Maple Leaf Foods Inc. / Les Aliments Maple Leaf
Registration:
23
of
51
(2015-05-19
to
2015-09-01)
Grant, Contribution or Other Financial Benefit, Policies or Program
- Programs available to the food industry under Growing Forward II.
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 plants.
- CFIA's labeling modernization initiative and impact on food labeling practices in the food marketplace.
- 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.
- 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 through new regulations under the Safe Food for Canadians Act.
- 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.