Government’s Bill C-58, banning the use of replacement workers in federally regulated industries (including feed mills) during a legal strike or lockout, unanimously passed third reading in the House of Commons on May 27. It has since progressed through the Senate and received royal assent (the last stage in a bill becoming law) on June 20.
Bill proposing ban on replacement workers becomes law En savoir plus
Companies will soon be required to submit data to the Federal Plastics Registry on the quantity and types of plastic they put on the Canadian market.
Earlier this month, ANAC hosted a webinar for members to learn more about the registry and ask questions to gain clarification. If you missed it, the recording and slides are now available.
Did you miss the Federal Plastics Registry webinar? En savoir plus
On December 15, 2022, the CFIA replaced the Automated Shipment Inspection Status Search Tool (ASISST) with an enhanced tool that provides access to the status of any food, plant or animal import declared electronically to the CFIA called the CFIA Shipment Tracker for Food, Plant and Animal products.
ASISST link moves to CFIA Shipment Tracker for Food, Plant and Animal En savoir plus
Please be advised that from June 11-13, the Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) will host a virtual functional exercise testing African Swine Fever (ASF) notification pathways.
Upcoming African Swine Fever (ASF) Preparedness Exercise En savoir plus
Health Canada recently shared that nearly 100 substances have pre-emptively been approved to have the in-feed route of administration added to their profile on the veterinary health product (VHP) List of Permitted Substances following successful Short Substance Applications (SSAs). If you are a company anticipating to notify a VHP to sell for incorporation into livestock feeds, get a head start by submitting your SSAs.
Get ready for in-feed VHPs by submitting your Short Substance Applications (SSAs) En savoir plus
This announcement is for exporters of animal feed preparations not containing ingredients of animal origin to Taiwan. Animal feed preparations include preserved feed ingredients, calf milk replacer, piglet milk replacer, other stock feedstuff, poultry feedstuff, fish feedstuff, and other preparations for animal feeding.
Do you export to Taiwan? En savoir plus
The deadline to meet the reporting requirements outlined in Bill S-211, An Act to enact the Fighting Against Forced Labour and Child Labour in Supply Chains Act and to amend the Customs Tariff, is fast approaching.
Deadline to meet Bill S-211 reporting obligations is May 31 En savoir plus
Companies will soon be required to submit data to the Federal Plastics Registry on the quantity and types of plastic they put on the Canadian market. Understanding that industry has many questions about the Registry, ANAC has arranged for Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC) to provide an informative webinar for members to learn more about the Registry and ask questions to gain clarification.
What you need to know about the Federal Plastics Registry En savoir plus
The CFIA released several updates to the Compendium of Medicating Ingredient Brochures (CMIB) in the month of May. These updates are detailed below.
CMIB Updates – May En savoir plus
The Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) recently released new guidance on How to determine when a plant-derived ingredient requires a feed pre-market assessment. This guidance supplements the existing Guidelines for the assessment of novel feeds: Plant sources and incorporates feedback received during a consultation held on the document last fall.
When is a plant-derived ingredient considered novel? En savoir plus
