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Canada’s inaction in Gaza marks a failure of its feminist foreign policy

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Wednesday, March 13, 2024
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“Peace and prosperity are every person’s birthright.” So opened then Minister of Foreign Affairs Chrystia Freeland’s introduction to Canada’s Feminist International Assistance Policy (FIAP).

Key Points: 
  • “Peace and prosperity are every person’s birthright.” So opened then Minister of Foreign Affairs Chrystia Freeland’s introduction to Canada’s Feminist International Assistance Policy (FIAP).
  • Launched in 2017, the policy stated that Canada would take an explicitly feminist approach to international assistance, including a commitment to protecting women’s sexual and reproductive rights.
  • Many considered it to be a forward-thinking policy that builds on the past work of NGOs and other international partners.
  • In addition to funding, Joly also offered RCMP support to help investigate the crimes of sexual violence against Israeli women.

Palestinian women’s rights long ignored

  • Her statement came after United Nations experts expressed alarm over “credible allegations of egregious human rights violations to which Palestinian women and girls continue to be subjected in the Gaza Strip and the West Bank.” They cited reports of arbitrary executions, killings, detentions and sexual abuse of Palestinian women and girls by Israeli forces.
  • Even before the current escalation of violence, Canada’s support of Israel’s actions have long been identified as a significant limitation of FIAP.
  • Palestinian women also face increased risk of sexual violence.
  • There are credible reports of sexual violence being used as a tool of war against both Israeli and Palestinian women.

Reproductive health in Gaza in a dire state

  • An estimated 50,000 pregnant women in Gaza are at increased risk of miscarriage, stillbirth and maternal death.
  • The widespread food crisis has also had dire implications for reproductive and maternal health.
  • Malnutrition affects maternal health, and can also have long-term consequences for the health of mothers and their children.

Canada must act

  • Meanwhile, Canadian exports of military equipment to Israel have not only continued, but have increased since October.
  • Global Affairs Canada claims these exports are only for non-lethal equipment.
  • Canada’s delayed and inconsistent response to Israel’s military violence in Gaza represents a failure to evenly apply its own foreign policy.
  • If Canada truly wants to create a more peaceful and prosperous world, they must not leave Palestinian women behind.


Jacqueline Potvin previously received funding from Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council. Mayme Lefurgey does not work for, consult, own shares in or receive funding from any company or organisation that would benefit from this article, and has disclosed no relevant affiliations beyond their academic appointment.

WTA Foundation and Gates Foundation launch new campaign—Women Change the Game—to urge action on women’s health and nutrition

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Friday, March 8, 2024
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A key component of the campaign is the first-of-its-kind WTA Foundation Global Women’s Health Fund.

Key Points: 
  • A key component of the campaign is the first-of-its-kind WTA Foundation Global Women’s Health Fund.
  • “It is unacceptable that so many women and girls don’t have access to adequate nutrition and basic care,” said Melinda French Gates, co-chair of the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation.
  • “The WTA Foundation was founded on the idea of equal opportunity, and that’s exactly what Women Change the Game is about.
  • For more information about Women Change the Game and the WTA Foundation’s Global Women’s Health Fund, visit www.womenchangethegame.com .

QuidelOrtho Receives Health Canada Approval for Quidel® Triage® PLGF Test for Laboratory Use in Canada

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Wednesday, March 6, 2024
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QuidelOrtho Corporation (Nasdaq:QDEL) (“QuidelOrtho”), a global provider of innovative in vitro diagnostic technologies designed for point-of-care settings, clinical labs and transfusion medicine, has received approval from Health Canada for its Triage PLGF test for laboratory use in Canada.

Key Points: 
  • QuidelOrtho Corporation (Nasdaq:QDEL) (“QuidelOrtho”), a global provider of innovative in vitro diagnostic technologies designed for point-of-care settings, clinical labs and transfusion medicine, has received approval from Health Canada for its Triage PLGF test for laboratory use in Canada.
  • The Triage PLGF test is a fluorescence immunoassay to be used with the small footprint Triage MeterPro® Instrument for the quantitative determination of placental growth factor (“PLGF”) in maternal plasma specimens.
  • With the Triage PLGF test, clinicians can be positioned to better detect angiogenic imbalance and assess the risk for these complications.
  • The Triage PLGF test is available to customers in Canada for use with the Triage MeterPro instrument.

