Canada's National Observer's section on food regulation at the federal and provincial levels. We also cover what we eat, how we grow it, restaurants, food delivery systems, the impact of food on climate change, culture and how we live. And more delicious topics.
Ian Tostenson, president and CEO of the BC Restaurant and Foodservices Association, said the indoor-dining closure will mean a $500-million loss for the sector over the next three weeks.
When the pandemic hit last spring, B.C.’s seed farmers experienced a tsunami of demand for seeds as the number of home gardeners surged and major U.S. seed companies stopped shipping to Canada. For many, growing and cleaning enough seed to fulfil the flood of orders was near impossible.
When Coun. Murry Krause got wind Prince George’s sole downtown supermarket was moving, he grew concerned about food security for the neighbourhood’s low-income residents.
Canada’s most valuable farms and ranches made a mint last year, while many struggled to balance the books, recently released federal data show — a growing gap some see as a grim sign for the sector.
Hundreds of B.C. spot prawn harvesters might soon be out of work thanks to a recent decision by Fisheries and Oceans Canada that makes selling spot prawns frozen at sea illegal.
New gene-edited plants and food products may soon be on the market in Canada without regulatory oversight due to proposed changes to Canada’s risk assessment for food and plants.