Air quality issues, if any, stemming from McCain Foods making french fries and pizza pockets in western New Brunswick are up for public airing.
The province on Tuesday announced the launch of a required 180-day public participation process before renewing the air quality operating approval for McCain’s frozen foods plant at Florenceville, about 110 km northwest of Fredericton.
“This process provides the public with an important opportunity to learn more about this facility,” Environment Minister Rick Miles said in a release.
The McCain plant’s current air quality operating approval expires Feb. 28, 2011, the province said.
The approval process includes a number of “information requirements” and minimum time frames plus a 120-day public comment period ending Dec. 21, the province said.
It covers air-quality-related issues, including questions or comments about air emissions, pollution control equipment, conditions proposed in the draft approval, monitoring and reporting requirements and information on compliance and enforcement.
The plant uses steam to make, on an hourly basis, about 14,850 kg of french fries, 12,240 pizza pockets and 4,600 cakes.
All comments should be submitted in writing, the province said.