MG Foods Voluntarily Recalls Ham & Cotija Torta Sandwich Distributed in Florida Due to Possible Listeria Monocytogenes Contamination of Cotija Cheese

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Tuesday, February 13, 2024
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MG Foods is voluntarily recalling a Ham & Cotija Torta Sandwich on Telera Roll sold in Florida.

Key Points: 
  • MG Foods is voluntarily recalling a Ham & Cotija Torta Sandwich on Telera Roll sold in Florida.
  • This voluntary recall is being initiated as a result of the Rizo-López Foods, Inc. recall of cotija cheese due to possible contamination with Listeria monocytogenes and associated with an outbreak the FDA is currently investigating.
  • View the full release here: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20240213704482/en/
    MG Foods is voluntarily recalling a Ham & Cotija Torta Sandwich on Telera Roll sold in Florida.
  • This voluntary recall is being initiated as a result of the Rizo-López Foods, Inc. recall of cotija cheese due to possible contamination with Listeria monocytogenes and associated with an outbreak the FDA is currently investigating.

Giving birth in Sweden: outcomes are worse for foreign-born mothers

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Monday, February 12, 2024
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Unfortunately, these achievements don’t extend to foreign-born mothers who face higher risks for all forms of negative pregnancy outcomes.

Key Points: 
  • Unfortunately, these achievements don’t extend to foreign-born mothers who face higher risks for all forms of negative pregnancy outcomes.
  • Foreign-born mothers reported higher rates of infection, intensive care admission, preterm birth, underweight babies and stillbirths compared with Swedish-born mothers.
  • The evidence-based guidelines used in the Swedish healthcare system are backed by several high-quality registers that document patient outcomes at the population level.
  • Of the few variables collected, country of birth is one and job status is the other.
  • This means that the most valuable tool available to maternal healthcare professionals is essentially impaired from identifying how health inequities can affect birth outcomes.

Language barriers

  • Communication barriers due to a lack of proficiency in the Swedish language in foreign-born mothers is a large challenge in this regard.
  • In high-risk situations, like during an emergency caesarean section, such communication barriers may be critical and can even cost lives.
  • Also, there is limited understanding of how these language barriers affect foreign-born mothers’ overall understanding of the care they are receiving and their experiences of the quality of care provided.


Mehreen Zaigham receives funding from the Swedish Research Council Grant 2022–00208.

Fresh & Ready Foods Voluntarily Recalls Four Torta Sandwiches Containing Cotija Cheese Distributed in Arizona, California, Nevada, and Utah Due to Possible Listeria Monocytogenes Contamination

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Friday, February 9, 2024
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Fresh & Ready Foods is voluntarily recalling four torta sandwiches that contain cotija cheese which were sold in Arizona, California, Nevada, and Utah.

Key Points: 
  • Fresh & Ready Foods is voluntarily recalling four torta sandwiches that contain cotija cheese which were sold in Arizona, California, Nevada, and Utah.
  • This voluntary recall is being initiated as a result of the Rizo-López Foods, Inc. recall of cotija cheese due to possible contamination with Listeria monocytogenes and associated with an outbreak the FDA is currently investigating .
  • View the full release here: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20240209222087/en/
    Fresh & Ready Foods is voluntarily recalling four torta sandwiches that contain cotija cheese which were sold in Arizona, California, Nevada, and Utah.
  • The recalled products were distributed between 01/21/2024 and 02/06/2024 and sold exclusively in locations in Arizona, California, Nevada, and Utah.

FSIS Public Health Alert - Listeria monocytogenes

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Friday, February 9, 2024
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FSIS is issuing this public health alert to ensure that consumers are aware that these products, which bear the USDA mark of inspection, should not be consumed.

