Public - Nov 28, 2022
FDA Proposes to Update Definition for “Healthy” Claim on Food Labels
Update November 28, 2022 - The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is extending the comment period for the proposed rule entitled Food Labeling: Nutrient Content Claims; Definition of Term “Healthy” that appeared in the...
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Member - Nov 25, 2022
Access for all beef meat to Qatar
News from AAFC’s Market Access Secretariat We are pleased to inform you that Canada has successfully negotiated the full access of beef meat and meat products with the State of Qatar. While the remaining steps...
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Member - Nov 22, 2022
Japan’s application of agricultural safeguard on processed pork under CPTPP
On November 13, 2022, Japan submitted to Canada a Notification of Agriculture Safeguard Measures for processed pork. As per Japan’s Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP) tariff schedule, Japan can apply a safeguard...
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Public - Nov 18, 2022
PM Announcement on Canada’s Indo-Pacific Strategy
News from AAFC’s Market Access Secretariat We wish to inform you of an announcement by the Prime Minister on November 18 2022, as part of his remarks at the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Economic Leaders’...
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Member - Nov 17, 2022
FDA Announces the Final Rule for Food Traceability Under FSMA
The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) issued a final rule on food traceability designed to facilitate faster identification and rapid removal of potentially contaminated food from the market, resulting in fewer foodborne illnesses and/or...
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Public - Nov 10, 2022
US Register Notice on Deforestation
News from AAFC’s Market Access Secretariat On October 18th, pursuant to President Biden's April 2022 Executive Order, the United States Department of State published a Federal Register Notice seeking public feedback on a whole-of-government approach...
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