There has been a great deal of discussion on CFIA’s inspection and enforcement crackdown, focused particularly on licensing compliance by food manufacturing establishments. With the effort having been underway for several months now, what changes have been made by CFIA...

The CFIA takes labelling issues seriously and has amped up its efforts to address the growing concern over inaccurate and misleading Canadian product claims. Not only is the agency issuing financial penalties to businesses for inaccurate or misleading claims, it is including...

by Cameron Prince Executive VP, Regulatory Affairs, TAG; Managing Director, TAG Canada. Former CFIA VP of Operations We have recently learned that the agency will be cutting 587 jobs and transitioning another 1,371 as part of the Government of Canada’s...

Acknowledging the industry’s continuing concerns with its proposed amendments to Part XV (Traceability) of the Health of Animals Regulations, the CFIA has published a statement pausing publication of the livestock traceability regulations “until the proposed changes are more widely understood and...

With a goal to remove the barriers of interprovincial trade of goods and services, the Free Trade and Labour Mobility in Canada Act was passed in June. However, while the Act eliminates all federal exceptions of the Canadian Free Trade Agreement...

After notifying the industry in July that it would be conducting inspections on SFC licence holders, the CFIA has begun blitzing SFC licenced manufacturers. The aim is to confirm that all licences are correct and to verify that SFCR requirements...

With the Canadian consumers’ continuing strong support for “Buy Canadian,” manufacturers and retailers need to take care in how they show their support to the national movement. While the maple leaf communicates the industry’s alliance, the graphic must be used...

With a number of recalls in Canada recently caused by Listeria contamination, the most recent of which was related to a block cheese, the CFIA has been increasing the use of its Enforcement Escalation Policy for non-compliances of all types....

Innovation among Canadian food businesses is on a positive track, but it’s being held back by the approval process, which is often slow, unclear, and outdated, with the continuing impact of tariff talk adding its own array of challenges. In...

“Who’s ready? Who’s ready to stand up for Canada with me? Who’s ready to build Canada strong?” Prime Minister Mark Carney opened his victory speech with these words, pledging to “build an independent future” for Canada. There is no doubt...