Jewish organizations say that the decision resulted in a disruption in supply of kosher meat in Canada. Photo: Dave Bedard

CFIA won’t enforce some ritual slaughter requirements after appeal from Jewish organizations

The CFIA will no longer require three determinations of unconsciousness previously mandated for ritually slaughtered animals after a recent federal court ruling. Jewish organizations and companies had appealed the Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) regulations in court, claiming they made kosher slaughter difficult, which resulted in a disruption in supply of kosher meat in Canada.

Disruptions to supply chain-reliant industries like beef requires thoughtful mitigation strategies, especially in an integrated North American system, says CCA President Nathan Phinney.

Fight continues toward elimination of non-tariff barriers in beef processing

Industry says producers need risk insurance against disruptions

The strike at Cargill’s Dunlop processing facility might finally be over and the beef sector now wants improve access to processing and obtain risk insurance against future disruptions. There is no good time for a strike, said Jim Clark, executive director of the Ontario Cattle Feeders Association and Ontario Corn Fed Beef. However, the labour […] Read more

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Agreement reached at Guelph Cargill plant

Nearly 1,000 unionized employees at Cargill Dunlop in Guelph ratified a new collective agreement on Saturday July 6. The workers, represented by Local 175 of the United Food & Commercial Workers (UFCW), began strike action after turning down a deal on May 26.




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Canadian beef sector urges resolution on Cargill labour dispute

In a joint news release issued June 24, the Canadian Cattle Association (CCA), National Cattle Feeders’ Association (NCFA) and Beef Farmers of Ontario (BFO) strongly encouraged the Cargill Dunlop facility in Guelph and members of UFCW Local 175 to come to an expedited labour resolution. The CCA, NCFA and the BFO represent about 19,000 beef producers in Ontario and approximately 60,000 Canada-wide.

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Strike possibility looms at Calgary Cargill plant

June vote will determine if Calgary Cargill workers will echo Cargill Guelph work stoppage

Nearly 1,000 workers at Cargill’s beef processing plant in Guelph were on strike at the end of May, and there’s a possibility that workers at the Cargill Case Ready plant in Calgary could also hit the picket lines.


Parkhill Meats to add processing facility

Parkhill Meats to add processing facility

Parkhill Meats is expanding its business with the construction of a new processing facility in Middlesex County. The company held a groundbreaking ceremony at the site of the new facility last week, the BFO said in a release. The ceremony was attended by Ontario’s Agriculture Minister, Lisa Thompson; Steve Pinsonneault, MPP for Lambton-Kent-Middlesex; Liane Rood, […] Read more