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Massive CFIA Regulatory Overhaul Back in Gear

By Manitoba Cooperator, Alex Binkley Apr 12, 2016

Redrafting the regulatory powers of the Canadian Food Inspection Agency is back on the front burner after being set to simmer during the 2015 federal election.

Food industry insiders like Albert Chambers, executive director of the Canadian Supply Chain Food Safety Coalition, say they’ve been told to expect to see movement soon. The former government was committed to modernizing the CFIA, and the Liberals seem to share a similar view, Chambers said during an interview.

“Mandate letters for the Liberal ministers also stress food safety improvements,” Chambers said. “There’s nothing surprising about the government moving ahead on this.”

The current goal is to have the full package of regulatory amendments to implement the 2014 Safe Food for Canadians Act published in the Canada Gazette Part 1 in the fall, he said. All proposed Canadian legislation must appear in this federal government publication. That will likely translate into a minimum 75-day comment period, before the CFIA prepares the final version for publication, Chambers said.

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