Regulatory

ANAC would like to welcome Paul MacKinnon to his new role as President of the Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA), effective January 27.

The Government is proposing the development of a plastics registry as part of Canada’s plan to reduce plastic pollution and move toward the goal of zero plastic waste by 2030. Data on all major categories of plastic products will need to be reported, including those used within agriculture.

Health Canada (HC) has begun contacting companies selling vitamin D fortified eggs (containing ≥1.25 micrograms of vitamin D per egg) regarding the need to apply for a Temporary Marketing Authorization (TMA) to enable continued sales of their vitamin D fortified eggs.

The feed industry is eagerly anticipating the publication of the modernized Feeds Regulations and the benefits they will bring. Unfortunately, the process to have the regulations approved through the different levels of government has halted due to a recently identified issue with new requirements related to the export of feed and feed ingredients.

The Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA), in collaboration with the Canadian Pork Council, have recently announced an important milestone to protect the trade of live pigs, pork and pork products in the event of an African swine fever (ASF) outbreak in Canada. The National Standards and a National Framework for ASF Compartments are now available to guide industry in the next steps towards implementing the Canadian ASF Compartment Program.

To provide clarification on the implementation of the ERA-Feed Mill model, the CFIA held an interactive Q&A session for the feed industry on October 19. The session recording is now available to view and download on ANAC’s ERA-Feed Mill model information webpage.