Maple Leaf Foods Inc. / Les Aliments Maple Leaf
Registration:
25
of
51
(2016-05-16
to
2016-09-29)
Grant, Contribution or Other Financial Benefit, Policies or Program
- Programs available to the food industry under Growing Forward II and design of Growing Forward III.
Policies or Program
- Action plans under the Regulatory Cooperation Council and the Canada-U.S. Border Action Plan - impact on re-inspection of meat at the border and harmonization of food safety and meat inspection systems.
- 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.
- Free trade negotiations (Canada-EU, Canada-Japan, Canada-China and Trans Pacific Partnership) and opportunities for enhanced pork trade.
- Initiatives under the Canadian Action Plan on Antimicrobial Use and Antimicrobial Resistance as it relates to the meat and livestock industry.
- Temporary Foreign Worker Program and its administration in Western Canada
- The Import for Re-export Program for chicken, administration of import controls for chicken and fowl and design of a Processor Modernization Program.
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.