Food Safety in Canada

According to the Conference Board of Canada (Munro et al., 2012), foodborne illness is a minor issue in Canada, largely caused by foodservice and poor behaviors in the home. While it is easy to agree with the latter two anecdotal observations, conclusions reached in the report are not based on unbiased or insightful interpretation of any recent robust data.

Four references to United States data were used to show that foodservice is the major setting where foodborne illness occurs in Canada. Perha…