Harper Government About to Pass the Safe Food for Canadians Act
(firmenpresse) - OTTAWA, ONTARIO -- (Marketwire) -- 11/20/12 -- Canadian families will have a stronger food safety system with the anticipated passage of the Safe Food for Canadians Act, S-11, by Parliament, announced Agriculture Minister Gerry Ritz.
"Canadian families will be better protected by the passage of the Safe Food for Canadians Act," said Agriculture Minister Gerry Ritz. "The Canadian Food Inspection Agency will have stronger modernized tools to better protect Canadians and enhance industry compliance."
Tabled in the Senate last June, the Safe Food for Canadians Act would improve food oversight by:
Together, these measures would help find products faster in recall situations so they can be removed from the shelves quicker and in a more comprehensive way.
The new legislation, if passed, would also implement tougher fines for activities that could put the health and safety of Canadians at risk. Previously, anyone convicted of a serious offence could have been fined up to a maximum of $250,000. Under the proposed legislation, penalties could be as high as $5,000,000, or in the case of the most serious offences, even higher at the court's discretion. New penalties would also be added for recklessly endangering the lives of Canadians through tampering, deceptive practices or hoaxes.
The proposed legislation is the result of extensive consultation over a number of years with industry, consumer groups, provincial and territorial governments, and other stakeholders. It builds on the Harper Government's commitment to address recommendations from the Weatherill Report and the commitments made in the 2010 Speech from the Throne.
For more information on the Safe Food for Canadians Act, please visit or contact the CFIA at 1-800-442-2342.
Contacts:
CFIA Media Relations
613-773-6600
Meagan Murdoch
Director of Communications
The Office of the Honourable Gerry Ritz
613-773-1059
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Datum: 20.11.2012 - 12:16 Uhr
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