Safety group wraps up study of donairs
03.07.2008 14:01
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- Source: cbc.ca
Donairs, a popular late-night snack in Halifax, are coming under new safety guidelines this summer. A federal safety committee studying donair preparation across Canada has come up with several recommendations for the shawarma-like fast food, including that the meat be cooked twice. "Essentially, we really wanted to identify what the risks were with the product and put in place strategies to deal with those risks," said Mike Horwich, Nova Scotia's director of food preparation and a member of the federal committee. The committee struck a working group to look at donairs after a series of E. coli outbreaks in Alberta two years ago. The incidents were linked to undercooked meat. Donair cooks in Nova Scotia offered a lot of advice, Horwich said. "There was a significant amount of interest by our industry and it was solicited and unsolicited," he said. "Nova Scotia is the home of the donair." The committee recommends that only inspected meat be used for donairs, and that it's cooked once on a rotisserie and once on a grill. Donair shops are also supposed to use large rotisseries designed to cook big loaves of meat. And if the meat isn't all sold at the end of the day, it's to be cut into smaller pieces so it freezes quickly and bacteria can't grow in the middle. Horwich expects the new rules will be adopted in Nova Scotia later this summer and hopes other provinces follow suit. Donairs are a Halifax-born version of the Turkish doner kebab, a dish made from meat sliced off of a vertical spit. Consumer HeadlinesJazz Air eliminating 270 jobs, cutting serviceRegional carrier Jazz Air LP, based in Halifax, said Thursday it is cutting 270 jobs and trimming its capacity by five per cent in the wake of cutbacks announced last month by Air Canada. Oil approaches $146 US a barrelOil prices neared $146 US a barrel Thursday for the first time ever on reports of declining U.S. stockpiles and the threat of conflict with Iran.Force payment up front, say gas retailersWith incidents of gasoline theft increasing, some retailers on P.E.I. are calling for legislation to force consumers to pay for fuel before they start pumping.Rhode Island lead paint ruling ends hope of costly cleanupHealth advocates and Rhode Island officials say it will be much harder to eliminate childhood lead poisoning after the state Supreme Court overturned a landmark jury verdict that could have led to a multibillion-dollar cleanup of lead paint.Contractor wins 'bid shopping' case against HRMA Dartmouth construction company has discovered that sometimes you can beat City Hall. Consumer Life FeaturesCRUDE AWAKENINGSPricey oilFrom bloomers to bagels, the trickle down costENERGYGasolinePeculiar pump price protestsTECHNOLOGYDesign softwareThe building blocks of LegoBLOGFood BytesHunting for the perfect fruitBLOGComm-OdditiesLife fetches $384,000 on eBayPeople who read this also read …
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