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CFIA accountability process strengthened

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The Canadian Food Inspection Agency is taking steps to become more accountable to farmers and food processors. Agriculture Minister Gerry Ritz has released new CFIA policies on rights and services that outline its service standards and what the agri-food sector can expect when dealing with the agency. “We know there is always room to improve,”
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Retire redundant regulations rapidly

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Too many government farm regulations waste time and do nothing to improve health and safety of consumers, says a report from the Canadian Federation of Independent Business. Farmers in Canada are hardest hit by regulations, an alphabet soup of rules including land-use restrictions, product labelling, food safety, border inspection, pesticides and data collection, said Virginia
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Food industry wants say in new legislation

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Food safety is a job for the companies that make food, and government should focus on setting nutrition and health standards and policing the industry. That’s the pitch being made by large processors as the federal government prepares to revamp food-safety legislation. “Let’s not lose perspective: We can’t regulate bugs out of our food,” said
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Uncertainty surrounds food safety legislation

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The food industry wants meaningful consultations with the federal government while it’s preparing new food safety legislation, but so far is only being served promises of more advisory committee meetings. Agriculture Minister Gerry Ritz plans to introduce legislation in 2012 to overhaul the roles of the Canadian Food Inspection Agency, Health Canada, and the Public
Beef cattle, Livestock

Expert Panel Points To Major Problems

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Major hurdles need to be overcome before a national beef traceability system can be introduced, members of an expert panel told beef producers meeting here Nov. 4. We have a bookend system, said Darcy Eddleston, chair of the Canadian Cattle Identification Agency s board of directors, at the Manitoba Beef Producers annual general meeting. We
Cereals, News, Oilseeds

Ottawa Backs Push To Increase Exports Of Organic Foods

STAFF / The federal government is spending $195,000 to promote Canadian organic products abroad. The money will go to the Canada Organic Trade Association to enhance the industry s competitiveness in global markets, said Agriculture Minister Gerry Ritz. Canada s organic farmers produce some of the world s most wholesome and healthy food, and are
Livestock

Briefs

Russia says meat imports deal clears obstacle to WTO MOSCOW/REUTERS Russia, aiming to join the World Trade Organization by the end of the year, has arrived at a compromise on meat imports, which have been a sticking point in final talks. Russia regulates meat imports with annual tariff quotas, under which certain volumes may be
Beef cattle, Crops, Livestock

Keep Testing Suspicious Cattle For Bse, Cfia Urges

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Cattle producers shouldn t let their guard down when it comes to testing for BSE just because the number of confirmed cases has dropped to less than a trickle, says a senior veterinarian at the Canadian Food Inspection Agency. Bachir Djillali, staff veterinarian for disease control, says it s still possible that a few more
Opinion

Food Regulatory Reform Not Needed

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Like a bad rash that just won’t go away, talk of major legislative change to Canada’s food regulatory system is back. This talk is worse than just a waste of time because it distracts people from focusing on what can and should be done now to reform our food regulatory system. Our legislation is fine
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Food Safety Chief Defends Inspection System

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Charges that the Canadian Food Inspection Agency isn’t doing an adequate job of inspecting of imported foods are wrong, according to Canada’s chief food safety officer. “The CFIA’s priority is protecting Canadians from unsafe food regardless of where the food is grown or produced,” Brian Evans said in a statement. “With the help of the

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