15
Jul
The updated Canadian food labelling requirements are continuing to move forward with Health Canada unveiling the new front-of-package nutrition symbol on June 30 and compliance with the new nutrition facts table and list of ingredients due December 15, 2022. In...
24
Jun
Is that CFIA inspector at your food facility door really a CFIA inspector? In a May Tweet, the Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) stated that it has heard “reports of people posing as CFIA Inspectors to gain access to properties.”...
In late 2021, the Canadian Food Inspection Agency published a document on food label claims, including when a food can be described as “natural.” Interestingly, the document notes that its guidance is “in accordance with the requirements set out in...
14
Sep
In a unique and noteworthy show of national and international regulatory coordination, the Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) and Health Canada have published a joint policy statement that will standardize compliance dates for regulated food label changes. The joint statement...
25
Mar
Importing Food to Canada: Complex but Achievable Interestingly, the term import is not specifically defined in the Safe Food for Canadians Act (SFCA) nor its regulations (SFCR). But that does not mean that imports are not regulated. Rather, in general terms, import...
28
Jan
In less than two months, you will not be able to import certain foods into Canada if you do not have a valid Safe Food for Canadians (SFC) licence issued by the Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) that has been...
Last week, the FDA issued a new tool intended to more quickly and frequently communicate foodborne illness outbreak information – prior t...
Regulatory Activity of Canada and Mexico Impacts U.S. Food Industry With all that is transpiring in the U.S. today, it can be easy to overlook food industry events occurring in the rest of the world. But there are some regulatory...
19
Jun
The Miriam-Webster definition of “edible” includes that of “a food item.” The dictionary may have to rewrite that definition for...
