A report by Nourish Marketing Inc. indicates that the market for halal products in Canada could exceed that for Chinese foods by next year. Halal products are those deemed ritually clean for consumption by Muslims. The sixth annual study of halal trends by Nourish notes that the segment is one of the fastest-growing in the …
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Province extends deadline for meat consultation
MERRITT—The province’s latest bungle in the seemingly endless consultations on meat processing in the province have added yet another note of frustration to the voice of Julia Smith. Smith, president of the Small-Scale Meat Producers Association, is baffled at the province’s reasoning for not including industry in a request for feedback from local governments about …
Province talks meat licensing
Small-scale meat producers have won an extension to the latest provincial consultation on meat inspection regulations. The new exercise requests proposals for new Class D regions or subregions, and began with outreach to local governments on June 3. The initial deadline was July 19, but the Small-Scale Meat Producers Association (SSMPA) fought to have that …
Meat industry wants action
The province’s claim to be acting on recommendations for strengthening the meat industry is disputed by the BC Association of Abattoirs. BC agriculture minister Lana Popham has accepted all 21 recommendations of the Select Standing Committee on Agriculture, Fish and Food’s report on local meat production and inspection and is implementing them, the June 3 …
Ranch takes pasture to plate at face value
by TOM WALKER HEFFLEY CREEK – Taking the bull by the horns is something the Devick family has been doing since 1906. That’s when it first built a ranch and began running cattle in the Heffley-Louis Creek area north of Kamloops. It often takes an independent business person to step up and fill a need …
Changes to slaughter rules taking too long
CHASE – It’s been a year of waiting for the meat processing industry in BC, which has yet to see any movement on some of its key issues. A year ago, optimism abounded when the BC Association of Abattoirs met for its annual general meeting. The provincial government was wrapping up a survey of class …