Maple Leaf Foods Inc. / Les Aliments Maple Leaf
Registration:
11
of
51
(2010-11-15
to
2011-02-01)
Grant, Contribution or Other Financial Benefit
- Support available under the Agri-Processing Initiative for capital investments.
- The Eco-energy for Bio-fuels Program and its benefits to the production of bio-diesel.
- The Slaughter Improvement Program and applicability to hog slaughter operations.
Grant, Contribution or Other Financial Benefit, Policies or Program
- Incentives to strengthen food safety in Canada including a possible food safety tax credit.
Policies or Program
- Canada-Korea and Canada-EU free trade negotiations and potential benefit for Canadian pork exports.
- Establishment of sodium reduction targets for food sold in Canada.
- Government action on the recommendations of the Special Investigator into the 2008 Listeriosis Outbreak
- Listeria regulatory policy as per Chapter 5 of the Meat Hygiene Manual of Procedures and pending changes, including allowance to use rapid Listeria test methods.
- Meat Products Label Pre-approval Program and proposed changes that will ensure more timely, consistent approval decisions.
- Temporary Foreign Worker Program and its administration in Western Canada
- The Canadian negotiating mandate in the World Trade Organization Negotiations and export market access for pork.
- The Import for Re-export Program for chicken and administration of import controls for chicken.
- The Product of Canada labeling initative as applied to multi-ingredient foods sold in Canada.
Policies or Program, Regulation
- The Food and Drugs Regulations, specifically approval of food ingredients including anti-microbial treatments for meat, folic acid fortification for bread, approval of health claims, amendments to allergen labeling regulations and potential regulation of trans fats in food.
- The National Animal Health and Welfare Strategy, planning for a foreign animal disease outbreak and updating the Animal Transport Regulations.