Canada: Canada Consults on Food Compositional Standards Modernization

  |   Attaché Report (GAIN)   |   CA2023-0026

The federal government opened consultations on regulatory changes to the Food and Drug Regulations to allow the incorporation by reference of food compositional standards. Stakeholders have until September 22, 2023, to submit their comments. As a follow-up initiative, yet to be announced, federal regulators will review and modernize compositional standards, based on stakeholder input submitted during the current consultation process.

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