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· capable of speaking for the academic~ d' Actor of foo sCience. nyone~n~erested in mo~e details of t~eCCUFSA, its objectives or membershipshould contact Dr. E.D. Murray, PresIdent at 204-474-9601.
F.R. van de Voort
AGRICULTURE CANADA
Veal producers in Ontario and Quebec are facing tighter meat inspectionsafter tests uncovered traces of an illegal drug in meat bound for market. Ofnineteen farms visited recently in Quebec, investigators found evidence ofthe banned drug Clenbuterol in six random samples. Clenbuterol is notapproved for use in food-producinganimals world-wide. Its only legal usein Canada is a treatment for respiratoryproblems in horses. The joint investigation, involving Agriculture Canada,Health and Welfare Canada and theQuebec Department of Agriculture,
Fisheries and Food, will monitor all vealheaded for slaughter. Ontario has indicated a willingness to cooperate in thesame program. Veal carcasses whichfail the test for detection of Clenbuterolwill be destroyed. Federal and provincial veterinarians have been called in toconduct inspections in farms andslaughterhouses. Producers whoseherds or carcasses prove positivereceive no compensation for their lossand distributors of the drug may facecharges for selling it.
Agriculture Canada's Food ResearchCentre will be sharing its facilities withthe Food Research Service of the Quebec Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food. An agreement to thateffect was signed in August by theirfederal Minister of State for Agriculture, Pierre Blais; Quebec Minister ofAgriculture, Fisheries and Food, MichelPage; and Gil Remillard, QuebecMinister for Canadian Intergovernmental Affairs. The objective of the centre
is to promote the development ofCanada's food industry. The agreement will allow various groups involvedin the food processing industry to usethe centre's specialized equipment andfacilities. The increased co-ordinationof research on a national scale and thejoint use of the centre's facilities enables Quebec to continue to advance itsresearch in the food processing sector.The Federal Food Research Centre andthe Quebec Research Service will worktogether towards harmonizing andorienting research programs. The programs will be integrated as much aspossible on an operational level.
January 1, 1993 is a landmark forCanadian exporters who may beinterested in exploiting European markets. The 1992 harmonization of European legislation on food additives willgive rise to a single European market.In other words, Canadian firms will find
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