The Canadian Food Inspection Agency has
approved eight Mexican beef plants to sell into the Canadian market.
The news comes from the Mexican Ministry of
Agriculture, Livestock and Rural Development, not from the Canadian Food
Inspection Agency.
The plants are in seven states - Baja California,
Michoacán, Nuevo León, Querétaro, Sinaloa, Tamaulipas and Veracruz.
The Mexicans say CFIA inspectors have been in
the country for a few months to check out the plants.
I'm betting they were down there during the winter and were in no hurry to get their work done.
So, while we can now eat beef from Mexico that has approval from the CFIA, what about all of the beef on provincial markets here in Canada that comes from plants that have never received CFIA approval?
Do we really care about food safety and quality, or is it all about trade barriers and cash?
