The health police have backed off! We'll still be able to eat raw fish here! Whoopee!

An excerpt of the story from CTV.ca:

Giving sushi-lovers reason to dine out, the Ontario government is set to rescind its ban on such fresh, raw seafood delicacies.

"At the end of the day, the message for consumers is that the sushi and sashimi served in restaurants and large grocery stores is safe to eat,'' the province's chief medical officer of health Dr. Sheela Basrur said Wednesday.

"We don't intend to take that away from people.''

It looked like the era of fresh sushi was over in Ontario just months ago, when the government announced a new health regulation requiring that fish for sushi and other raw fish dishes be deep frozen.

Subjecting the fish to sub-zero temperatures would kill dangerous bacteria and parasites, officials said. But sushi-lovers complained the process would also ruin the taste and texture of the Japanese-style morsels.