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More pistachios and pistachio-related products have been recalled by the Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) due to potential salmonella risk. The agency confirmed to Global News on Tuesday that the pistachios involved in the current recalls were imported from Iran, though did not say if it was from a specific crop.

On Monday, Katie Pasitney, whose mother co-owns the British Columbia ostrich farm, expressed her outrage, stating that the ostriches were “gunned down in the middle of the night by cowards by the Canadian Food Inspection Agency,” and added that the Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) did not notify them about the impending gunfire. “That night...

The Canadian Food Inspection Agency has issued a recall for Baekdu Peak enoki mushrooms after concerns about listeria contamination. There have been no reported illnesses associated with this recall but the agency is urging anyone who may have purchased the product to throw them out or immediately return them. Nathaniel Dove has this story and...

The Canadian Food Inspection Agency has completed its cull of more than 300 ostriches at a B.C. farm. This marks the end of a months-long legal fight by the farm owners after an outbreak of avian flu late last year. Nivrita Ganguly has this story and more in Health Matters for Nov. 14, 2025.

The Canadian Food Inspection Agency office in Kelowna was vandalized over the weekend. Someone smeared feces over the windows and door and also threw eggs at the outside.

Farmers and the Canadian Food Inspection Agency are dealing with a surge of avian flu outbreaks at B.C. poultry farms. Taya Fast reports.

Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) completed the cull of 300 to 330 ostriches on an Edgewood, B.C, farm Thursday night. The owners of the farm had been fighting the cull, which was ordered after an outbreak of avian flu that killed 70 ostriches.

The owners of the Universal Ostrich Farm are reeling after their flock was culled. A nearly year-long legal battle came to an end Thursday after the Supreme Court denied the farm’s last possible appeal and the Canadian Food Inspection Agency swiftly moved in to destroy the birds. Kylie Stanton explains.

A Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) operation to kill hundreds of ostriches at a B.C. farm has come to a close. On Thursday, the last legal roadblock to the cull was lifted when the Supreme Court of Canada declined to hear their final appeal. Katherine Ward has this story and more in Health Matters for...

The Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) is recalling Mitchell’s Soup Co. Curried Chickpea stew mix after insects were found in some of the packages. The packets have a best before date of Sept. 2026.

The Canadian Food Inspection Agency is denying an attempt by the Universal Ostrich Farm to have a veterinarian perform their own independent blood tests. Also, Lake Country is telling residents that have been living at a campground site full-time they have to go because of safety and infrastructure concerns.

The Canadian Food Inspection Agency says Barrhaven Market brand organic pistachio kernels are being taken off the shelves in Nepean, Ontario due to possible Salmonella contamination. This includes units sold up to and including October 5th. Katherine Ward has this story and more in Health Matters for Monday Oct. 6, 2025.

More pistachio products have been recalled by the Canadian Food Inspection Agency due to possible Salmonella contamination. This recall is linked to an ongoing investigation into a foodborne illness outbreak. Katherine Ward has this story and more in Health Matters for Friday, Oct. 3, 2025.

B.C.’s Universal Ostrich Farm is awaiting a Supreme Court decision on the fate of roughly 400 ostriches, as the daughter of one of the farm’s co-owners speaks out against the Canadian Food Inspection Agency. At a press conference Thursday with U.S. billionaire philanthropist and animal rights advocate John Catsimatidis, Katie Pasitney said Canadian leaders need...

A West Kootenay ostrich farm has been on high alert all weekend, with fears the some four hundred animals could be destroyed. It comes after the latest legal challenge failed to overturn the cull order from the Canadian Food Inspection Agency. Alissa Thibault reports.

It’s called ‘maple washing,’ the practice of labelling imported foods as being from Canada. The Canadian Food Inspection Agency identified 12 cases where grocers engaged in the practice. Sylvain Charlebois, Dalhousie University food professor joins Global News Morning with more on this current trend among some grocers across the country.

The Universal Ostrich Farm has lost its final appeal to stop a cull of nearly 400 ostriches. The Canadian Food Inspection Agency ordered the cull at the Edgewood farm after a number of the birds died from avian flu.

The Canadian Food Inspection Agency ordered the cull after 69 ostriches died from avian flu in December and January. The owners launched a legal battle over the decision, claiming there have been no illness-related deaths in months and herd immunity has been achieved.

Canada’s Federal Court of Appeal has rejected an appeal by Universal Ostrich Farms in Edgewood, B.C. to block the Canadian Food Inspection Agency’s (CFIA) cull order on its remaining 399 birds, after 69 died of avian flu earlier this year. In its decision, the court concluded the CFIA’s decisions were “all reasonable” and the agency...

The Canadian Food Inspection Agency is recalling several lots of 12 year old Canadian whisky due to a possible presence of glass in the beverage. The agency says 750ml bottles of Crown Royal Reserve brand whiskey are being pulled from shelves in Newfoundland and Labrador, Alberta, B.C., and Ontario. Katherine Ward has this story and...