Are you concerned about the level of food inspection in Canada?

[CBC News]

Across the country there has been a stunning increase in the number of products pulled from store shelves and fas food restaurants due to contamination by a sometimes deadly bacteria. I n some cases the cause turns out to be domestic as in the case of Maple Leaf foods listeria outbreak. In other cases the cause for concern is from imported food products from places like China.
Many experts are proclaiming this as proof of a long-simmering crisis in Canada's food supply.Food safety experts say that the surge reflects more testing and rsing concern about Canada's realtively lax standards for food safety.
Are you concerned about the level of food inspection in Canada? What should be done?


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[Risus]

We obviously need tighter controls.

 

[karrie]

Are these cases really becoming more prevalent? Or is it just that the number of products we buy premade has skyrocketed? What's the actual percentage of products that have been recalled lately versus in the past?

 

[L Gilbert]

We grow most of ours. A lot of what we don't grow, we get from neighbors and have for a long time. One more reason we live in the rurals instead of cities. We also have a healthy respect for our food and where it comes from, as a result.
Cities seem to deplete people of their respect for our planet and what it does for us.