The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) is seeking food safety experts for work on cell-based products. The process involves new technologies, techniques and production steps so countries need to consider adopting a regulatory process that addresses the relevant issues as such products are becoming available in the market, according to the…
Sue Jones
- Lifestyle
Kinder recalls chocolate assortments and baskets over Salmonella concerns just before Easter
by Sue JonesLess than 10 days until Easter, Ferrero U.S.A., Inc. is voluntarily recalling its Kinder Happy Moments Chocolate Assortment and Kinder Mix Chocolate Treats basket, because of possible Salmonella Typhimurium contamination. The products are being recalled because they were manufactured in a facility where Salmonella typhimurium was detected. While there are no reports of illness in…
Canadians in most parts of the country are waking up to higher gas prices on Friday, with prices either well above $2 a litre or creeping closer to that benchmark.An Esso station lists a price of nearly two-dollars per litre of gasoline, in Toronto, on May 6, 2022. Gas prices are expected to continue rising across…
Accompanied by the sound of singers and drums, hundreds of people walked from Whitehorse General Hospital to the Kwanlin Dün Cultural Centre late Thursday morning in honour of missing and murdered Indigenous women, girls and 2-Spirit people.Participants of a march honouring missing and murdered Indigenous women, girls and 2-Spirit people walk along the Millennium Trail…
- Politics
Canada added 15,000 jobs in April, enough to push jobless rate to record-low 5.2%
by Sue JonesCanada’s economy added 15,300 jobs in April, the third monthly increase in a row after a major hit from Omicron earlier in the year.At 5.2 per cent, Canada’s jobless rate has never been lower. (Luke Sharrett/Bloomberg)Canada’s economy added 15,300 jobs in April, the third monthly increase in a row after a major hit from the…
- Politics
Inquest hears differing accounts on who decided Nunavut man didn’t need immediate medical attention
by Sue JonesA coroner’s inquest into the death of a Nunavut man who died while in RCMP custody heard conflicting testimony from an ambulance driver, a bylaw officer and police, about Austin Maniyogena’s condition between the time he hit his head on a Kugluktuk street and when he was put in an RCMP cell.Austin Maniyogena (right) with…
Let’s start with its weight. At just a little over five pounds, the Dyson V8 is a breeze to zip around my apartment—a five-pound breeze. (Compared to my Shark, which was in the neighborhood of 14 pounds). This really makes a difference when it comes to motivating myself to deal with any sort of mess…
Much like spring, strawberry season is short and sweet. From the first warm day on, you have a limited amount of time to make as many strawberry desserts as possible while the fruit is at its flavor peak—which is during June in most of North America, according to Epicurious. Though it can be hard to…
When it comes to short-yet-effective exercise routines, a full-body HIIT workout is tough to beat.“Probably the number one reason why HIIT workouts are popular is because they’re get-in-and-get-out-quickly kind of workouts,” certified personal trainer Francine Delgado-Lugo, CPT, movement and strength coach and cofounder of Form Fitness Brooklyn, tells SELF.HIIT stands for high-intensity interval training, and…
As part of its enforcement activities, the Food and Drug Administration sends warning letters to entities under its jurisdiction. Some letters are not posted for public view until weeks or months after they are sent. Business owners have 15 days to respond to FDA warning letters. Warning letters often are not issued until a company…