/macdonald/taxonomy/term/1848/all en /macdonald/channels/news/close-zero-why-you-shouldnt-worry-about-catching-covid-meat-19-322103 <p>While meat packing plants have become virus hot spots, there have been no reported cases from food or food packaging. Experts explain why.</p> <p>The odds of contracting COVID-19 by eating food processed in a slaughterhouse impacted by outbreaks are “close to zero,” food safety experts say. Food processing plants have been particularly hard hit by outbreaks of COVID-19, with many forced to temporarily shut down as the fast-moving virus spreads among workers. The Cargill plant south of Calgary has taken the toughest blows, with 921 cases of the virus recorded among 2,000 employees.</p> Mon, 11 May 2020 15:46:49 +0000 hcrphoto.macdonald@mcgill.ca 221489 at /macdonald /macdonald/channels/news/keep-animal-agriculture-industry-out-new-food-guide-283601 <p>Researchers from ���ϲ����� University (<strong>Paul Thomassin</strong>) found that if Canadians ate less meat, and more fruits and vegetables, Canada's GDP would benefit. The authors recommended the government subsidize fruits and vegetables, and tax meat, in an effort to reduce chronic disease.</p> <p><a href="http://www.huffingtonpost.ca/anna-pippus/keep-the-animal-agriculture-industry-out-of-the-new-food-guide_a_23313539/" target="_blank">Huffington Post</a></p> <p><a href="https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s10389-012-0510-2" target="_blank">Read research article</a></p> <p> </p> Wed, 03 Jan 2018 20:43:57 +0000 hcrphoto.macdonald@mcgill.ca 53092 at /macdonald