Health committee  From Health Canada's perspective, we have seven recommendations where we're the lead, and we have $10.5 million over three years. There are three areas that we put it towards. The first is the listeria policy that Dr. Farber is working on, as well as the additives and fast-trac

Health committee  Yes, it has been.

Health committee  The backlog has been reduced, and we prioritize based on public health benefits. What we have to do first is a safety assessment, and then we have to put it through the regulatory process, because each food additive has to have an amendment to the food and drugs regulations. That

Health committee  That was the issue we were talking about earlier, which is really within the agriculture portfolio. It would be better for us to get the answers from CFIA and Agriculture, to give you accurate and more precise information.

Health committee  I would say that--

Health committee  Thank you. I would say that all of these recommendations—there are 57 of them—present their own challenges in terms of how you move it forward, because you are coordinating across jurisdictions and across the industry sector, governments, and consumers. As we've learned, protect

Health committee  Thank you for the questions. I would like to start by answering the last question, if I may. Then, I will ask Dr. Farber and Dr. Godefroy to answer the first two. For the third question, concerning processes with CFIA, we work very closely, as I said, with CFIA—extremely closel

Health committee  Of course. I would like to ask Dr. Godefroy to reply.

Health committee  On improving emergency response, we have the FIORP in place, which we've discussed at the various levels, so we're all made aware as soon as there is an emergency. The communication protocols are in place and people know who's responsible for what, so you're not wasting time in a

Health committee  We haven't yet given any thought to producing it in different languages, but we can certainly take that into consideration, because you're absolutely right. We had Canada's Food Guide translated into 10 different languages that are prominent here. We can certainly take that into

Health committee  September 2011.

Health committee  Thank you. I'd just like to say that the implementation of the Weatherill recommendations will certainly strengthen the food safety system. As you've heard from the listeria policy, industry is working with government, and we're putting measures into place that will most definit

Health committee  What we're doing is a multifaceted social marketing campaign; the brochures are just one part of our strategy. We have brochures, we have posters, we have web-based information. We're working with the provinces and territories, with NGOs, with associations to make sure that this

Health committee  We'll be using all our networks in place to monitor how this is being used and any problems that are being encountered, getting feedback from them. We have a variety of channels. We work through the public health network and the chief medical officers of health. We have a federal

Health committee  It's mostly CFIA, but it is directed by our listeria policy. Perhaps Dr. Farber can at least provide the link from our policy to the meat hygiene manual.