· 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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