The Canadian Food Inspection Agency has set up a central
office to handle applications for registering feeds, veterinary biologics, fertilizers,
genetically-modified or “novel” plants and new crop varieties.
It says this should improve consistency among the various
registration bureaucracies.
It says nothing about offering applicants faster or better
service.
Here’s exactly what the CFIA is saying:
“The Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) has established a Pre-market Application Submissions Office (PASO).
“Stakeholders are now required to contact the PASO for processing
applications for livestock feeds, Plant Breeder's Rights, fertilizers, variety
registration, plants with novel traits, and veterinary biologics, or to follow
up on the status of a previously submitted application.
“Centralizing the submission of applications will result in increased
consistency and efficiency in the delivery and administration of pre-market
application requests.”
