The City of Toronto recently launched a pilot program that allows individuals to anonymously report suspected cases of food poisoning to Toronto Public Health. The program, which Toronto has dubbed “GastroBusters”, allows residents to anonymously report the details of their
New procedural rules for Canada Agricultural Review Tribunal reflect competing needs of flexibility and predictability in administrative proceedings
New rules have come into force for the Canadian Agricultural Review Tribunal (the “Tribunal”).
In Canada, certain decisions affecting the food industry have been delegated to quasi-judicial administrative tribunals. Administrative tribunals have been created for the purpose because they facilitate
New export requirements for Canadian fish processors and brokers
The Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) recently announced that it is in the process of modifying the procedure for certifying compliance with the Fish Inspection Regulations. This step is the latest phase of a two-year plan originally identified by
Health Canada proposes lowering the maximum acceptable concentration of industrial chemical in drinking water
Health Canada is conducting a consultation on a report recently released by the Federal-Provincial-Territorial Committee on Drinking Water (“CDW”) in July 2014 (the “Report”) that proposes lowering the maximum acceptable concentration (“MAC”) in water of a chemical, commonly used in
“No-wash” poultry labelling: coming soon to a chicken near you?
According to Health Canada, more than 4 million Canadians suffer from food poisoning every year. While most cases are minor with no permanent ill effects, serous outbreaks can lead to recalls, as well as the spectre of civil liability
New Canadian regulations for labeling mechanically tenderized beef come into force in August
The Government of Canada recently published amendments to the Food and Drug Regulations, which will create new labelling requirements for mechanically tenderized beef.
Mechanically tenderized beef (MTB), a defined term under the new regulations, is uncooked, solid cut beef that
Horse meat safe for human consumption? United States may continue to export horses to Canada for slaughter following defeat of Bill C-571
A private member’s bill to restrict slaughter of horses to animals raised for human consumption has been defeated following its second reading on May 14, 2014 in Canada’s Parliament. (Private member bills frequently do not become law in Canada.)
Bill
Health Canada announces intention to strengthen veterinary oversight of antimicrobial use in food animals.
On April 10, 2014, Health Canada notified stakeholders that the Veterinary Drugs Directorate would be working in collaboration with the Canadian Animal Health Institute and other stakeholders, including provincial/territorial authorities, the pharmaceutical industry, veterinarians and food animal producers to address
Health Canada permits new use for food preservative and new permitted source for enzyme
Health Canada recently announced a new permitted use for tocopherols, a food preservative, and will now permit lipase from Mucor javanicus to be used in cheese flavouring and butter flavouring preparations.
Tocopherols had previously been approved for use as a
Canada continues to expand livestock traceability systems: New national pig identification and traceability program
On July 1, 2014, amendments to the Health of Animals Regulations will come into force, extending livestock traceability requirements to domestic pigs farmed for food production[1].
The new regulations will allow for a formal agreement with a third-party