Has the CBC broken a 2nd Tunagate Scandal 22 years later?

Tunagate was a 1985 Canadian political scandal involving large quantities of possibly tainted tuna that were sold to the public under order of the Minister of Fisheries and Oceans, John Fraser.

The story broke on September 17 in the CBC program the fifth estate. Fisheries inspectors had found that StarKist tuna, made by a New Brunswick plant, had spoiled and declared that it was “not fit for human consumption,” or even fit for cat food.

A St. Andrews, New Brunswick plant had processed the tuna, and the forced destruction of a million cans of tuna would likely cause the plant to close down. The owners of the plant thus lobbied fisheries minister Fraser who decided the tuna should be allowed on store shelves. He later defended himself saying he felt the business owners were right that the inspectors were too severe, or that the inspectors could have made a mistake. He also stated that he had two other independent groups test the tuna, but the lab that did these tests later revealed that their testing was not complete when Fraser made his decision.

The day after the story broke, both opposition parties attacked Fraser, and on Thursday, a recall of the tuna was announced. The following Monday Fraser resigned, mostly settling the affair.

Fast forward to 2007, once again CBC News breaks a story that a CBC investigation that found mercury levels were above the allowed limit. Health Canada issued new consumption guidelines on Monday for canned albacore tuna for women and children.

Having seen the story, something seems, pardon the pun, fishy. Why did Health Canada rush out the advisory? Is this another case of Tory meddling at the expense of the health and safety of Canadians?