moved for leave to introduce Bill C-290, An Act to amend the Food and Drugs Act (machine-readable code).
Mr. Speaker, this private member's bill would modernize the Food and Drugs Act so that regulations may be made with respect to the addition of smart phone code providing prescribed mandatory information and supplementary product information to the label of all foods, drugs, cosmetics, devices, and therapeutic products.
It is my hope that the use of smart phone code will provide consumers with an easy way to read information more readily and assist them in their daily lives.
(Motions deemed adopted, bill read the first time and printed)