Category Archives: Regulatory

Advocacy 25th Anniversary of Agriculture Week Agriculture Week was first established in the province to recognize and celebrate Ontario farmers through the Ontario Agriculture Week Act, 1998, and is celebrated beginning on the Monday before Thanksgiving Day. Notice of proposal regarding front-of-package buffer zone The supplemented foods regulations, which came… Read More

Advocacy Outcome-based requirements: what they mean for food businesses The Safe Food for Canadians Regulations (SFCR) are now in force and bring with them a number of key advancements, including moving to a mix of outcome and prescriptive-based approaches to regulating food safety. This innovative approach enables industry to innovate,… Read More

Advocacy Fake lab reports discovered We recently discovered a fake lab report issued for cyanide in apricot kernels. The unusual certificate was noticed by the Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA). The discrepancy on the certificate was difficult to detect – the version number of the certificate was in a very… Read More

Advocacy An estimated 2 in 5 Canadians will be diagnosed with cancer in their lifetime The numbers tell a sobering story. Cancer remains the leading cause of death in Canada. An estimated two in five Canadians will be diagnosed with cancer in their lifetime and about one in four Canadians… Read More

Advocacy UPDATE on Special Chemical Precursors Bulletin August 2023 Health Canada has been in communication with the United States (US) to discuss the implementation of their request regarding Class B chemical precursors (acetone, ethyl ether, hydrochloric acid, methyl ethyl ketone, sulphuric acid and toluene). The Chemical Precursors Section of the… Read More

Advocacy Coalition for Food Safety holding a webinar on Whole Genome Sequencing The Canadian Supply Chain Food Safety Coalition (CSCPSC) will hold a WGS webinar on September 21, 2023 from 10:00am to 4:30pm. Anyone interested in attending should let us know by Wednesday September 6th by sending an email to… Read More

Advocacy Section 71 CMP 2023 Information Session The Government of Canada published the Notice with respect to certain substances under the Chemicals Management Plan (CMP) ─ 2023 on June 24, 2023, in the Canada Gazette, Part I, pursuant to Section 71 of the Canadian Environmental Protection Act, 1999. You are… Read More

Advocacy Final message from Get Updates on COVID-19 subscription service After three years and over 10 million email notifications sent since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, Health Canada is stopping the Get Updates on COVID-19 subscription service. Updates to T-4-130 Labeling requirements for fertilizers and supplements Please be advised… Read More

Advocacy Participate in Tree Check Month and learn how to protect Canada’s plant health This August, during Tree Check Month, the Canadian Food Inspection Agency calls on everyone in Canada to join forces and actively contribute to the protection of Canada’s plants and trees. Find out how you can participate… Read More

Advocacy Bilingual labels required in Canada from coast to coast to coast Two major recalls regarding energy drinks have recently happened. Although we were surprised that Health Canada did not object to some of the trade names used, the focus seems to have been on label compliance and the lack… Read More