Months after the first pistachio recalls, the Canadian Food Inspection Agency listed 28 more distributed in Ontario to its long list of products contaminated with salmonella food-poisoning bacteria.
The previous recalls were linked to pistachios imported from Iran.
The products are from Kunafa/s Inc. It has facilities in Ajax, Mississauga, Scarborough and London.
The University of Toronto has reviewed research reports to conclude that children who consume whole-fat milk may have a lower risk of obesity compared to those who drink reduced-fat alternatives.
The findings challenge longstanding dietary guidelines that recommended low-fat dairy products for children as a strategy to manage weight and improve health outcomes.
They said the research indicates that children who drank whole milk were less likely to be overweight or obese than those consuming lower-fat milk varieties.
The study said that whole milk may contribute to greater satiety, potentially reducing overall calorie intake throughout the day.
This could explain why children consuming higher-fat dairy products do not necessarily experience increased weight gain, despite the higher calorie content, the research report said.
There are no farm leaders on a new panel Prime Minister Mark Carney has chosen to advise the government on trade talks with the United States.
The ones he appointed include former Quebec premier Jean Charest, former Conservative Party leader Erin O’Toole, former Liberal cabinet minister Ralph Goodale, as well as business leaders such as Darryl White, chief executive officer (ceo) of BMO Financial Group, Tracy Robinson, ceo of CN Rail ,rançois Poirier , ceo of TC ERneergy and Ken Seitz ceo of Nutrien.
Other committee members include Automotive Parts Manufacturers’ Association president Flavio Volpe, Canadian Chamber of Commerce cdeo Candace Laing and Unifor union president Lana Payn.
The Prime Minister’s Office said the committee will serve as a “forum for expertise and strategy on all aspects of the Canada-U.S. economic relationship” and its first meeting will be April 27.
The new advisors replace the Council on Canada-U.S. Relations, established in mid-January, 2025, by then-prime minister Justin Trudeau.
Ontario is planning to introduce legislation that would restrict foreign acquisition of provincial farmland much as has already been done by Alberta and Quebec.
But Agriculture Minister Trevor Jones provided no details about the restrictions when he spoke recently at King City.
He did have more to say about plans to offer government-owned land in the Northern Ontario Clay Belt for rent to farmers.
He said the two measures will provide good-paying jobs and drive economic growth by keeping Ontario farmlands under
local ownership and unlocking the full agricultural potential of the Clay Belt region.
The Clay Belt has about 180,000 square kilometres on both sides of the Ontario–Quebec border and contains extensive areas of potentially fertile soils that are well-suited to agriculture, including forage, field crops, and livestock production, with appropriate drainage and management, the government said in a news release.
While land on the Quebec side of the border has seen substantial development for agricultural purposes, land on the Ontario side remains comparatively less utilized for agriculture, it said.
These changes would make it easier for Ontario farmers to lease or access arable land on the Clay Belt, unlock new opportunities for the province’s agriculture sector, create jobs, protect provincial food security and grow Ontario food production, it said.
Much of the land needs drainage and it’s not clear whether the province will do that or leave it to tenants.
Concerns have been raised in some parts of Ontario when Chinese investors purchased farms and related businesses.
The United States farming communities have expressed similar concerns.
Food prices rose by 4.4 per cent in March.
Fresh vegetable prices were 7.8 per cent more expensive than a year earlier.
Monthly prices for food rose by the most since August.
Energy prices increased by more than 26 per cent and drove the overall inflation rate up by 2.4 per cent.
Three wine makers are blending some of their pinot noir to be auctioned online for charity.
The three are Niagara winemakers Thomas Bachelder, Matt Smith and Ilya Senchuk.
It is the 26th year for the wine-for-charity event. This year the beneficiaries will be Tree Canada, the Nature Conservancy of Canada and other climate action agencies.
The auction runs until April 22.
The wines from the three donors are far from all. There are 11 other Cuvée from the Heart labels created by teams of Ontario winemakers and featured in the Grapes for Humanity Benefit Fine Wine Auction.
There has been an outbreak of porcine epidemic diarrhea virus in a finisher barn in Haldimand-Norfolk.