Canadian food manufacturer Maple Leaf Foods has booked a drop in first-half profits. In the six months to the end of June, net earnings amounted to C$33.3m (US$33.2m), a 5.2% decline on the prior year. Adjusted operating earnings, ...
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Canadian food group Maple Leaf Foods has booked a drop in third-quarter earnings due to the write-down of certain assets. Maple Leaf earnings fell to C$32.6m (US$32.6m), down from $43m last year, the company revealed today (31 October). ...
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Canadian food manufacturer and grocer George Weston has recorded a decline in first-half profits thanks to costs from retail division Loblaw. In the six months ended 16 June, net profit dropped 7.1% to C$367m (US$366.4m) as higher costs ...
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Syngenta Canada and Bayer CropSciences have submitted application to Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) and Health Canada (HC), seeking approval for their soybean line, SYHT0H2, which has been genetically modified for herbicide ...
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The Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) has expanded the recall of Spice Kingdom brand dried Egyptian Basil products because they may be contaminated with Salmonella. The latest recall includes Spice Kingdom brand dried Egyptian Basil ...
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Canadian food manufacturer and retailer George Weston has said it expects sales from its Weston Foods business to fall in 2012 after sales slid in the third quarter. George Weston, which supplies branded and own-label bread and biscuits ...
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Canadian food group George Weston has secured a deal to market cookies sold under the Mrs Fields brand at stores in North America. Interbake Foods, the cookie and cracker unit of George Weston, will manufacture and sell Mrs Fields ...
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Nature's Emporium is voluntarily recalling Baby Move brand Prune Concentrate - a dietary supplement, as the product may be contaminated with Salmonella, according to the Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA). The affected product, Baby ...
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The Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) has announced that Nadeau Poultry Farm, which is located in Madawaska County, New Brunswick, has been fined for causing injury to animals while transportation. CFIA investigations revealed that ...
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The Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) has announced that Saladexpress, located in Saint-Rémi, Quebec, has been fined for violating the Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Regulations. CFIA noted that Saladexpress marketed the ice ...
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The Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) has allowed XL Foods to re-open the facility at the centre of an e. coli scare after an assessment of its food safety controls. XL Foods has had its suspension lifted by CFIA and is now licensed ...
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Canadian Agriculture minister Gerry Ritz has said the XL Foods plant at the centre of an E.coli outbreak will only re-open when there is written proof that there is no health risk from its products. XL Foods in Alberta had its ...
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Canadian food manufacturer Dare Foods has said it is focusing on the emerging BRIC economies for M&A opportunities and partnership or licensing deals as part of its international growth strategy. Dare Foods, based in North America, told ...
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The Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) has announced that the Standing Committee on Agriculture and Agri-Food has completed its review of the Safe Food for Canadians Act and has now referred it back to the House of Commons for Report ...
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Odra Deli and Wholesale Meat is voluntarily recalling Krakowska Sausage in Canada as the product may be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes, according to the Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA). The affected product, Krakowska ...
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