Political Stink Over Ripe Cheese

Author: Steven Brooks
Publication Date: 1996, 2004

This case involves a fictionalized account of the controversy generated by Ottawa's 1996 proposal to ban the sale of all unpasteurized milk products. A 1991 amendment to Canada's Food and Drug Regulations already required the pasteurization of all dairy products except cheese. Moreover, less than 1% of all cheese sold in Canada would have been affected by the proposed ban. Despite these facts, Ottawa's actions generated a major political row.

Basée sur une controverse soulevée en 1996 concernant la proposition de la Santé Canada, soit d'interdire la vente de fromages non pasteurisés, cette étude de cas fictive fournit aux étudiants l'occasion d'analyser le processus décisionnel selon le point de vue de plusieurs acteurs. Ce cas montre comment les ambitions, les qualités et les habitudes des individus rendent la prise de décision difficile à  prévoir.
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