COVID-19: Food Safety in Canada

PUBLISHED: 03/21/2020

The long line ups and bare shelves have somewhat dissipated with the retail and food industries soothing Canadians that there is ample supply for everyone. Most eateries and restaurants are trying to stay afloat by offering delivery and take out. That brings some more questions about food safety.

Farmers will start planting shortly for the upcoming season. Traditionally, they hire tens of thousands of foreign workers through the season..There have been some conflicting messages recently as the retail sector maintains we have enough capacity, while other groups worry that farmers and farming are not considered an essential service

Coming up on the Unpublished Cafe, we look at the supply chain in Canada and see if there are any gaps in safety. Be sure to listen in on the rest of our COVID-19 Series, and register to cast your vote at Unpublished.vote

The COVID-19 virus

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bsi0qmQ8HV4&feature=youtu.be

Is Canada’s Emergencies Act Necessary for COVID-19? -

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qdKHvyFZKyI&feature=youtu.be

Practicing Food COVID-19

Episode 4 coming next week

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GUESTS:

Sylvain Charlebois

https://www.dal.ca/faculty/management/school-of-public-administration/faculty-staff/our-faculty/sylvain-charlebois.html

Professor at Dalhousie University

Lawrence Goodridge

https://www.uoguelph.ca/foodscience/people/lawrence-goodridge

Professor at Guelph University

Jeff Hall

https://www.cpma.ca/industry/food-safety

Food Safety Expert at the Canadian Produce Manufacturing Association

REFERENCES:

https://www.ctvnews.ca/health/coronavirus/how-safe-are-food-delivery-and-takeout-during-the-new-coronavirus-pandemic-1.4861597

https://www.cfa-fca.ca/2020/03/23/message-from-cfa-president-on-covid-19-week-of-march-23rd/

https://montrealgazette.com/diseases-and-conditions/coronavirus/covid-19-what-are-the-risks-of-ordering-take-out-food/wcm/c8e9b945-86ab-4b3a-b885-a1afd9003f1f

https://www.foodsafety.ca/blog

https://nationalpost.com/life/food/food-delivery-is-essential-during-the-covid-19-pandemic-heres-how-to-order-it-ethically

https://www.cpma.ca/industry/food-safety/safe-food-for-canadians-information

https://www.retail-insider.com/retail-insider/2020/3/how-covid-19-and-the-oil-price-war-could-lead-to-cheaper-food-in-canada

https://business.financialpost.com/news/retail-marketing/broccoli-has-to-be-hand-cut-travel-limits-squeezing-flow-of-seasonal-workers-to-fruit-vegetable-farms

https://globalnews.ca/news/6721242/coronavirus-canada-food-pay-boost/

https://cpma.ca/docs/default-source/foodsafety/covid-19_information_for_the_canadian_produce_sector.pdf

https://www.retailcouncil.org/media-mentions/retailers-confirm-canadians-do-not-need-to-worry-about-food-shortages-were-in-good-shape/

https://canadianfoodfocus.org/health/can-you-get-covid-19-from-food/

https://www.cpma.ca/media-centre

https://ottawacitizen.com/commodities/agriculture/agriculture-sector-scrambling-to-offset-consequences-of-covid-19-crisis/wcm/84f32d41-cf20-444d-a29a-9b84313614ee/

https://ottawacitizen.com/news/local-news/coronavirus-experts-say-dont-be-afraid-to-touch-your-groceries/wcm/0ca6618e-1640-403d-a958-134a87dcbdd9/