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Irradiated ground beef, such as these burger patties, is expected to have a lower potential presence of harmful pathogens such as E. coli. (Stephen Ausmus photo courtesy ARS/USDA)

Health Canada clears ground beef irradiation

By Canadian Cattlemen Staff February 22, 2017

Fresh and frozen ground beef treated with irradiation can now be sold in Canada, the federal health department announced Wednesday. Health Canada has published regulations in the Canada Gazette which add fresh and frozen ground beef to the short list of irradiated foods, such as potatoes, onions, spices and flour, that are permitted for sale, […] Read more

Beef Cattle, Livestock, Research

Non-O157 Shiga toxigenic E. coli (STEC)

Research on the Record with Reynold Bergen

By Reynold Bergen December 8, 2016

There are between 50,000 and 100,000 different serotypes (strains) of E. coli. Most are harmless, some may be beneficial, but some produce a very dangerous Shiga toxin. Shiga toxigenic E. coli (STEC) can cause vomiting, diarrhea and abdominal pain in people. E. coli O157:H7 is the most well-known STEC, but it is not the only […] Read more

Chipotle, which in 2013 launched the short film “The Scarecrow” as part of a campaign focused on fresh ingredients, shut all its stores Monday for a live-streamed nationwide staff meeting on food safety. (Chipotle Mexican Grill via YouTube)

Crops, Reuters

Chipotle shuts for staff food safety meeting

By siddharth-cavale, Subrat Patnaik February 9, 2016

Reuters — U.S. burrito chain Chipotle Mexican Grill shut its stores for four hours on Monday to hold a nationwide staff meeting, where CEO Steve Ells apologized for E. coli and norovirus outbreaks and laid out the company’s recently developed food safety program. Chipotle also said it would spend about $10 million to help local […] Read more

Crops, Fruit/Vegetables

Leafy greens eyed in E. coli outbreak

By Canadian Cattlemen Staff April 16, 2015

Federal health officials suspect leafy greens as a possible culprit in sickening 12 people in Canada, mainly in Alberta, with E. coli poisoning. The Public Health Agency of Canada on Wednesday said it’s considering a “possible link” to greens, such as lettuce, spinach, chard, kale or arugula, in 12 cases of E. coli O157:H7 poisoning […] Read more

Beef Cattle, Finishers

Wider buffer zone from feedlots recommended

By Canadian Cattlemen Staff December 24, 2014

The current U.S. recommended buffer zone between cattle feedlots and vegetables may be too narrow, say scientists writing in the journal Applied and Environmental Microbiology. “The high percentages of leafy greens contaminated with E. coli suggest great risk for planting fresh produce 180 m (590 feet) or less from a feedlot,” the investigators write. That […] Read more

Vet advice

Vet Advice: Will we ever learn?

By Dr. Ron Clarke January 14, 2014

Our family moved recently. During the tedium of moving and editing files, a copy of an article I wrote 10 years ago fell from a bundle of papers. “Ginny’s Sick” stared at me from the floor and brought back a flood of memories: a grandchild in Stollery Children’s Hospital on the end of a transfusion […] Read more

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Health Canada clears ground beef irradiation

Non-O157 Shiga toxigenic E. coli (STEC)

Chipotle shuts for staff food safety meeting

Leafy greens eyed in E. coli outbreak

Wider buffer zone from feedlots recommended

Vet Advice: Will we ever learn?

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