CANADIAN MEAT SECTOR WELCOMES NEW BIOSECURITY STANDARD
August 1st, 2012
BY LEAH GERMAIN, IN EDMONTON
CANADA'S federal food inspection agency has released a new set of standards for biosecurity in beef products, which will aim to minimise the spread of endemic and infectious foreign diseases while strengthening the Canada's beef industry.
The national biosecurity standard, developed in partnership by the Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) and the Canadian Cattlemen's Association (CCA), outlines particular on-farm principles that will help Canadian beef producers prevent and mitigate disease from entering the country's beef ...
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