Maple Leaf Foods Inc. / Les Aliments Maple Leaf
Registration:
18
of
51
(2013-04-16
to
2013-10-17)
Grant, Contribution or Other Financial Benefit
- Support available from FedDev Ontario for new investments in Ontario including the new Hamilton prepared meats plant.
- The Eco-energy for Bio-fuels Program and its benefits to the production of bio-diesel.
Legislative Proposal, Bill or Resolution
- Free trade negotiations (Canada-EU, Canada-Korea, Canada-Japan and Trans Pacific Partnership) and opportunities for enhanced pork trade.
Policies or Program
- CFIA's Inspection Modernization initiative - impact on new inspection requirements for meat and bakery plants.
- Establishment of sodium reduction targets for food sold in Canada.
- Implementation of the Canada-U.S. Border Action Plan - impact on re-inspection of meat at the border and harmonization of food safety systems.
- Meat Products Label Pre-approval Program and proposed changes that will ensure more timely, consistent approval decisions.
- Pre-market approval of labeling statements and claims - program requirements and administration if it becomes a voluntary program.
- Temporary Foreign Worker Program and its administration in Western Canada
- The Import for Re-export Program for chicken and administration of import controls for chicken.
Policies or Program, Regulation
- Government action to stengthen the food safety system by acting on the recommendations of the Special Investigator into the 2008 Listeriosis Outbreak
- The Food and Drugs Regulations and policies, specifically approval of food ingredients including anti-microbial treatments for meat, approval of health claims, implementation of new allergen labeling regulations and policies on sodium reduction.
- The National Animal Health and Welfare Strategy, planning for a foreign animal disease outbreak and updating the Animal Transport Regulations.