Regulatory

On October 27, Dr. Harpreet Kochhar, President of the Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA), hosted the inaugural CFIA Industry Engagement Session to bring together senior leaders from across Canada’s agri-food sector to discuss shared priorities and opportunities for advancing the sector.

Over the coming weeks, the Automated Import Reference System (AIRS) will be updated to allow for a Canadian Feed Ingredients Table (CFIT) number to be entered in the place of a licence or registration number for imported Part 1 single ingredient feeds (SIFs).

Earlier this year, the government published the proposed Use of French in Federally Regulated Private Businesses Regulations setting out requirements to protect and promote the use of French in the workplace for employees and consumers. These new regulations would apply to federally regulated businesses, including feed mills and warehouses, in Quebec and identified regions with a strong Francophone presence (see list at the end of the article).

On October 7, the Government introduced Bill S-7, the Cutting Red Tape for all Canadians Act. The bill proposes targeted amendments to reduce unnecessary regulatory burden under 31 individual pieces of legislation including the Feeds Act.

CFIA has published a Notice to Industry to confirm that there is an undefined extension on the temporary zinc maximum for starter swine of 3,000 mg/kg.