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Safe Food for Canadians Act (S.C. 2012, c. 24).

Country/Territory
Canada
Document type
Legislation
Date
2012 (2014)
Source
FAO, FAOLEX
Long title
An Act respecting food commodities, including their inspection, their safety, their labelling and advertising, their import, export and interprovincial trade.
Subject
Food & nutrition
Keyword
Basic legislation Food quality control/food safety Hygiene/sanitary procedures Fraud Consumer protection Packaging/labelling Inspection Traceability/product tracing Agricultural commodities Internal trade International trade Standards Authorization/permit Registration Institution Indigenous peoples
Geographical area
Americas, Arctic, Asia and the Pacific, East Pacific, North America, North Atlantic
Abstract

The present Act lays down provisions relating to food commodities, including their inspection, safety, labelling and advertising, their import, export and interprovincial trade, the establishment of standards for them, the registration or licensing of persons who perform certain activities related to them, the establishment of standards governing establishments where those activities are performed and the registration of establishments where those activities are performed. In particular, the purpose of the above-mentioned Act is to: a) make food as safe as possible for Canadian families; b) protect consumers by targeting unsafe practices; c) implement tougher penalties for activities that put health and safety at risk; d) provide better control over imports; e) institute a more consistent inspection regime across all food commodities; and f) strengthen food traceability. Section 3 establishes the Canada Food Inspection Agency. The text consists of 75 sections.

Full text
English
Website
www.gc.ca

References - Legislation

Implemented by

Safe Food for Canadians Regulations (SOR/2018-108).

Legislation | Canada | 2018 (2019)

Keyword: Food quality control/food safety, Hygiene/sanitary procedures, Agricultural commodities, Ecological production/organic production, Food additives, Standards, Processing/handling, Transport/storage, Packaging/labelling, International trade

Source: FAO, FAOLEX