Canada's regulatory framework and food safety program

Nutrition Division

Canada's regulatory framework and food safety program

Year of publication 2001

Author Nutrition Division

Product type Meeting

Edition 1

Full item page

Synopsis (short abstract) Canada's food safety system operates in a multi-jurisdictional setting involving federal, provincial, territorial and municipal authorities. Because of this shared jurisdiction, a comprehensive agreement entitled Food-borne Illness Outbreak Response Protocol outlines the roles and responsibilities of all governments that are involved in the investigation of a food safety emergency. It clarifies the roles of all participants in the investigation and details an integrated approach in response to n ational and regional food-borne illness outbreaks. For transboundary situations, Canada endorses and follows the Codex Guidelines for the Exchange of Information in Food Control Emergency Situations. As for domestic products, the Protocol serves as the guidance document to address a national food safety emergency involving an imported product.

Meeting symbol GF CRD Canada-1

Language English

Related items

Showing items related by metadata.

Meeting
Health Canada Food Safety Program: Surveillance Strategies
Prepared by Canada
2004

Also available in:

French
Meeting

Strengthening Official Food Safety Control Services
Paper prepared by Thailand
2004

Also available in:

No results found.
Meeting
The Development and Implementation of the New Australian Food Safety Standards 2002

Also available in:

Chinese
French
Russian
Spanish

Australia is a federation, and the separate State public health systems in Australia were developed prior to the formation of the federal government in 1901. The federal government steadily increased its power and influence over most areas of human activity in Australia through the course of the 20th century, not least because of the financial powers granted to it as an emergency measure in World War Two. By 2001 the federal government had become the source of funding for most public health acti vities in Australia, but most of the administration of public health activities in Australia continues to be carried out by the six State, two Territory and numerous local government authorities.

Users also downloaded

Showing related downloaded files

No results found.

Canada's regulatory framework and food safety program

Also available in:

Related items

Prepared by Canada

Also available in:

Paper prepared by Thailand

Also available in:

Also available in:

Users also downloaded