Government of Canada Strengthens Food Safety Training
Funding of not-for-profit organization will help make food safer for Canadians
(firmenpresse) - MISSISSAUGA, ONTARIO -- (Marketwired) -- 06/30/15 -- Canadian Food Inspection Agency
Today, on behalf of the Honourable Rona Ambrose, Minister of Health, Member of Parliament Brad Butt announced $850,000 in federal funding for Safe Food Canada: The Learning Partnership. Safe Food Canada is a not-for-profit organization dedicated to enhancing food safety by establishing a consistent set of competencies for all food workers in Canada.
Safe Food Canada: The Learning Partnership will bring together industry, academia and governments across the country towards building a stronger food safety system that aligns food safety learning and training to the evolving current and future needs of the industry. This will build a solid foundation to ensure continued improvement and coordination of quality of food safety education and training.
Through collaborative approaches to learning, Safe Food Canada will reinforce Canada''s reputation as a world leader in food safety by enhancing compliance with regulations and reducing duplication of efforts and training costs for all parties.
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"The Government of Canada recognizes the importance of learning and training as the foundation to establishing a safety culture in our food sector. Safe Food Canada: The Learning Partnership, is paving the way for a coast-to-coast common understanding of food safety requirements for food safety workers, which will reinforce Canada''s reputation as a world leader in food safety. "
Brad Butt, Member of Parliament for Mississauga-Streetsville
"For several years, industry and regulators in Canada have been expending significant time and money on a wide range of disconnected food protection learning programs and events. Safe Food Canada will be a public-private partnership with the vision and means to become the authoritative resource for a comprehensive, competency-based food protection learning system that will benefit all Canadians."
Brian Sterling, President and Chief Executive Officer, Safe Food Canada: The Learning Partnership
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Michael Bolkenius
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Office of the Minister of Health
613-957-0200
Media Relations
Canadian Food Inspection Agency
613-773-6600
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Datum: 30.06.2015 - 08:42 Uhr
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