The proposed Safe Food for Canadians Regulations will make our food system even safer by focusing on prevention and allowing for faster removal of unsafe food from the marketplace. They will reduce unnecessary administrative burden on businesses by merging 14 sets of regulations into one, and will help maintain and grow market access for Canada’s agri-food and agricultural sector.
The new regulations will require food businesses that import, export or sell among provinces to have licences as well as preventive control plans that anticipate potential risks to food safety and outline steps to control those risks. They will also help reduce the time it takes to remove unsafe food from the marketplace by requiring businesses to improve their ability to trace their food back to their supplier and forward to whom they sold their products.
The following has been updated on the Safe Food for Canadians Regulations (SFCR) page on the Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) website.
NEW – Importing Food: A step-by-step guide
NEW – Food business activities that would require a license under the proposed SFCR
UPDATED – Frequently asked questions: Licensing
UPDATED -Â Frequently asked questions: Importing
UPDATED -Â Frequently asked questions: Exporting
Additional resources on Safe Food for Canadians Regulations (SFCR)