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Regulation
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Effective Wednesday Oct. 7 – new import requirement for romaine from parts of California
From 2016 to 2019, romaine lettuce from California was linked to outbreaks of E. coli illnesses in the USA and Canada. Food safety investigations by Canadian and US authorities identified the Salinas Valley growing region as a recurring source of…
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Grocery code of conduct could strengthen Canada’s food system, says DPAC
Statement from Mathieu Frigon, President and Chief Executive Officer, Dairy Processors Association of Canada: “Earlier this month, Walmart began to impose new fees on its suppliers in an attempt to offset new expenses in Canada; Walmart blithely branded these “vendor…
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Leading associations join forces to strengthen voice
Food & Consumer Products of Canada (FCPC) and Consumer Health Products Canada (CHPC) have joined forces to create Food, Health & Consumer Products of Canada (FHCP). The new association brings together 119 manufacturing members, making FHCP the sector’s largest national association.…
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NSF Canada receives cannabis research licence
July 13, 2020, Guelph, Ont. – NSF Canada recently received a cannabis research licence under the Canadian Cannabis Act that will permit the company to offer innovation, process development and shelf-life testing services to makers of cannabis products manufactured and…
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LCBO requires customers to follow municipal bylaws regarding use of masks
July 8, 2020, Toronto, Ont. – LCBO has announced that customers will be required to follow municipal bylaws or orders requiring face coverings when inside stores. LCBO will not be making masks available for customer use, the company said in…
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N.B. potato farmers call on government to take action
June 12, 2020, Grand Falls, N.B. – Delays rolling out a COVID-19-related support program for Canadian agriculture may spell doom for potato farmers, according to Potatoes New Brunswick (PNB). While the government delays, millions of pounds of potatoes are sitting…
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Federal agency to restart suspended food inspection services
June 12, 2020, Ottawa, Ont. – The Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) is announcing that it is now in a position to gradually resume some inspection services that were temporarily suspended because of the COVID-19 pandemic. On March 23, 2020,…
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Feds move to mitigate impact of COVID-19 on dairy industry
May 19, 2020, Toronto, Ont. – Parliament has adopted amendments that will increase the Canadian Dairy Commission’s (CDC’s) borrowing limit to $500 million from $300 million. The federal government had announced May 5 that it would be amending the Canadian…
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Canadian pork farmers seeking government help in light of COVID-19
April 29, Ottawa, Ont. – Canada’s pork producers are facing an unprecedented crisis as a result of COVID-19. The Canadian Pork Council (CPC) states that producers across the country are expecting to lose $30 to $50 a hog for every…
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Health Canada relaxes labelling policy on cleaning products and soaps
April 20, 2020, Ottawa, Ont. – In light of the unprecedented demand and urgent need for products that can help fight COVID-19 – including household cleaning products, hand soaps and body soaps – as an interim policy, Health Canada is…
