Listeria

Randomly selected excerpts from Gerry Ritz’s press conference this afternoon.

Liveblogging the government’s response to the Weatherill Report on listeriosis

A Parliamentary investigation into the listeriosis outbreak goes nowhere.

About that listeria outbreak.

Three important pieces from this week’s ole fashioned magazine. (Though obviously every piece in every issue of the magazine is important.)

CBC/Star investigation says the CFIA was warned on Aug. 14 that Maple Leaf products were contaminated. The CFIA’s official alert came Aug. 19.

Another listeria-related recall.

When the listeriosis outbreak was raised during last night’s debate, the NDP war room sent out a press release that claimed the CFIA’s budget for “food safety and public health” is presently budgeted to decline every year from 2006 through 2010.

Because the death toll is up to 20.

Questions raised about when the public was alerted of listeria fears. And the death toll reaches 19.

Those 200 new inspectors the Prime Minister hired? The food inspectors union has no idea what he’s talking about.

Another recall.