Agriculture committee  Certainly the best example is the application of the hazard analysis and critical control point in meat production. While that approach is now mandatory but was not for 15 years, it has been in the system for that period of time and has demonstrated its effectiveness, not just he

Agriculture committee  Again, I can only reiterate what my colleague has said, that the mandate of the agency is laid out in legislation and we are not aware of any proposals to review that legislation. The initiatives that my colleague overviewed earlier point to the interest that the agency has expre

Agriculture committee  If you would permit me to use an example of the initiatives to reflect on the issue of modernization, as has been noted, one of the initiatives is a feed inspection harmonization. That recognizes that we have been working with the industry to improve their practices in terms of c

Agriculture committee  No, there is no change in CFIA's responsibility to oversee, to enforce, to demonstrate compliance. That continues to be the case. There is no shift in CFIA's mandate; nor, as Dr. Evans has already indicated, is there any change in terms of priority. Food safety and the protection

Agriculture committee  As this committee has advised, and recognizing the challenges faced by the industry, the agency did bring forward a proposal to offset some of those pressures on a time-limited basis by remitting certain fees from the previous year, and that process is currently moving forward. A

Agriculture committee  The approach the agency is taking for each of these initiatives continues to be elaborated as we implement the initiatives.

Agriculture committee  In terms of an approach that recognizes the accountability of industry to produce safe food and verifies that industry delivers on that accountability through their process controls, using approaches such as HACCP, several developed countries around the world apply the same appro

Agriculture committee  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 consum

Agriculture committee  Thank you very much for that. It's important to note that beyond the regulations that exist currently, the industry in Canada has indeed been extremely responsible and has worked together to develop national recommended codes of practice for the care and handling of farm animals

Agriculture committee  Thank you very much. I'll speak to the first part of your question and ask my colleague to address the investigation component of your question. In terms of concluding the work and taking account of the output of our consultations and then moving forward, we will continue to wor

Agriculture committee  Thank you for your comments. I simply note that of course the CFIA takes account of the voices of all interested parties who provide comments to us in our consultations. We have benefited tremendously from the input of non-government organizations who have contributed to the co

Agriculture committee  On the issue of cross-contamination, our particular interest is strongest, of course, in the prevention of pathogenic microorganisms that may be present in the gut of animals and through contact with, for example, excrement on the hide of an animal, avoiding in the slaughter proc

Agriculture committee  That's why I characterized our controls in that regard as under the Meat Inspection Act and regulations, separate from the issue of humane transportation. You're correct.

Agriculture committee  I don't recall the breakdown. I don't know if my colleague would be able to give general input on the breakdown.

Agriculture committee  That's correct. What the CFIA would do through the regulations is establish the outcomes. Then, through education and guidance, we would assist the transportation industry in determining when negative physiological effects are approaching and therefore what actions are appropriat