The leaves have fallen, the snow has blown, the flowers have blossomed and the heat waves are back. What better time to take a look back at the year-that-was at Queen’s Park as the legislature prepares to recess for yet another summer. Here are but a few points of reflection – in numbers – from [...]
Risk management is only as strong as its risk communications. In my November blog entry on risk management versus firefighting I wrote about the value of food companies working with the broader risk assessment community (including government, academics, NGOs, etc.) to manage risk collaboratively. The idea is that a food manufacturer can play a leadership [...]
Stories on food safety issues have become commonplace in newspapers and television broadcasts. Phthalates in plastic bottles, PCBs in wild salmon, salmonella in canned goods – the list goes on. All raise understandable concerns about the food we eat, including what it was packaged in, where it came from, and how it was handled. Food [...]

