And Mother's Milk, and is working on an upcoming book about food safety. Most experts agree that Canada's food supply is among the best and safest in the developed world. Whether or not we are living with more risk when we go to the grocery store may be an impossible question to answer, suggests Powell. But there are some isolated issues that raise troubling questions. Last week, there was a sudden jump in E coli bacteria that has public health inspectors in Hamilton-Wentworth and Niagara searching for a source.
Food poisoning is on the rise globally.
Some bacteria that have previously been limited to veterinary medicine have crossed into human food. And new forms of bacteria are emerging. The story says that what is unfolding now is an intriguing drama where an American organization is educating Canada's politicians about advocacy in their own land. CSPI's morality is privately-funded. Unlike Canadian organizations that historically depend on government funding, CSPI accepts no money from industry or government, and has no advertising in its magazine.