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

Pays/Territoire
Canada
Type du document
Législation
Date
2012 (2014)
Source
FAO, FAOLEX
Titre complet
An Act respecting food commodities, including their inspection, their safety, their labelling and advertising, their import, export and interprovincial trade.
Sujet
Alimentation et nutrition
Mot clé
Législation de base Contrôle de qualité alimentaire/innocuité des produits alimentaires Hygiène/procédures sanitaires Fraude Protection du consommateur Emballage/étiquetage Inspection Traçabilité/traçage du produit Produits agricoles Commerce intérieur Commerce international Normes Autorisation/permis Enregistrement Institution Peuples autochtones
Aire géographique
Amériques, Arctique, Asie et Pacifique, Pacifique du Est, Amérique du Nord, Atlantique Nord
Résumé

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.

Texte intégral
Anglais
Site web
www.gc.ca

Références - Législation

Implementé par

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

Législation | Canada | 2018 (2019)

Mot clé: Contrôle de qualité alimentaire/innocuité des produits alimentaires, Hygiène/procédures sanitaires, Produits agricoles, Production écologique/production biologique, Additifs alimentaires, Normes, Transformation/manutention, Transport/dépôt, Emballage/étiquetage, Commerce international

Source: FAO, FAOLEX