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Government introduces new organic label
 June 30, 2009, OTTAWA – The government of Canada has revealed the new organic logo that will give organics producers access to more markets and make sure Canadian families can find more certified organic food products in their grocery stores.
Consumers sue Nestle, but FDA still baffled
June 29, 2009 – A week after Nestle’s recall of its Toll
House cookie dough, the source of an E. coli strain that has sickened
69 people across 29 U.S. states still has Food and Drug Administration officials baffled, but
lawsuits have already been filed.
Consumer confidence in food makers plunges
June 26, 2009 – New research from the United States suggests
that consumer confidence in food companies has plummeted after less
than one in five said they trusted firms to develop and sell healthy
products.
Sodium intake rising among Canadians
June 25, 2009 – Salt is eating away at the health of Canadians.
In baking bread, chefs find a new role
June 24, 2009, WASHINGTON, D.C. – It's 8 a.m., or Hour Two in a typical workday for 2941's baker Patrick Deiss. He is one of a growing number of chefs who are baking their own breads at Washington, D.C.-area restaurants.
CRFA urges immediate resolution to T.O. strike
June 23, 2009, TORONTO – The head of the Canadian Restaurant and Foodservices Assocation (CRFA) has written an open letter to union and city government officials in Toronto calling for an immediate resolution to the municipal workers' strike that has crippled garbage-collection services.
Maple Leaf backs food safety overhaul
June 23, 2009 – Maple Leaf Foods, the company
responsible for last year's listeria crisis that killed 22, has backed
recommendations from a parliamentary committee to overhaul Canada's food safety system.
Summer strike in T.O. as 24,000 walk off job
 June 22, 2009, TORONTO – Tourism, foodservice and hospitality businesses were among those sweating the days ahead Monday as municipal employees formed picket lines across the city on the first day of what some fear could be a long, stinky, summertime strike.
Artisano unveiling new line of nutritious breads
 June 19, 2009, TORONTO – On June 25, Artisano Bakery Café will launch three new artisanal breads and a new pizza dough infused with nutritional flours and the only strain of probiotics strong enough to bake with.
U.S., Canada agree on organic equivalency
June 18, 2009 – The U.S. and Canada have come to an agreement on
organic equivalency standards, expanding organic trade opportunities,
U.S. Agriculture Deputy Secretary Kathleen Merrigan announced on
Wednesday.
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