British Columbia
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Some Ginger Beef Choice Products Recalled for Bacterial Contamination
Ginger Beef Choice Limited, a Canadian food manufacturing company, has recently announced a recall against its “ready-to-eat special combo.” The recall was made with the assistance of the CFIA. The special combo product is being recalled because of a possibility of bacterial contamination. The products are said to be contaminated by Listeria monocytogenes, a harmful…
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Wingtat Game Bird Packers
Wingtat Game Bird Packers Inc. is a Canadian poultry processing company based in British Columbia, Canada. History Wingtat Game Bird Packers’ federally inspected facility began operations in 1989 in Maple Ridge, British Columbia. The increasing number of Chinese immigrants paved the way for the company’s establishment in the province. The founders of Wingtat started to…
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Selling Liquor in Grocery Stores?
A debate on selling liquor in convenience and grocery stores has been stirred by the head of the liquor policy review in British Columbia, John Yap. This comes just a few days after seeking the public’s opinion on Columbia province’s outdated laws governing alcohol. According to Yap, the governmental website aimed at gathering input from…
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Rebranding of Grocery Store Coupon by Food Banks B.C. as Donations Decrease by Fifty Percent
So many British Columbians, most of whom are children, depend of food banks to fend off hunger. This is according to a report presented by B.C.’s Food Banks. This non-profit organization further added that there has been an increase in the number of food bank recipients by 23% over five years. However, the donations number…
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Sourdough Baking Minimizes Gluten Level in Baked Goods
In Canada, gluten-free products’ demand continues to rise and it is expected that sales will increase two times by the year 2017. The trend for anti-gluten is driven by the fact that wheat can cause health problems, even for people not suffering from Celiac disease. A number of recent research studies have positive news for…