Message from Maple Leaf Foods Regarding Listeria Recall

"The closing of three regional labs also reduced the ministry's analytical ability. With the closing of these labs, which provided routine analysis of water quality for municipalities, the municipalities were forced to seek services from private labs, if they could afford it. The government cancelled 400,000 tests it had been conducting each year, downloading this service to municipalities with only eight weeks notice."

"Let's look at a few consequences of the Harris cuts. The ministry's ability to monitor and analyze pollution was reduced and an increased emphasis placed on industry self-monitoring. The number of water quality monitoring facilities in the province was reduced from 700 in 1991 to 200 in 1997, with no facilities in operation north of Barrie. The same year, the Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs terminated the testing of pesticide samples."

You would be the only sad little person that thinks this is funny.

This article about the roots of the disaster in Walkerton, Ontario could be re-written almost word-for-word about the planned cuts to Canada's Food Inspection Agency. Just replace 'water' with 'meat', 'environment' with 'food safety', and then-Premier 'Harris' with 'Prime Minister Harper' (many of the other players haven't changed) and the story remains the same...

"How Harris Neo-Conservatism Led to Walkerton"
perc. ca/PEN/2000-07-08/s-krajnc. html

Correct, McCain and Maple Leaf foods, ARE accountable. How negligent were they?
Can it be corrected and the public safe? Do we wash up 30,000 jobs and pensions?
Will processed foods be served again in Canada?

maybe if i spoke to you in person you would change you mind!!go back to the farm retard!!

this is funny!!and everyone read this!!i worked for a company that sucked rotting pig guts out of a maple leaf plant in lethbridge,alberta meanwhile there was fresh pork being sawed up beside it and some one on here keeps on deleting this!!my guess it its jcameron111the truth does S**k !!

subway restaurants get some of their pre-packaged meat from maple leaf too..

You amaze me. You get smarter and smarter with time and drinks. Yes, maybe my grade 5 vocabulary is somewhat overwhelming, but you are entertaining just the same. When you sharpen up and want to talk with the big people. (Without your little potty mouth), I'll let you call me.
Until then take your nap and maybe you'll be a big boy in the morning.

point being. That Mccain and Maple Leaf foods, ARE accountable. The arguement that they aren't is almost like saying hiring a hitman diverts the blame to only the one pulling the trigger.

reply to ionesothere,

While being quite convenient that it was in fact a subsidiary of Maple Leaf foods, this fact also sheds light on another looming problem facing consumers. Companies often use subsidiaries in order to bypass regulation and avoid accountability. I ask, who is making the profit off of the subsidiaries? Who is gaining tax breaks from the creation of subsidiaries? and why, other than financial and regulatory reasons,would a company subsidize in the first place?

A blast from the past, from the FIRST time voters were stupid enough to put Harper's neocon cabinet in power in Canada...

See 'Death on tap: The poisoning of Walkerton'

archives. cbc. ca/environment/pollution/topics/1672/

hmm..let me guess you are mr maple leaf??i know your type!you wanna talk smart.. what grade did you make it to..5?? F**k you loser!!

Just goes to show you that Mccain can't even put good food on your table.

Obama Biden 08'

Don't know about you all, but this is the last straw and I am now going Vegitarian. I have been playing with the idea for many years but this has put the icing on the cake for me.

Have another drink or two, and give me a coherent sentence that you would be proud of in the morning.

the plant where the products were recalled is actually operated by maple leaf consumer foods which is an independently run company of maple leaf foods.rick young is the president of maple leaf consumer foods.they have there own managers,supervisors and quality control people.i do not think michael mccain is to blame for what was happening in the problem plant.

go S**k a dick!!asshole!!

if you are talking about me no i hate blood and guts and it sickend me to see how maple leaf went about doing this!!very unsanitary!!they deserve what is coming to them!!how many dead!!the ceo might have a chance working the bottle depot a year from now!!

Sinisterskid. I don't understand any of your responses. You don't know how to contact people! You joined 2/3 weeks ago and I can't believe you were able to fill out the forms. Go to bed and let the adults take care of this.

so sorry to hear that what her name we will pray for her this is so scarey

The facts are, eating dead cows isn't healthy.

Slaughterhouses are terrible inhumane place, we are all better off being vegans.

Mcdonalds and Maple Leaf others big clients are going to suffer dearly for this. I suspect McDonalds will place more stringent controls on their suppliers after this.

Some good may actually come out of this accident.

Unless you are one of the one who died.
and who cares about the employees, I can never understand anyone who works with blood & guts all day

i had left a comment earlier and it's gone now!!i did contract work for maple leaf..S**king out rotting pig gut's in the basement with a vac truck..anyways they had these guys sawing up fresh meat beside this pile of rotting fly/maggot infeseted heap of pig guts and we did this on and off for two weeks!!

maybe had there been a manditory recall
and if u came down to my house and kissed my ass i would forgive u dick.....

at what 10 dollars an hour that do not speak english!!