Scott's DiaTribes » food safety http://scottdiatribe.canflag.com My personal opinions on social and political issues from a progressive standpoint. Mon, 06 Feb 2012 14:00:33 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 Conservatives to kill meat inspection in western provinces? http://scottdiatribe.canflag.com/2008/09/18/conservatives-to-kill-meat-inspection-in-western-provinces/ http://scottdiatribe.canflag.com/2008/09/18/conservatives-to-kill-meat-inspection-in-western-provinces/#comments Thu, 18 Sep 2008 18:15:04 +0000 Scott Tribe http://scottdiatribe.gluemeat.com/?p=2422 Well, this listeriosis/meat inspection story seems to be taking on a life of its own. First the Minister Ritz controversy from last evening, and now we get this press release discussing the elimination of meat inspection programs in Manitoba:

If elected, a federal Conservative government plans to stop delivering provincial meat inspection programs in Manitoba leaving local consumers exposed to the risk of unsafe meat. The plan is revealed in a secret Treasury Board of Canada decision record, dated May 6, 2008, documenting the acceptance of a proposal concerning “Provincial Meat Slaughter Establishments (Manitoba, Saskatchewan, British Columbia)” which calls for the “elimination of federal delivery of provincial meat inspection [...]]]> http://scottdiatribe.canflag.com/2008/09/18/conservatives-to-kill-meat-inspection-in-western-provinces/feed/ 2