Key Points: 
  • FSIS is issuing this public health alert to ensure that consumers are aware that these products, which bear the USDA mark of inspection, should not be consumed.
  • As more information becomes available, FSIS will update this public health alert.
  • The following products subject to the public health alert are [ view labels ]:
    10.53-oz.
  • The problem was discovered when the firm notified FSIS that they used FDA-regulated cotija cheese that may be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes to produce burrito products.

Dole Fresh Vegetables, Inc. Announces Voluntary Recall of Limited Number of Salad Kits Due to Possible Health Risk from Listeria monocytogenes

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Friday, February 9, 2024
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View the full release here: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20240208760695/en/

Key Points: 
  • View the full release here: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20240208760695/en/
    Listeria monocytogenes is an organism that can cause serious and sometimes fatal infections in young children, frail or elderly people, and others with weakened immune systems.
  • Although healthy individuals may suffer only short-term symptoms such as high fever, severe headache, stiffness, nausea, abdominal pain and diarrhea, Listeria infection can cause miscarriages and stillbirths among pregnant women.
  • This recall notification is being issued due to the potential for cross-contamination of cheese contained in certain masterpacks by cheese potentially contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes from our packaged cheese supplier.
  • A listing of products subject to this recall is set forth below and includes Dole, President’s Choice, and Marketside brands.

Fresh Express Issues Recall of Limited Quantities of Two Salad Kits with Condiment Packs Containing Recalled Cheese Due to the Potential Risk of Listeria monocytogenes

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Friday, February 9, 2024
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ORLANDO, Fla., Feb. 8, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- As a consequence of a recall initiated by a cheese supplier, Rizo-Lopez Foods, Inc., Fresh Express is voluntarily recalling two salad kits with condiment packs that contain the recalled cheese, which may pose a potential health risk from Listeria monocytogenes.

Key Points: 
  • ORLANDO, Fla., Feb. 8, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- As a consequence of a recall initiated by a cheese supplier, Rizo-Lopez Foods, Inc., Fresh Express is voluntarily recalling two salad kits with condiment packs that contain the recalled cheese, which may pose a potential health risk from Listeria monocytogenes.
  • The salad kits being recalled were available for purchase at retail grocery stores in AL, CA, FL, GA, ID, UT and WA in limited quantities.
  • No other Fresh Express salads or salad kits or condiment packs containing cheese are included in this recall.
  • Fresh Express Recalled Salad Kits February 8, 2024

BRIGHTFARMS ANNOUNCES VOLUNTARY RECALL OF SOUTHWEST CHIPOTLE SALAD KIT DUE TO POTENTIAL RISK OF LISTERIA MONOCYTOGENES IN CHEESE FROM SUPPLIER: RIZO LOPEZ FOODS, INC.

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Thursday, February 8, 2024
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IRVINGTON, N.Y., Feb. 8, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- In response to a voluntary recall initiated by Rizo Lopez Foods, Inc. who produces and supplies cheese products, BrightFarms is voluntarily recalling its Southwest Chipotle salad kit with best-by-dates between 12/31/23 and 2/22/24 due to potential contamination of Listeria monocytogenes in the Cotija Cheese, an ingredient found in the salad kit.

Key Points: 
  • IRVINGTON, N.Y., Feb. 8, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- In response to a voluntary recall initiated by Rizo Lopez Foods, Inc. who produces and supplies cheese products, BrightFarms is voluntarily recalling its Southwest Chipotle salad kit with best-by-dates between 12/31/23 and 2/22/24 due to potential contamination of Listeria monocytogenes in the Cotija Cheese, an ingredient found in the salad kit.
  • Listeria monocytogenes is an organism that can cause serious and sometimes fatal infections in young children, frail or elderly people, and others with weakened immune systems.
  • Although healthy individuals may suffer only short-term symptoms such as high fever, severe headache, stiffness, nausea, abdominal pain and diarrhea, Listeria infection can cause miscarriage and stillbirths among pregnant women.
  • The affected cheese product is contained in a fully enclosed and sealed plastic "masterpack" placed inside the kit and contains a best-by-date through 3/27/24.