Thank you very much, Mr. Chairman.
On the pre-market label review, I stress that the change we're pursuing from a modernization perspective is only in relation to the pre-market label review. This would not change the required detail, the level of information available to consumers, or the inspection and verification of labels in the marketplace. But we do propose to reduce the regulatory burden on industry by removing the mandatory requirement for pre-market label review of meat and processed fruits and vegetables. The CFIA would continue to provide information and expert advice related to label design to assist the industry to ensure that they can indeed comply with the requirements related to labelling. The labels would continue to provide Canadians with the information they need to make informed choices about the foods they purchase.
So the only adjustment we would make is to remove the current regulatory burden on the industry to have a mandatory review in advance of its products going into the marketplace.