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  "publishedAt": "2026-04-24T19:48:48.000Z",
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  "textContent": "\n\n\n\nA union representing Canadian Food Inspection Agency employees says the federal government is delaying a plan to shutter a food allergy testing lab in Quebec by two years.\n\nThe Agriculture Union says the Longueuil laboratory in Quebec was set to cease operations at the end of April.\n\nThe union says the Canadian Food Inspection Agency now says it intends to shut the lab by 2028.\n\nThe Canadian Press has reached out to the agency for comment but has yet to receive a response.\n\nMilton Dyck, national president of the Agriculture Union, says the decision is a \"significant victory\" for all Canadians who care about safe and healthy food, and especially anyone with a food allergy.\n\nHe says the Longueuil lab is the agency's only lab capable of using advanced technology to verify nutrition labels and detect allergens and that it also tests shellfish for marine toxins.\n\nThis report by The Canadian Press was first published April 24, 2026.\n\n_By Catherine Morrison | Copyright 2026, The Canadian Press. All rights reserved._",
  "title": "Feds delay plan to shutter Quebec food allergy lab"
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