It seems that the CCA is on a mission to cause the beef industry to start all over from the ground up. Ignoring the public and focusing on forcing size, taste, texture, lack of nutritional quality, and now irradiation on the consumer who they say need educating. LMAO
Keep it going CCA - you will not only screw yourselves out of a job, but each and every one of the folks who support you with check off dollars as well. How far does the per capita consumption rate need to drop before the CCA decides that listening to the consumer rather than telling her how healthy these non natural crutches are is important.
Approval of irradiation in Canada: update on CCA Petition
It is anticipated that in the coming week the CCA will submit the requested paperwork to Health Canada to reactivate the process for approval of beef irradiation in Canada. The CCA's original petition was submitted in 1998 and although the scientific review was completed with a positive recommendation from Health Canada, the final steps (Canada Gazette II) were not completed.
While ongoing efforts were made by CCA since this date in regards to the petition to amend the regulations, the request for this additional documentation was recently made by Health Canada.
The path towards approval in Canada has been a long one, particularly relative to the equivalent U.S. approval process that was completed more than a decade ago. However, the history of milk pasteurization serves as a reminder of the time required for adoption and consumer acceptance of an approach that has ultimately been recognized as a pillar in Canada's public health system. The first milk pasteurizer in Canada was installed at The Hospital for Sick Children (SickKids) in Toronto in 1908 and three decades later Ontario reportedly became the first large jurisdiction in the world to mandate pasteurization of milk.
The recent support of irradiation by the Consumers Association of Canada indicates that the benefits of this technology are starting to be recognized. Support from the industry, government, the scientific community and the medical profession will be required to support consumer education initiatives. The arguments advanced by opponents of irradiation today are almost identical to those used at the start of the last century against milk pasteurization. The benefits of pasteurization and irradiation are also similar to the extent that some have advocated that the term "cold pasteurized" be used instead of the term "irradiated" on packaging. Further updates on the CCA efforts will be provided in subsequent issues of Action News.
Keep it going CCA - you will not only screw yourselves out of a job, but each and every one of the folks who support you with check off dollars as well. How far does the per capita consumption rate need to drop before the CCA decides that listening to the consumer rather than telling her how healthy these non natural crutches are is important.
Approval of irradiation in Canada: update on CCA Petition
It is anticipated that in the coming week the CCA will submit the requested paperwork to Health Canada to reactivate the process for approval of beef irradiation in Canada. The CCA's original petition was submitted in 1998 and although the scientific review was completed with a positive recommendation from Health Canada, the final steps (Canada Gazette II) were not completed.
While ongoing efforts were made by CCA since this date in regards to the petition to amend the regulations, the request for this additional documentation was recently made by Health Canada.
The path towards approval in Canada has been a long one, particularly relative to the equivalent U.S. approval process that was completed more than a decade ago. However, the history of milk pasteurization serves as a reminder of the time required for adoption and consumer acceptance of an approach that has ultimately been recognized as a pillar in Canada's public health system. The first milk pasteurizer in Canada was installed at The Hospital for Sick Children (SickKids) in Toronto in 1908 and three decades later Ontario reportedly became the first large jurisdiction in the world to mandate pasteurization of milk.
The recent support of irradiation by the Consumers Association of Canada indicates that the benefits of this technology are starting to be recognized. Support from the industry, government, the scientific community and the medical profession will be required to support consumer education initiatives. The arguments advanced by opponents of irradiation today are almost identical to those used at the start of the last century against milk pasteurization. The benefits of pasteurization and irradiation are also similar to the extent that some have advocated that the term "cold pasteurized" be used instead of the term "irradiated" on packaging. Further updates on the CCA efforts will be provided in subsequent issues of Action News.
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