Pesticide Allegations on Imported Driscoll's Berries Open a Fight Over Canada's Food Safety System

CBC reports that allegations of non-compliant pesticide levels on imported Driscoll's berries have ignited a broader debate over Canada's food safety system. The Canadian Food Inspection Agency is defending that system, while critics warn that federal job cuts weaken protection against unsafe foreign food imports. The dispute is as much about capacity as about rules — a regulator's assurance that its system holds up, set against an argument that the country is more exposed to unsafe imports than it was.