Buying Chinese Deli at Your Grocer? Listeria Warning!

A public warning issued November 16, 2011,concerning Listeria in Ginger Beef now includes over 30 additional products.The bulk products listed may be sold from clerk-service counters at grocery stores in various weights and with different UPC codes. Consumers who are unsure if they have the affected product are advised to check with their place of purchase.These products were distributed in British Columbia, Alberta, Saskatchewan, Manitoba and Ontario.The Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) and Ginger Beef Choice Ltd. (EST 615) are warning the public not to consume certain ready-to-eat product sin the list, because these products may be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes.

See the full list at GINGER BEEF CHOICE BRAND READY-TO-EAT PRODUCTS MAY CONTAIN LISTERIA MONOCYTOGENES

Food Banks Canada Releases Annual Report!

Food Banks Canada Annual Report Offers Solutions!

‎Food Banks Canada new HungerCount Report. Is full of national, and provincial statistics on hunger. Equally important, are their proposed SOLUTIONS!!

‎Food Banks Canada Solutions Proposed

Food Banks Canada recommendations focus on the need for governments to provide adequate assistance to individuals and families during
times of need, and on how we can better support people to become resilient citizens. They include:
•     Increasing federal and provincial support for the construction and rehabilitation of affordable housing, and the creation or  expansion of housing subsidies.
•     Working with social assistance beneficiaries and other stakeholders to design an income support system of last resort that helps our most vulnerable citizens become self-sufficient.
•     Ensuring that Canada’s most vulnerable seniors are not left to live in poverty.
•     Improving Employment Insurance to better recognize and support Canadians in non-standard forms of employment, as well as older workers facing permanent layoff from long-tenure positions.
•     Prioritizing, at the federal government level, the need to drastically improve the labour market outcomes of disadvantaged workers.
•     Investing in a system of high-quality, affordable, accessible early learning and child care.

See the full report here: Food Banks Canada Research Publications

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Recalls and Safety Alerts

• Allergy Alert (milk) - Trung Nguyen brand G7 Coffee
  The recalling firm is Far East North America Food Ltd. This product has been distributed in Alberta and British Columbia.
  [2011-08-20]
• Sheenmax RealspaceTM PRO 3000 Series Desk Chairs
  A consumer's finger can get caught in an opening in the chair's tilt mechanism, posing a pinch hazard to consumers.
  [2011-08-19]
• phil&teds® "metoo"TM clip-on high chair
  Missing or worn clamp pads can allow the chairs to detach from table surfaces, posing a fall hazard and injury hazard to children.
  [2011-08-19]
• Expanded Health Hazard (listeria) - ready-to-eat meat ... product
  The recalling firm is Beverly Meats (1995) Ltd.. This product has been distributed in Alberta.
  [2011-08-19]
• BLUE BIRD issued a recall on the ALL AMERICAN NON-SCHO... OL BUS mode
  On certain buses equipped with a Cummins engine, the V-band clamps used to connect the inlet and outlet cone sections to the Diesel Oxidation Catalyst (DOC) / Diesel Particulate Filter (DPF) include a T-bolt which...
  [2011-08-19]
• ELDORADO issued a recall on the E-Z RIDER II MAX model
  On certain buses equipped with a Cummins engine, the V-band clamps used to connect the inlet and outlet cone sections to the Diesel Oxidation Catalyst (DOC) / Diesel Particulate Filter (DPF) include a T-bolt which...
  [2011-08-19]
• BLUE BIRD issued a recall on the ALL AMERICAN SCHOOL B... US mode
  On certain school buses equipped with a Cummins engine, the V-band clamps used to connect the inlet and outlet cone sections to the Diesel Oxidation Catalyst (DOC) / Diesel Particulate Filter (DPF) include a T-bolt...
  [2011-08-19]
• Sure Power Battery Separators
  The internal circuit board capacitor of the recalled battery separators can fail and lead to overheating, smoke, or fire during or after use, resulting in property damage or personal injury.
  [2011-08-18]
• Simoniz Foam Tire Care
  It has been determined that the product may pose a safety hazard when left in vehicles during extreme heat conditions.
  [2011-08-18]
• Philips Energy Saver a/k/a Marathon or Marathon Classi... c Compact Fluorescent Dimmable Reflector Lamps - models R30 Dimmable, R40 Dimmable, and PAR 38 Dimmabl
  The glue attaching the glass outer envelope or globe to the body of the lamp can fail allowing the glass outer envelope to fall and strike persons and objects below, posing a laceration hazard to consumers
  [2011-08-18]
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Ontario Health Ministry on  Facebook surprised me. At first I was going to skip the ad, because it sounded like a fee for service campaign, then I thought-if it’s a scam I want to let others know. I was very surprised to find the landing page open at the Ontario Ministry of Health and Long Term Care.
In an effort to shorten lines in hospital emergency rooms. the Ontario Ministry of Health has posted the following tip list on their site.

