As a result of the
incidents of 2008, the federal government implemented stricter guidelines for
the food industry. Provinces were given greater roles, especially when it came
to provincial labs doing molecular fingerprinting of strains, rather than
relying and waiting on federal labs. Health inspectors are required to do more
rigorous inspections of food processing companies and the overall hygiene of
the facilities. All together there were 57 new strategies implemented to keep
the public safe from future disasters.
Maple Leaf Foods has had a jump in profit in 2013. Their stock has climbed 10 percent so far this year, with earnings rising 91.3 million from last year. The company is concentrating on closing older facilities and modernizing others.
On a personal note Michael McCain who is said to have a net worth of 500 million dollars is required to pay his ex-wife $175,000 a month in spousal support.
The company and
the CEO both seem to be doing very well financially. It must be amazing to have
that kind of money. I don’t know about you guys but I wouldn’t mind having a
few of those millions. Still, no matter what kind of money we have happiness
and family are the most important. I feel that if the people involved in the crisis, the people who lost loved ones, could choice money or family, the choice would be obvious.
References:
Listeriosis outbreak timeline. (2009). CBC News. Retrieved from http://www.cbc.ca/news/story/2008/08/26/f-meat-recall=timeline.html
Maple Leaf Foods profit jumps as charges drop.(2013).Reuters. Retrieved from http://ca.reuters.com/article/businessNews/idCABRE91P0HD20130226
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