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Exporting & Importing
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Grow the value-added food sector to capitalize on its untapped potential: Senate committee
Canada should expand the value-added food sector by improving regulations to allow for the expansion of international trade of processed food products, investing in innovation, and reducing the barriers to growth inside its borders, a Senate committee said. Currently, only…
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Agri-food exporters want CETA to live up to its commitments
July 15, 2019, Ottawa – Brian Innes, President of the Canadian Agri-Food Trade Alliance (CAFTA) today issued the following statement as Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is set to meet with European Council President Donald Tusk, European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker…
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Federal government to crack down on food fraud
EDMONTON – The Canadian government invested $24.4 million through the recently launched Food Policy for Canada to help the Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) eliminate food fraud. The funding will help the CFIA tackle the mislabeling and misrepresentation of food…
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Canadian government prevents adulterated honey from entering market
Surveillance and enforcement actions by the Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) prevented nearly 12,800 kg of adulterated honey, valued at close to $77,000, from entering the Canadian market in results of targeted testing by CFIA. Under Canadian law, honey is…
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Ontario Food Terminal to remain in Etobicoke
TORONTO – The Minister of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs Ernie Hardeman and Etobicoke-Lakeshore MPP Christine Hogarth were at the Ontario Food Terminal to announce the initial findings of the government’s review on modernizing and enhancing the terminal. Early findings…
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China halts Canadian meat shipments over bogus documents
Ottawa | Reuters — China said Tuesday it will turn away all meat shipped from Canada, just days before China and the United States sit down to work on settling a trade dispute that has also caught Canada in the…
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Ingredion Incorporated launches new functional native starches
Westchester, Ill. – Ingredion Incorporated, a global provider of ingredient solutions to diversified industries, launched a new addition to its range of clean label texturizers at the IFT19 Food Expo, NOVATION® Lumina functional native starches. The starches are being introduced…
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California Prunes to unveil new brand
California Prunes will unveil a new brand at the INC World Nut and Dried Fruit Congress this May in Boca Raton, Fla. California Prunes new logo design transforms a statement of origin into a reflection of market leadership and a…
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Canada acts to eliminate barriers to interprovincial trade in alcohol
The Honourable Dominic LeBlanc, Minister of Intergovernmental and Northern Affairs and Internal Trade recently highlighted plans to eliminate the only remaining federal barrier to trade in alcoholic beverages within Canada, taking the first step to give Canadians better access to…
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Government of Canada invests in pork industry
The federal government has announced an investment of over $6 million to help the Canadian Pork industry harness innovation to boost production, strengthen public trust, and expand markets for Canadian pork at home and abroad. The investment was made under the…
