Changes coming to Ice Wine
The CFIA announced new regulations and a national standard for ice wine last week. Them ice wine grapes better be naturally frozen, Niagara:...
View ArticleFood Security in India. Can India afford it? Can they afford not to have it?
Linked below is an interesting analysis of India's new Food Security Act by the International Monetary Fund. The Act creates significant subsidies on rice, cereals and other grains in an effort to...
View ArticleThe 2014 Budget is good for beer brewers and drinkers
The 2014 Budget has promised to take away antiquated restrictions on Canadians that prevents them from taking alcohol from one province to another and will create more flexible standards for...
View ArticleKnow your picanhas from your kogelbiefstuk, CFIA and USDA create uniform meat...
In a world of near-infinite ways to butcher beef and other meats, North America has decided upon one unified way to prepare chicken breasts, beef hips and lamb chops and legs, which will now have the...
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Introducing Food Law - An emerging area of legal practice with a view to...
There is a newly prominent practice area in the field of law and it is beginning to receive a lot of attention - food law and policy.George Mason University Law Professor, Baylen Linnekin, and the...
View ArticleThe proposed CFIA standard of identity for beer
The Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) is undertaking a review of its beer definition (technically, its standard of identity) for the first time since 1988. After working with the brewing industry,...
View ArticleGuest Appearance with Mark Bylok on The Whisky Topic
I spent a few days in Kentucky with whisky writer, Mark Bylok and we threw down our thoughts on his podcast, The Whisky Topic - nothing is even remotely related to law or legal issues, but rather...
View ArticleConsumer Protection on The Whisky Topic with Mark Bylok
Whisky expert Mark Bylok was silly enough to invite me onto his show to speak about consumer protection in whisky and how sometimes laws that start off as health and safety legislation turn into ways...
View ArticleGlenford Jameson featured in CBC article on cottage food laws
Glenford was interviewed by CBC's Holly Moore on the topic of cottage food laws and food premises regulations and the rise of the community commercial kitchen. Click here for the article.
View ArticleWelcome to the Food Court - Episode 0
We're proud to launch a series of food law podcasts that you can find here, on SoundCloud, or on iTunes. Glenford will be meeting with different professionals in the food sector, learning how food law...
View ArticleEpisode 1: Carly Dunster and how to build a happier kitchen
On Episode 1 of Welcome to the Food Court, Glenford speaks with Carly Dunster, an employment and workplace lawyer with Turnpenny Milne LLP, a member of the Toronto Food Policy Council, an author of a...
View ArticleEpisode 2: Dan Coles on Liquor Law and Regulatory Reform
Liquor law is crazy stuff. It defines relationships between nations (US-Canada during 18th Amendment America) and people themselves (the City of Montreal itself voted for prohibition - which lasted for...
View ArticleEpisode 3-1: Aabir Dey on Seed Security
I couldn't figure out a good title to this podcast. That's on me, because when you listen to Aabir Dey, the Regional Program Coordinator for the Bauta Family Initiative on Canadian Seed Security, the...
View ArticleEpisode 3-2: Aabir Dey on Seed Security
This is episode three, part two, with Aabir Dey, the Regional Program Coordinator for the Bauta Family Initiative on Canadian Seed Security.Part 1 of this episode can be found here.If you want to learn...
View ArticleEPISODE 4-1: JAMIE BAXTER ON FOOD LAW EDUCATION
Welcome to the Food Court is back after a long holiday and work period. While we were away, we won Best New Blog at the 2015 Canadian Law Blog Awards, which is really exciting. Congratulations to all...
View ArticleEpisode 5: Ryan Donovan on Tipping and the Ethics of Generosity
Ryan Donovan co-owns Richmond Station, one of Canada's top restaurants. Armed with a philosophy degree, a devotion to whole animal butchery, and a detailed knowledge of the hospitality sector, Ryan...
View ArticleGlenford Jameson appears on Foodstuffs Podcast
Glenford sat down with Bryan Goman of Foodstuffs Podcast to talk about the Senate report on obesity in Canada, issues relating to health claims on labels, and certifying bodies.Check out the episode on...
View ArticleEpisode 6: Frank Portman on Workplace Safety and the Family Farm
Frank Portman reads case law daily, at a volume that few lawyers match once they leave law school. It's integral to his job, which is in an area of law that is considered relatively fluid when compared...
View ArticleGlenford Jameson is interviewed by Globe and Mail's Corey Mintz on Food Law
Glenford Jameson is interviewed by Corey Mintz on his practice as a commercial lawyer and on some policy questions related to food waste and anti-biotic resistance. Check it out here.
View ArticleWelcome to the Food Court Cited in Globe and Mail Article on the Practice of...
Welcome to the Food Court Episode 5: Ryan Donovan was mentioned in The Globe and Mail article The zero per cent solution: Is it time to stop tipping in restaurants? by Corey Mintz.In that episode, Ryan...
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