Under the CFIA Act, CFIA has responsibility for enforcement of the Food and Drugs Act. In the Food and Drugs Act, subsection 5.(1) prohibits false and misleading labelling and advertising. We also have responsibilities for setting standards, both under the Food and Drugs Act and the Consumer Packaging and Labelling Act, for matters not related to health and safety. We also enforce both of these acts for the purposes of food.
As for our enforcement capability, the Canadian Food Inspection Agency, as already indicated by Mr. Mayers, has an enforcement program for verifying that industry complies with the general prohibitions against false and misleading labelling and advertising.
These resources are identified through a risk prioritization. This covers risk to the consumers: first, for health and safety, which can also be mitigated through labelling; and second, for protection of the consumer against fraud.
Any labelling presented on a package or in advertising must be accurate and truthful. Every year the Canadian Food Inspection Agency goes through a process in which priorities are identified. We also respond to complaints. Complaints and investigations—those we are committed to following up—are our number-one priority.
Then we proceed, based on risk and available resources, to follow up on the identified projects, which go through on a rotational basis, depending on the issues present. For example, it could be in relation to labelling, mandatory information such as nutrition labelling, information related to allergenicity, or information related to methods of production.
In the case of genetic engineering—