International Trade committee   a year to two years, so it's problematic to stockpile, just as there are, unfortunately, millions and millions of gallons of hand sanitizer that are out of date and sitting in warehouses all over the world—all over North America anyway. A possibility would be if could Canada make

International Trade committee  What about the breweries, the microbreweries? In a lot of communities across Canada, they went from manufacturing spirits to making hand sanitizer. Would they then still have the same issue of trying to get hold of those materials to manufacture? I'm just trying to drill down

Health of Animals Act   of effective biosecurity are isolation, traffic control and sanitation. At committee, we had a variety of witnesses, and many of those witnesses provided our committee with briefs. One of the organizations was Animal Justice. It provided a report from 2021 that looked at the disease

International Trade committee   with the products they needed, whether in the hand sanitizer space or in disinfectants, due to the shortages we had. I see this as building on a really great collaboration that delivered for Canadians during a very difficult time, and the regulation really embodies that. We're very pleased

International Trade committee  Yes, because I saw not just the private sector but also the public sector getting together in my community. The Canadian Institute of Forestry looked on its shelves and was able to put together a number of formulas to create barrels of hand sanitizers for our local community. I

International Trade committee   for the Economic Development Corporation in helping entrepreneurs start up and grow export and import. My question is perhaps for Shannon. During COVID-19 and the shortage that we had with sanitizers and the hoarding that was happening in the United States, people were publicly shamed

International Trade committee  . Côté said earlier, some products aren't currently approved by Health Canada. I'm thinking, for example, of food-contact surface sanitizers. They alone represent an enormous amount of extra work.

International Trade committee   in other countries, including the United States. Second, you need to consider the fact that Health Canada will be swimming in applications. The number of new applications for disinfectants and food-contact surface sanitizers has been estimated at more than 800. Consequently, Health

International Trade committee   Canada has to date refused to define how public safety from foreign products will be assured. The creation of a new category of regulated products will clog the file review process, particularly for food-contact surface sanitizers. In 2004, Health Canada began implementing

International Trade committee  To our knowledge, there was no effect on the disinfectant and sanitizer side. We detected no change in the standard. They still had the same standards and performed the same science we would be relying on. It's worth saying that when COVID came along, we had to work very

International Trade committee  One year after posting, they would come into effect, but then there would be a transition period. We are looking at a transition period of four years for existing disinfectants and surface sanitizers and a bit more time—six years—for products that are used in food establishments.

International Trade committee  In your example, biocides that are used to sanitize a beef carcass are regulated under the Food and Drugs Act and are captured as part of this work on the biocides regulations.

International Trade committee  Thank you for your question. We've certainly seen a larger demand since the COVID-19 pandemic for a variety of innovative products, some of which are part of the biocides regulations, such as laundry additives. We've seen a higher demand for products that will sanitize textiles

International Trade committee  Thank you, Madam Chair. Thanks to the witnesses for being with us. Why do the proposed regulations not apply to certain products, such as certain disinfectants and surface sanitizers?

International Trade committee  Before, different disinfectants or sanitizers went under different reviews. Now it's going to be under one review. I would call that cutting red tape, streamlining and more efficiency. Would you agree with that assessment?