PUBLISHED: 03/21/2020
The long line ups and bare shelves have somewhat dissipated with the retail and food industries soothing Canadians that there is ample supply for everyone. Most eateries and restaurants are trying to stay afloat by offering delivery and take out. That brings some more questions about food safety.
Farmers will start planting shortly for the upcoming season. Traditionally, they hire tens of thousands of foreign workers through the season..There have been some conflicting messages recently as the retail sector maintains we have enough capacity, while other groups worry that farmers and farming are not considered an essential service
Coming up on the Unpublished Cafe, we look at the supply chain in Canada and see if there are any gaps in safety. Be sure to listen in on the rest of our COVID-19 Series, and register to cast your vote at Unpublished.vote
The COVID-19 virus
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bsi0qmQ8HV4&feature=youtu.be
Is Canada’s Emergencies Act Necessary for COVID-19? -
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qdKHvyFZKyI&feature=youtu.be
Practicing Food COVID-19
Episode 4 coming next week
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GUESTS:
Sylvain Charlebois
https://www.dal.ca/faculty/management/school-of-public-administration/faculty-staff/our-faculty/sylvain-charlebois.html
Professor at Dalhousie University
Lawrence Goodridge
https://www.uoguelph.ca/foodscience/people/lawrence-goodridge
Professor at Guelph University
Jeff Hall
https://www.cpma.ca/industry/food-safety
Food Safety Expert at the Canadian Produce Manufacturing Association
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https://www.ctvnews.ca/health/coronavirus/how-safe-are-food-delivery-and-takeout-during-the-new-coronavirus-pandemic-1.4861597
https://www.cfa-fca.ca/2020/03/23/message-from-cfa-president-on-covid-19-week-of-march-23rd/
https://montrealgazette.com/diseases-and-conditions/coronavirus/covid-19-what-are-the-risks-of-ordering-take-out-food/wcm/c8e9b945-86ab-4b3a-b885-a1afd9003f1f
https://www.foodsafety.ca/blog
https://nationalpost.com/life/food/food-delivery-is-essential-during-the-covid-19-pandemic-heres-how-to-order-it-ethically
https://www.cpma.ca/industry/food-safety/safe-food-for-canadians-information
https://www.retail-insider.com/retail-insider/2020/3/how-covid-19-and-the-oil-price-war-could-lead-to-cheaper-food-in-canada
https://business.financialpost.com/news/retail-marketing/broccoli-has-to-be-hand-cut-travel-limits-squeezing-flow-of-seasonal-workers-to-fruit-vegetable-farms
https://globalnews.ca/news/6721242/coronavirus-canada-food-pay-boost/
https://cpma.ca/docs/default-source/foodsafety/covid-19_information_for_the_canadian_produce_sector.pdf
https://www.retailcouncil.org/media-mentions/retailers-confirm-canadians-do-not-need-to-worry-about-food-shortages-were-in-good-shape/
https://canadianfoodfocus.org/health/can-you-get-covid-19-from-food/
https://www.cpma.ca/media-centre
https://ottawacitizen.com/commodities/agriculture/agriculture-sector-scrambling-to-offset-consequences-of-covid-19-crisis/wcm/84f32d41-cf20-444d-a29a-9b84313614ee/
https://ottawacitizen.com/news/local-news/coronavirus-experts-say-dont-be-afraid-to-touch-your-groceries/wcm/0ca6618e-1640-403d-a958-134a87dcbdd9/
