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

País/Territorio
Canadá
Tipo de documento
Legislación
Fecha
2012 (2014)
Fuente
FAO, FAOLEX
Título completo
An Act respecting food commodities, including their inspection, their safety, their labelling and advertising, their import, export and interprovincial trade.
Materia
Alimentación y nutrición
Palabra clave
Legislación básica Control de calidad de los alimentos/inocuidad de los alimentos Higiene/procedimientos sanitarios Fraude Protección del consumidor Envasado/etiquetado Inspección Rastreabilidad/rastreo de productos Productos agrícolas Comercio interior Comercio internacional Normas Autorización/permiso Registro Institución Pueblos indígenas
Área geográphica
Americas, Ártico, Asia y Pacifico, Pacífico Oriental, América del Norte, Atlántico Norte
Resumen

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.

Texto completo
Inglés
Página web
www.gc.ca

Referencias - Legislación

Implementado por

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

Legislación | Canadá | 2018 (2019)

Palabra clave: Control de calidad de los alimentos/inocuidad de los alimentos, Higiene/procedimientos sanitarios, Productos agrícolas, Producción ecológica/producción orgánica, Aditivos alimentarios, Normas, Procesamiento/manipulación, Transporte/depósito, Envasado/etiquetado, Comercio internacional

Fuente: FAO, FAOLEX