Agriculture committee  Right now, every load that comes into the country can cross from any border. One out of every ten loads goes for CFIA inspection. If there are any issues found with the material or with the plant, the CFIA puts on an intensified inspection. We also have pre-clearance for the U.S. and Brazil, so anybody who's going to import a product would have to first obtain pre-clearance from the CFIA before the product entered.

Agriculture committee  Any loads that are randomly going for inspection are checked. If there is any need for further inspection, that is flagged, and then further inspections are done.

Agriculture committee  Thank you. Thank you, Mr. Chairman and members of the committee, for the invitation to appear during your hearings on Bill S-11, an important bill for everyone in Canada and those outside Canada who buy Canadian-produced food products. This bill will provide the regulatory environment for food production and marketing in Canada for at least the next 30 years, and therefore, we need to get it right.