Monday, April 9, 2012

Traceability proposals posted




Six years after federal, provincial and territorial ministers of agriculture reached agreement on setting up traceability for the livestock and poultry sectors, the Canadian Food Inspection has posted its proposals to make it happen.

They were posted on the CFIA website on Good Friday.

Why such haste?

The notice invites public comment by May 3 on proposals to identify the farms where livestock and poultry are produced, to trace the movement of livestock and poultry and outlines how the agency intends to handle information and privacy issues.