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- Food Recall: how missteps in the implementation of a recall procedure can lead to judicial action
Mistakes happen. With food manufacturing, mistakes can take the form of malfunctioning equipment or cross-contamination of ingredients. Sometimes a key, trusted player in the supply chain sources an ingredient from a new supplier to meet demand, and that new ingredient contains an undeclared allerge … Read more »
- Contested Territories: CFIA Launches Consultation on Country of Origin Claims
In 2017, bottles of wine appeared in Liquor Control Board of Ontario (“LCBO”) stores, which displayed labels with “Product of Israel” as their Country of Origin. Some consumers took issue with this origin claim, though, as the wine came from the West Bank – a contested territory with a history of Pa … Read more »
- Food Composition Standards: CFIA Opens Consultation to Remove Standards from Regulations
Compositional standards for food, prescribed by law and found in the Canadian Food and Drug Regulations (“FDRs”) and Safe Food for Canadians Regulations (“SFCRs”), often require thorough examination by international and national stakeholders for any food product that is imported, exported, or otherw … Read more »
- Reduce, Reuse, Re-label: Environment and Climate Change Canada Release Consultation on Plastics
The Government of Canada has a broad goal of moving toward zero plastic waste. This goal includes requiring at least 50 percent recycled content in plastic packaging by 2030. Environment and Climate Change Canada (“ECCC”), the federal ministry charged with the recycling file, has released two consul … Read more »
- Présentation de notre nouvel associé – Consolider nos services en français et l’expertise réglementaire canadienne
Chers clients, collègues et amis,Nous sommes ravis d’annoncer l’arrivée de notre nouvel associé, Luc Bélanger. Cet ajout stratégique renforce non seulement l’expertise de notre équipe, mais nous permet également de mieux servir nos clients en leur offrant des services juridiques en français et en le … Read more »