canadian Food Inspection Agency, Genome Canada and Alberta Innovates Bio Solutions are partnering to help protect consumers against Listeriosis. Add to Facebook Like this? Tweet it to your followers!
The Canadian Food Inspection Agency reports that Canadians are confident in Canada's food safety system and protocols. Add to Facebook Like this? Tweet it to your followers!
The federal government has provided the Atlantic Poultry Research Institute at the Nova Scotia Agricultural College with $600,000 to assist its research. Add to Facebook Like this? Tweet it to your followers!
The Everyone Wins With Canadian Chicken contest received 72 recipes from MPs to compete for a donation to local a food bank. Add to Facebook Like this? Tweet it to your followers!
Cooling freshly laid eggs could add weeks to their shelf life, according to a recent study from Purdue University. Add to Facebook Like this? Tweet it to your followers!
The impact of the economy and higher prices for meat and poultry products are making a significant difference for consumers at the meat case. Add to Facebook Like this? Tweet it to your followers!
A new court ruling says drug makers must prove that livestock antibiotics are not contributing to drug-resistant bacteria and whether they are safe to consume. Add to Facebook Like this? Tweet it to your followers!