Canada: Canada Reviews Its Food Safety Legislation

  |   Attaché Report (GAIN)   |   CA2024-0012
The Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) opened public consultations on the scheduled five-year review of the Safe Food for Canadians Act (SFCA). Stakeholders are encouraged to submit comments on how this food safety legislation has worked since coming into force in January 2019.

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