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Regulation
Regulatory Affairs: Nutrition labelling goal posts are on the move
Canada’s first mandatory nutrition labelling regulations were registered in…
Regulatory Affairs: U.S. plans to modernize food labels
Food labelling modernization is not just a Canadian phenomenon.…
Regulatory Affairs: Revising nutrient claims
In the case of prepackaged foods, the aim of…
Food Law: Amplifying AAAMPs
After 23 years, the Agriculture and Agri-Food Administrative Monetary…
Regulatory Affairs: The path forward for supplemented foods
Health Canada is drafting regulations for supplemented food. While…
Regulatory Affairs: A case for uniform compliance dates
There is something new about making food rules in…
Food Law: Legal challenges for simulated meat and poultry makers
It is undeniable that one of the largest developments…
The danger of warning labels
Have you heard of the new Toxic Substances Warning…
Canadian food industry comes together to develop a code of practice
In November 2020, Federal-Provincial-Territorial (FPT) agriculture and food ministers…
Canada must change management of aquaculture sector or slide into irrelevancy
There is no question of Canada’s great opportunity for…
Empire and FHCP agree on Grocery Supply Code of Practice for Canada
Today, Empire Company Limited, Canada’s second-largest grocery retailer, and…
The recent Supreme court decision on the deadliest foodborne disease outbreak in Canadian history – from the latest ‘Food in Canada’
Gladys Osien and Ron Doering from Gowling WLG explain…
How food safety regulations are evolving – IbR explanation from Gary Gnirss in our latest issue
IbR regulations represent a small step forward in food…
Codex Alimentarius update – new ‘Food in Canada’ column by Dr. Ron Wasik
Established in 1963 by the Food and Agriculture Organization…
More CFIA protections against food fraud in honey and other products
The Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) is working to…
Effective Wednesday Oct. 7 – new import requirement for romaine from parts of California
From 2016 to 2019, romaine lettuce from California was…
Grocery code of conduct could strengthen Canada’s food system, says DPAC
Statement from Mathieu Frigon, President and Chief Executive Officer,…
Leading associations join forces to strengthen voice
Food & Consumer Products of Canada (FCPC) and Consumer Health…
NSF Canada receives cannabis research licence
July 13, 2020, Guelph, Ont. – NSF Canada recently…
LCBO requires customers to follow municipal bylaws regarding use of masks
July 8, 2020, Toronto, Ont. – LCBO has announced…
N.B. potato farmers call on government to take action
June 12, 2020, Grand Falls, N.B. – Delays rolling…
Federal agency to restart suspended food inspection services
June 12, 2020, Ottawa, Ont. – The Canadian Food…
Feds move to mitigate impact of COVID-19 on dairy industry
May 19, 2020, Toronto, Ont. – Parliament has adopted…
Canadian pork farmers seeking government help in light of COVID-19
April 29, Ottawa, Ont. – Canada’s pork producers are…
Health Canada relaxes labelling policy on cleaning products and soaps
April 20, 2020, Ottawa, Ont. – In light of…
B.C. offers COVID-19 guidance to retail food and grocery stores
April 3, 2020, Vancouver, B.C. – As the challenges…
Government steps in to help farmers and agri-food producers
March 24, 2020, Ottawa, Ont. – Prime Minister Justin…
Parliament hustles through CUSMA ratification
Ottawa | Reuters — Canada’s Parliament rushed through ratification…
New SFCR requirements for fresh fruits or vegetables come into effect
Starting today, new requirements of the Safe Food for…
Changes to tomato and carrot processing in Ontario
Guelph, Ont. — Last week Ontario’s minister of Agriculture,…
Canada could be last to ratify CUSMA deal, Trudeau says
Ottawa | Reuters — Canada could be the last…
CFIA cancels licenses of three Ontario meat packers
Citing “false or misleading information” given them during an…
The imitation game
Alternatives to conventional meat, egg and dairy foods have…
The future of good food
The challenge is that the current measures of environmental impact, and the data being used to drive these measures, need to be modernized and expanded
PFAS in food packaging
By Carol Zweep Certain PFAS chemicals are found in…
Study finds non-GM produce earns ‘halo effect’ under new labelling laws
Consumers were more willing to buy unlabeled produce after…
