How will this regulatory proposal for the Imported Food Sector (IFS) better protect Canadian consumers?
The regulatory proposal would introduce new requirements for IFS Products, including: • Mandatory implementation of Preventive Food Safety Control Systems by industry, which would provide a modern and proactive approach to minimize the likelihood that unsafe food is sold in Canada, • Record keeping, recall, and traceability components, which will mean that information would be available to properly control/remove unsafe products from the Canadian marketplace. The regulatory proposal would provide the Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) with an enhanced ability to communicate important information to importers that will assist in mitigating food safety risks. Importers who are unable or unwilling to meet the requirements intended to help minimize the likelihood of the marketing of unsafe food would not be able to import IFS products into Canada. With the proposed IFS Regulations, by 2013 the CFIA will have tools in place to: • Facilitate a proactive approach to prevent the marketing
