Newsweek: Trump Administration Axes Two Food Safety Committees
According to the consumer advocacy group Consumer Reports, the USDA eliminated the National Advisory Committee on Microbiological Criteria for Foods and the National Advisory Committee on Meat and Poultry Inspection.
Per Consumer Reports, the two committees offered scientific guidance to the USDA and other federal agencies on food safety-related public health issues.
Somehow, this kind of story seems bigger than politics.
CBC: China announces retaliatory tariffs on some Canadian farm, food products
China will apply a 100 per cent tariff on Canadian rapeseed oil, oil cakes and pea imports, and a 25 per cent duty on Canadian aquatic products and pork, the ministry said in a statement.
Canada’s 100 per cent tariff on Chinese EVs and 25 per cent levy on its aluminum and steel products “seriously violate World Trade Organization rules, constitute a typical act of protectionism and are discriminatory measures that severely harm China’s legitimate rights and interests,” the ministry said.
CBC: Ottawa awards $3.25B contract to Quebec-based Davie shipyard to build new polar icebreaker
Another polar icebreaker will be built simultaneously at Seaspan’s Vancouver Shipyards. Duclos explained that the Canadian Coast Guard will be able to use the two ships in emergency situations in Canada’s Arctic to conduct year-round missions to support northern communities and scientific research, and to ensure the country’s Arctic sovereignty.Â
“This will give Canada access to the Arctic and the High Arctic at all times and in all circumstances for the first time in the country’s history,” said Duclos.
“This is particularly relevant in the present context, where Canadian sovereignty is threatened by growing global tensions.”
The construction of the PolarMax is expected to create 3,250 “direct and indirect jobs” per year between 2025 and 2030 and to add $440 million to Canada’s GDP annually, according to Duclos.
Last Updated: 08.Mar.2025 17:33 EST
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