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Long Overdue Updates to Canada's Feed Regulations Now in Effect

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Canada's modernized Feeds Regulations, 2024 aim to enhance safety standards for food and animal feed while supporting Canadian producers. The regulations were published in the Canada Gazette Part II on July 3, 2024, and...more

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Safe Food for Canadians Act and Regulations—Under Review

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The Minister of Agriculture and Agri-Food and the Minister of Health recently announced the launch of a five-year review (Review) of the Safe Food for Canadians Act (SFCA) and the Safe Food for Canadians Regulations (SFCR),...more

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What's Next For Agribusiness in Alberta

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The Bennett Jones Agribusiness group attended the Calgary Chamber Alberta Next Series on Agribusiness, eager to hear from industry leaders and policy makers on the latest trends in Alberta’s constantly evolving agriculture...more

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Trends to Watch in Agribusiness

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In 2020, just before the pandemic hit, Bennett Jones Agribusiness, Food and Beverage practice group wrote about trends in agribusiness, namely AgTech, ESG and Export and Trade. After two years, the Bennett Jones Agribusiness...more

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The Safe Food for Canadians Act: What AgriFood and Beverage Businesses Need to Know

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The new Safe Food for Canadians Act (SFCA) and the Safe Food for Canadians Regulations (SFCR) came into force on January 15, 2019. These new laws modernize and streamline the food safety regime administered by the Canadian...more

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Food businesses face extensive new requirements for food safety in Canada

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In her report on the 2008 Canadian listeriosis outbreak, Independent Investigator Sheila Weatherill highlighted the need for “substantial consolidation and modernization” of the legislative and regulatory framework governing...more

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Food & Beverage Litigation Update | February 2018

Cooke Aquaculture Fined $332,000 For Puget Sound Salmon Pen Collapse - The Washington Department of Ecology has reportedly fined Cooke Aquaculture $332,000 for violations of state water quality laws related to a net pen...more

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Food & Ag Weekly Round-Up: January 4, 2018

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CBC News discussed a national plan in Canada to reduce antibiotic use in farm animals....more

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Food & Beverage Litigation Update | October 2017 #4

Furans in Baby Food May Pose Health Risk, EFSA Reports - The European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) has issued an assessment of the risks of furans and related compounds 2- and 3-methylfurans, concluding that they pose a...more

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Shepherding in a New Era in Section 11(b) Rights

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In R v Jones and Schmidt, 2016 ONSC 7388, a November decision of the Ontario Superior Court of Justice, the court found that unreasonable delays in bringing the case to trial were mostly attributable to the prosecution and,...more

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