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Drake Meat Processors
Drake Meat Processors is a Canadian meat processing company engaged in processing pork, bison, and beef products, as well as in marketing these products via different food retail chains. The company is headquartered in Saskatchewan, Canada. History Drake Meats was founded in 1949 as a co-operative locker business. Nine years later, in 1958, Norman Ediger…
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Supermarket Giant Eagle Recalls Certain Canned Pumpkins
On November 23, retail grocery chain Giant Eagle Incorporated announced a voluntary withdrawal of certain products from the market. The involved product, canned pumpkin, is being recalled because of sub-standard quality. The affected canned pumpkin is sold under different brands: the Valu Time brand and Food Club brand. The affected Valu Time canned pumpkin was…
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New Canadian Bacon From Hormel Foods
Minnesota-based Hormel Foods has launched another addition to its line of breakfast meats. Hormel Breakfast Canadian Bacon is now an added option to American breakfasts. This new meat product, Canadian bacon, is a healthier option that consumers can use in their meals and in different meat dishes. This bacon has a lower sodium content, is…
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VG Meats
VG Meats is a Canadian food retail business that is focused on selling various kinds of meat products. VG Meats operates as a grower, a processor, and a retailer of different meat products. The company is headquartered in Ontario, Canada. History VG Meats, founded by the Van Groningen family, began operating in the Norfolk area in…
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Exceldor Poultry Co-operative
Exceldor is a Canadian poultry processing co-operative. Its headquarters is located in Quebec, Canada. History Exceldor was originally founded in 1945 as the “Société cooperative avicole régionale de Saint-Damase,” a regional co-operative that specialized in poultry. About 225 members joined the co-operative in the year of its foundation. After the co-operative was established, a slaughterhouse…
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Batches of Fontaine Santé “Sal-Couscous Royale” Recalled for Bacterial Contamination
Canadian company Aliments Fontaine Santé Inc., in cooperation with the CFIA, has recently recalled certain batches of Fontaine Santé “Sal-Couscous Royale.” The product is believed to be contaminated by the bacteria Listeria monocytogenes. Listeria monocytogene is a common bacterial contaminant in food. These harmful bacteria can cause food poisoning or infection known as Listeriosis. Common…
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Ocean Spray Recalls Specific Batches of Dried Cranberries (Craisins®)
Food company Ocean Spray has recently announced a limited voluntary recall on specific batches of its Craisins® product. The Craisins® are being recalled because of the possible presence of minute hair-like fragments of metal, which can cause injury to consumers of the product. These Original-Flavored Craisins®, also known as “Sweetened Dried Cranberries,” were sold in…
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Mitchell’s Gourmet Foods
Mitchell’s Gourmet Foods is a privately owned Canadian food manufacturing company headquartered in Saskatchewan, Canada. History The history of Mitchell’s Gourmet Foods began as far back as the 1800s with the Mendel family. During this time, the family had fifteen meat packing facilities in different parts of Europe. The family’s business focused on selling canned…
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