Mr. Speaker, what we have done as a government is make sure that CFIA has the inspection capabilities and the capacity to manage a plant such as this.
We have 46 inspectors on site on a daily basis. That is a 20% increase over the last few years.
In the House of Commons on October 5th, 2012. See this statement in context.
Food SafetyOral Questions
October 5th, 2012 / 11:25 a.m.
Battlefords—Lloydminster Saskatchewan
Conservative
Gerry Ritz ConservativeMinister of Agriculture and Agri-Food and Minister for the Canadian Wheat Board
Mr. Speaker, what we have done as a government is make sure that CFIA has the inspection capabilities and the capacity to manage a plant such as this.
We have 46 inspectors on site on a daily basis. That is a 20% increase over the last few years.
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