The Government of Canada has begun public consultation on new rules for strengthening food safety.
The proposed Safe Food for Canadian Regulations is set to protect Canadians with a larger emphasis on preventing food safety risks for all imported products.
The same rules would also apply to foods leaving the country.
Under the new regulations, food businesses would require preventative controls to identify and manage food safety risks before they could sell their food products to consumers.
The government is also hoping the changes will reduce the time it takes to remove unsafe foods from the marketplace.
The Canadian Food Inspection Agency says it's been working with industry stakeholders on the outline for the new regulations since 2013 and wants more to chime in with their thoughts throughout the 90-day period.
Public consultation for the proposed regulations opened yesterday and will close on April 21st.
