Government Continues to Strengthen Food Safety
Action Already Underway to Address Auditor General Recommendations
(firmenpresse) - OTTAWA, ONTARIO -- (Marketwired) -- 11/26/13 -- Today, the Honourable Rona Ambrose, Minister of Health, highlighted recent actions taken by the Harper Government to improve food safety, and the Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) accepted all the recommendations of the Auditor General's recent report.
"Our Government is committed to ensuring that Canadian families have confidence in the food they buy and eat," said Minister Ambrose. "As confirmed by the Auditor General, our food recall system effectively removes unsafe food from the marketplace and quickly warns consumers. The CFIA accepts all the recommendations in the report and work is well underway to address them."
The CFIA has already completed one of the Auditor General's 11 recommendations, better monitoring of corrective action requests.
The alignment of the CFIA under the Minister of Health puts a clear focus on consumer safety, focusses and clarifies accountabilities and presents new opportunities for closer collaboration among federal food safety partners.
"When it comes to food safety, this government is always looking for opportunities to improve," added Minister Ambrose. "We have significantly strengthened the food safety system, and we'll continue to take action to protect consumers."
Since the CFIA joined the health portfolio in October, the Government has already taken several actions:
Our Record on Food Safety:
Food Safety Achievements:
"Our Government will work to ensure that consumers are provided with the protection they expect and deserve," said Minister Ambrose. "The Speech from the Throne reaffirmed our continuing efforts to further strengthen Canada's food inspection regime, as well set out our Government's commitment to start talking to and listening to Canadian parents about how to help them make healthy food choices for their kids."
Contacts:
CFIA Media relations
613-773-6600
Michael Bolkenius
Office of the Honourable Rona Ambrose
Federal Minister of Health
613-957-0200
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Datum: 26.11.2013 - 15:26 Uhr
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