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Comparison of Canada’s food safety regulations with other countries – new report
The Agri-Food Analytics Lab at Dalhousie University, with the financial support of the Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) is proudly releasing a comparative study between Canada’s food safety regulations with those from around the industrialized world. This report is intended…
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Comprehensive plan to better protect foreign workers
Temporary foreign workers (TFWs) have played an important role in ensuring our food security for decades, and especially during this pandemic. Their continued safety and timely entry into Canada is essential to our economy, and they deserve to be safe.…
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Prairie meat plants get federal funding for worker safety
Twenty-four meat processing plants across the Prairies are receiving $7.8 million through the Emergency Processing Fund to keep employees safe and the regional food supply chain running strong. Recipients are using this funding to make adjustments to enable social distancing,…
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What’s ahead in 2021 – the latest food law analysis from the new issue of ‘Food in Canada’
For what’s new with food safety law, simulated meat products, cannabis edibles, novel foods and more, here is the latest Food in Canada food law column by Megan Radmore and William Bjornsson, associates in the Ottawa offices of Gowling WLG.…
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Ontario adopts new law to protect food supply chain, farmers and agri-food sector workers
The Ontario government is set to proclaim the Security from Trespass and Protecting Food Safety Act, 2020, putting the safety of our food supply first. The new law recognizes the unique risks that can result when individuals trespass onto farms…
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Support program for farmers/processors to protect temporary foreign workers
Minister of Agriculture and Agri-Food Marie-Claude Bibeau has announced that the Mandatory Isolation Support for Temporary Foreign Workers Program will be extended until November 30, 2020. The decision follows the Government of Canada’s announcement to extend the Quarantine Act to…
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Covid support for food processors in Quebec
Minister of Agriculture and Agri-Food, announced an investment of over $380,000 under the Emergency Processing Fund for four local food processors in the Saguenay-Lac-St-Jean region of Quebec. The first investment of $236,000 will provide Serres Toundra, a cucumber processing plant…
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Food safety advocacy
It’s a long, long road
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Don’t be confused by “best before” and “packaging” dates
By: Ron Doering While much of the data on food labels is notoriously incomprehensible to the average consumer, at least “best before dates” and “packaging dates” are easy to understand and provide valuable information on food safety. Right? Wrong. According…
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Relco and Bioscan endorse non-dye inspections and repairs
Relco and Bioscan are partnering together to promote non-dye inspections and repairs for the food and beverage industry. The focus for non-dye inspections is largely on spray dryers, but the services offered will also cover: cyclones, bag filters, fluid beds,…
