The Canadian Food Inspection Agency has unveiled a list of regulatory changes that make things easier for farmers.
“This package of regulatory changes is about building a regulatory environment that reflects and responds to the realities of today’s agriculture sector,” said federal Agriculture Minister Heath MacDonald
The fruit and vegetable industry will no longer need to grade produce going into further processing.
Nor will they need to apply prescriptive labels.
There will be a reduction of traceability labelling requirements for hatching eggs and chicks to align with current industry practices.
The poultry industry will need to test hatching egg imports from the United States for Salmonella enteritidis.
Livestock import rules will be aligned with international standards or new science.
The import requirements for veal will be revised to provide increased flexibility.
