Source: Tom Johnston, MEATINGPLACE, 11/22/11

The Canadian government is working to ensure that Canadian companies meet the same standards under USDA’s proposed ban of the “Big 6” non-O157 Shiga toxin-producing E. coli in raw beef products, according to Robert de Valk, Canadian government affairs representative for the North American Meat Processors Association (NAMP).

The Canadian Food Inspection Agency is expected in January 2012 to direct companies to plan for equivalent compliance, de Valk said in a NAMP newsletter.

“As usually is the case when the USDA takes an initiative, trading partners have to take note. This is particularly true for Canada to ensure the equivalency standard on meat and poultry inspection systems is maintained,” the group stated.
 

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