Barbecues are all over the news at this time of
year. We’ve selected three articles of interest to feature on
our website for members. You can link to them below.
The Canadian BBQ Championships took place July 30-31st in
Barrie, Ontario and was covered by the Toronto Star with a two
page spread, including the cover of the Food Section. The event
was very successful with 15 teams participating. Click here to
read the Toronto Star article.
www.canadianbarbecueassociation.com
There have been several cases of bristles from barbecue cleaning
brushes being picked up on grilled food and swallowed by
children. The bristles have then become lodged in the throat.
Dr. Paolo Campisi of Toronto’s Hospital for Sick Children is
calling for an industry-wide review of safety standards
associated with cleaning barbecue grills and other cooking
surfaces. You can read the Globe and Mail article from July 27th
here.
Weber Canada recently conducted on on-line survey that showed
some interesting results on just who is doing the grilling in
Canadian homes. Read the article
here.