Walk Supports Workplace Tragedy Victims- May 1

Walk Raises Workplace Safety Awareness

Steps for Life Walks to be held in over 35 Canadian Communities May 1st*  to help raise raise funds for family support programs and services to help victims of workplace tragedy, while raising awareness of the importance of  workplace health and safety.

Traditionally held on the first Sunday in May, to kick off  North American Occupational Safety and Health (NAOSH) Week, most Steps for Life 5 K walks will take place on May 1st*.  If your community’s Steps for Life walk is not on the map below, contact the organizers to find out about hosting one in your area.

View 2011 Steps for Life Walks - www.stepsforlife.ca in a larger map

Start at walk in your community for 2011:
http://scr.im/steps4life

This year’s  national gold sponsors, PCL and Vale have provided $15,000 each in support of this year's walks and have shown their commitment to raising awareness about the importance of health and safety in the workplace.

Steps for Life planning committees are looking for your local sponsor support. For more information on sponsorship opportunities, Visit their website to find out how you can become involved.

ABOUT THE WALK
Memorial Lane
Each community is unique in where the walk takes place and how it takes shape but each walk features a Memorial Lane of victims of workplace tragedy.  
How can you help?
Help support victims of workplace tragedy by walking, registering a team, sponsoring a walker or committing as an event sponsor.

*Some Steps for Life events are scheduled for different dates.

Check the date and location in your community.

Resources:

Steps for Life Website (accessed Mar.14,2011)

Discovered via: @Omemee4U and @SafetyForge  on Twitter

Salmonella Alert-Fresh Herbs

Fresh greens originally recalled by J & D Produce Inc., Texas, USA. were shipped to Canada on December 6, 2010, repackaged and sold thereafter under the Boncheff brand. The packages do not have a lot code or Best Before date.  The Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) and Boncheff Greenhouses are warning the public not to consume certain Boncheff brand fresh herbs described below because these products may be contaminated with Salmonella.
The following Boncheff brand fresh herbs are affected by this alert.

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Health Hazard Alert! Salmonella in Sprouts!

Sprouts Alive & Sun Sprout Brands-(Onion & Alfalfa-Onion Mix)

All Best Before codes up to and including August 27, 2009 of the following products are affected:

Brand	Product	Size	UPC
Sprouts Alive	Baby Onion Sprouts	70 g (2.5 oz)	0 69022 00032 0
sun sprout	Alfalfa & Onion Sprouts	135 g (4.76 oz)	0 57621 13506 2

These products were sold in Ontario, the Maritimes, and  Quebec.

Salmonella

Food contaminated with Salmonella may not look or smell spoiled. Eating food contaminated with these bacteria may cause salmonellosis, a food borne illness. In young children, the elderly and people with weakened immune systems, salmonellosis can cause serious and deadly infections. In otherwise healthy people, salmonellosis may cause short-term symptoms such as high fever, severe headache, vomiting, nausea, abdominal pain and diarrhoea. Go to emergency if you think you may have salmonellosis.

Read the The Canadian Food Inspection Agency report for updates.