How were the standards committee members chosen?
CGSB compiled an initial list of potential committee members by drawing upon several sources including association indexes, government indexes, Websites, conference information, media sources, and discussion with the Canadian Council of Grocery Distributors (CCGD) and Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA). CGSB sent potential members a letter to invite their participation as well as their suggestions for membership. At the first and second standards committee meetings, committee members were asked to suggest additional major stakeholders to be approached. In addition, various interested parties approached CGSB on their own or through a contact on the standards committee. All potential members were asked to identify their preference for voting or non-voting status. Subject to the requirement for balanced representation, those requesting voting status were included. Due to the balance requirement, some organizations were given non-voting status.
