Maple Leaf Appoints New Chief Marketing Officer
CANADA - Maple Leaf Foods has appointed Stephen Graham to the new position of Chief Marketing Officer, from 11 January 2010.

Antibiotic Resistance Among Bacteria a Concern
CANADA - A researcher with the University of Manitoba says antibiotic resistance in bacteria that causes foodborne illness remains a concern, writes Bruce Cochrane.

Maple Leaf Foods Moves into Profit
CANADA - Maple Leaf Foods Inc. has reported its financial results for the third quarter ending 30 September 2009. Despite a four per cent decline in sales, net earnings were more than C$22 million following...

Full Restoration of Pork Exports to Russia Expected
CANADA - Canada's Agriculture Minister is hopeful the flow of Canadian pork into Russia will be fully restored following inspections of Canadian processing plants by Russian officials next month, writes...

WTO Panel to Be Requested to Address US M-COOL
CANADA - The federal government has announced it will ask the World Trade Organization for a panel to resolve Canada's dispute with the United States over US Mandatory Country-of-Origin Labelling, writes...

Maple Leaf Starts Hot Dog Recall
CANADA - Maple Leaf Foods is recalling nine wiener products produced under the Hygrade, Shopsy's and Maple Leaf brands at its plant in Hamilton, Ontario, because they may contain traces of Listeria mo...

Application Forms for Slaughter Program Available
OTTAWA, CANADA - The Honourable Jean-Pierre Blackburn, Minister of National Revenue and Minister of State (Agriculture) is encouraging all potential applicants to apply for the new federal Slaughter Improvement...

Canada Issues Recommendations on Food Safety
CANADA - Following the 2008 listeria outbreak, the Parliament has issued recommendations to enhance food safety.

Awareness and Funding for Food Banks Raised
CANADA - Officials with Winnipeg Harvest and the Manitoba Association of Food Banks are hoping to raise both public awareness of the work being done by Manitoba food banks and funds to help support that...

Maple Leaf Sees Sales Rise
Canadian meat processor Maple Leaf Foods saw sales for the first quarter increase by 6.3 per cent to C$1.3 billion compared to C$1.2 billion last year

Maple Leaf Sees Sales Rise
Canadian meat processor Maple Leaf Foods saw sales for the first quarter increase by 6.3 per cent to C$1.3 billion compared to C$1.2 billion last year

Approach to Wastewater Treatment Applauded
CANADA - Officials with La Broquerie, Manitoba based Hytek Limited are applauding the cooperative approach taken by the town of Neepawa and the federal and provincial governments in the development of...

Wastewater Treat Plant Upgrade Moves Forward
CANADA - Officials with La Broquerie, Manitoba base Hytek Limited expect to complete upgrades to the wastewater treatment plant at its Springhill Farms pork processing plant in Neepawa in approximately...

Maple Leaf Delays Pork Plant Purchasing Plans
CANADA - Maple Leaf Foods yesterday announced that despite active negotiations with several prospective purchasers, current economic conditions and credit markets have made it difficult to complete a satisfactory...

Canadian Pork Plant Approved to Export to EU
CANADA - The Canadian Pork Council is applauding approval of a Quebec based hog slaughter and pork cutting facility as Canada’s first integrated pork processing plant to be granted approval for the export...

Lost Access to Pigs Threatens US Industries
CANADA - US pork producers who rely on Canadian origin pigs fear their industry and their livelihoods will be devastated if they lose access to those pigs, writes Bruce Cochrane.

Maple Leaf Welcomes New Listeria Policy
CANADA - Maple Leaf Foods has applauded the Canadian Government's new listeria policy released on Friday, which it described as an essential next step towards higher levels of safety in the meat industry....

Meat Recall Mirrored in Maple Leaf's Fiscal 2008
CANADA - Last year's massive meat recalls seriously affected Maple Leaf Foods fourth quarter results for 2008, sending share values tumbling from $0.20 to $0.12 in the course of twelve months.

US Hog Finishing Capacity Moved to Saskatchewan
CANADA - La Broquerie, Manitoba based Hytek Limited has announced it will move approximately 40 thousand swine finishing spaces from the United States to Saskatchewan, writes Bruce Cochrane.

Ag Committee to Investigate Listeria Outbreak
CANADA - There will be a parliamentary investigation into the listeria incidents at Maple Leaf Foods last year.

Branding Canadian Offers Marketing Advantages
CANADA - An Alberta based management consultant suggests, by branding their products as Canadian, Canada's pork producers and processors will be better equipped to gain a marketing advantage, writes Bruce...

Maple Leaf Foods Enhances Safety Protocols
CANADA - While listeria exists in all ready-to-eat plants and presents an exceptionally low risk, Maple Leaf has implemented industry leading practices to detect and eradicate listeria, which are performing...

Maple Leaf Ventures into Pork Processing
TORONTO - Maple Leaf Foods has announced that it has begun the formal process of selling its Ontario pork processing business located in Burlington, Ontario.

Manitoba Government Provides Cash for Processing Culled Breeding Swine
CANADA - Manitoba's agriculture minister has announced her province will help cover the cost of processing the pork from hogs slaughtered as part of the Federal Cull Breeding Swine Program, writes Bruce...

Primary Processing Capacity Key to Saskatchewan Hog Industry's Future Viability
CANADA - An official with Humboldt based Big Sky Farms is convinced the availability of primary processing capacity is key to the long term sustainability of Saskatchewan's pork industry, writes Bruce...