The Alberta government is taking decisive action to enhance food safety by proposing significant amendments to the Meat Inspection Act. The sale of uninspected meat is currently illegal in Alberta, posing serious risks to both human and animal health, and potentially jeopardizing the province’s entire livestock and meat processing industry. Under the proposed Meat Inspection…
Livestock producers in Alberta now have the option of using video technology for ante-mortem inspections. The province’s Video Ante-Mortem Inspection Program (VAMI) gives livestock producers the option to offer a humane death and ante-mortem inspection for animals that cannot be transported to a provincially-regulated abattoir. VAMI can be used if an animal is unfit for…
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