The head of the Public Service
Alliance of Canada’s union for the Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) says
it is putting public health at
risk with severe shortages of inspectors at Ontario
slaughter plants.
In a press conference Tuesday in
Toronto, the union said every federal meat slaughter inspection team in Ontario
is understaffed thanks to CFIA’s refusal to fill vacant positions.
I've seen this before, usually during negotiations for a new union contract.
But I've also seen this canned CFIA response many times before. Sprouts online news service reports "The Canadian Food
Inspection Agency said in an e-mail response Tuesday that food safety
remains a “top priority” for the agency, insisting “a comprehensive system
of inspection tasks are carried out at all federally-inspected meat plants."
