Food Safety Anyone???

Remember the BSE crisis in the dairy and beef industry? Remember that Canadian beef has JUST started to be acceptable in some export jurisdictions? Remember the devastation wrought in our breeding export industry? Farmers in these industries are far from recovery.

Now, place all of that struggle next to dead pets, contaminated imported toothpaste, vitamins, baby food and all kinds of 'other' issues surrounding the import of our food products. What is our federal government's on-going plan to help farmers and consumers? Take a look at these articles and weep.

No Risk From Mad Cow Case, Ottawa Says
Canwest News Service Published: Tuesday, June 24, 2008

Who pays cost for food safety?
Calgary Herald Published: Tuesday, July 15, 2008

Mad cuts?
The Edmonton Journal

In a time that calls for more regulation of our food from the front end or the imported stuff and THIS is what they come up with. Farmers and consumers alike should be outraged!!!!!!!!

The struggling agriculture sector does not need more costs downloaded to it. And a national program that pays for very expensive, necessary BSE testing, should be the LAST place the budget should be cut. Testing is the very crux of improving and maintaining consumer confidence. You know, that group of people who actually buy food to eat? The same ones who have been crying out for MUCH improved labelling on a number of fronts, from 'Made or grown in Canada' to transfats and other stuff on labels that basically confuses the heck out of us all.

The articles tell us plenty. BSE is not the only poison pill they are hoping to load onto unsuspecting Canadians.

In a world of rising fuel and food costs, food security is what Canadians are talking about. I never dreamed that this government would be so out of touch with what Canadians really want. It wasn't too long ago that the woeful LACK of Canadian Food Inspection Agency testing was a hot topic.

Better scream loud and long.