Three Regulators at the Meat Counter: Who Governs Weight Accuracy in Canadian Food Retail

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May 1, 2026Government & Organizations

On April 14, CBC News published the second instalment of an investigation familiar to anyone following Canadian food retail. Reporters visited seventeen stores in three cities, weighed packaged meat on a kitchen scale, a...

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