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Health committee I might disagree that the European standards for food are significantly different than they are in Canada. Certainly among all countries, one finds modest differences. But the reality is that our European colleagues work very closely with us in the area of food standards under th
November 25th, 2013Committee meeting
Paul Mayers
Health committee The question you pose on promotion, prevention, and protection is not a question solely for the Canadian Food Inspection Agency, because all the agencies represented here have and play an active role in that regard. As Canada's largest regulator, we at the Canadian Food Inspect
November 25th, 2013Committee meeting
Paul Mayers
Health committee Thank you. Let me start with the second in terms of import control. The focus on strengthening Canada's import controls stems from the interests that Canadians have expressed in greater assurance that foods imported into Canada meet Canadian requirements. So the Canadian Food In
November 25th, 2013Committee meeting
Paul Mayers
Health committee Thank you very much for the question. As the minister noted in her remarks, the framework focuses on promotion, prevention, and protection. Those three elements together reflect the work of not just the Canadian Food Inspection Agency but our colleagues in Health Canada and the
November 25th, 2013Committee meeting
Paul Mayers
Agriculture committee Thank you, Minister. The inspection verification teams will complement and support front-line inspection by doing two important things: first, they will confirm the effectiveness of an establishment's food safety controls when they arrive and undertake their in-depth review; sec
June 6th, 2013Committee meeting
Paul Mayers
Agriculture committee They will have the full suite of authorities available to inspectors. That means they will be able to halt production, detain product, and compel records. They will have all the tools necessary to probe any issue that they believe might be indicative of a weakness in food safety
June 6th, 2013Committee meeting
Paul Mayers
Agriculture committee Again, thank you very much. Animal welfare overall is an important area of responsibility. Federally, the CFIA holds two specific areas of responsibility in the context of animal welfare, the safe transportation of animals and the humane treatment of animals slaughtered in feder
February 28th, 2013Committee meeting
Paul Mayers
Agriculture committee The simple and quick answer is that we are in a consultative process with the intent of bringing forward a regulatory proposal in the Gazette.
February 28th, 2013Committee meeting
Paul Mayers
Agriculture committee Certainly. Thank you for the question. The initiative on importer licensing, which is part of the government's food and consumer safety action plan, responds directly to the increase we've seen in terms of imported foods and imported inputs processed into foods and our commitmen
February 28th, 2013Committee meeting
Paul Mayers
Agriculture committee That's correct. So contingent with the licensing is the requirement to have that preventive control plan in place. That's the benefit side. The licence also, of course, gives us the opportunity to better identify the players in that sector.
February 28th, 2013Committee meeting
Paul Mayers
Agriculture committee Thank you. With respect to CFIA's role, it is the same as with other animal-related activities in Canada, including our animal health responsibilities with respect to the horses involved, should there be outbreaks of disease. As well, the Health of Animals Act provides assuranc
February 28th, 2013Committee meeting
Paul Mayers
Agriculture committee Certainly. Quite briefly, the CFIA focus in the context of traceability has been the collaborative work with stakeholders to provide the regulatory backstops. We've worked closely with the department in advancing the development of the traceability systems, and, as my colleague
February 28th, 2013Committee meeting
Paul Mayers
Agriculture committee I can't speak to specific veterinarians. What I can speak to is the increase in our inspection staff, that increase of 676 employees as reflected on our website, between March 2006 and 2012.
February 28th, 2013Committee meeting
Paul Mayers
Agriculture committee I would have to undertake to communicate to the committee on that specific question—
February 28th, 2013Committee meeting
Paul Mayers
Agriculture committee —related to the veterinarians.
February 28th, 2013Committee meeting
Paul Mayers