Nestle Prepared Foods Company is voluntarily recalling about 215,660 pounds of frozen stuffed pepperoni pizza sandwich products because the product might contain small pieces of hard red plastic and other foreign material.

The recall involves 54-ounce, 12-pack cartons of Hot Pockets Pepperoni Pizza brand stuffed sandwiches. Printed on the side of each carton is "8157544614D," "EST 7721A" and "Best Before JAN2010

Gatineau City officials on Sunday lifted the boil water advisory it had issued to 45,000 residents.

The advisory was lifted after a tap water sample analysis met drinking water quality benchmarks. But residents were told to first open all cold water faucets and let the water run for one minute or until cold water flows. The same safety procedure was advised for drinking water fountains and outdoor faucets, including those that use garden hoses

The international environment group Greenpeace International has found traces of 59 substances in fruits and vegetables harvested in Germany.

Use of these substances is illegal in Germany and the European Union. Three-quarters of the substances are harmful to humans and the environment based on data provided in 2006 by the German Ministry of Consumer Affairs and Food Safety

Health observers are questioning Quebec's withdrawal from national health initiatives like the recently launched national organ donation and transplant system.

This is not the first time the francophone province has opted out of national healthcare programs, pointed out Globe and Mail columnist Andre Picard. Quebec is not a part of the national blood collection and distribution system, the national bone marrow registry or the national Health Council of Canada. It is also not a formal partner in the Canadian Patient Safety Institute

The Public Health Agency of Canada (PHAC) reported Wednesday the first fatality from the deadly bacteria Listeria monocytogenes while 16 people in four provinces suffered listeriosis.

The outbreak is not yet linked to a contaminated batch of roast and corned beef ordered recalled last week by the Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA). But Maple Leaf Consumer Foods, supplier of Sure Slice brand packaged beef, expanded the recall to include its other ready-to-eat deli meats manufactured since June 2. The meat products were distributed to fast food restaurants, institutions, nursing homes, hospitals and supermarket delis across Canada