Mr. Bashir Manji at the Agriculture and Agri-Food Committee

On October 17th, 2006. See this statement in context.

October 17th, 2006 / 11:45 a.m.

Acting Director, Food of Plant Origin Division, Canadian Food Inspection Agency

One point is that we are still in discussions with the FDA. In fact, there's a meeting of CFIA officials with the USFDA on Thursday.

Based on our discussion, I totally agree with you. If there are issues where the USFDA cannot assure us they have taken some strong measures in order to assure us of the safety of leafy greens and spinach, we will definitely have to do something drastic.

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