FSMA STUCK IN LIMBO: As the U.S. waits on FSMA, Canada and China push forward eir own food safety regulations

摘要

As the white house office of management and budget continues to review—but not release—proposed regulations to implement the Food Safety Modernization Act, Canada and China are beginning to revise their own food safety laws in order to improve theirdomestic and imported food supplies. Those efforts are still in the early stages, and it remains to be seen how U.S. food producers and exporters will be affected by them. The Canadian government announced draft legislation that would consolidate four separate food statutes administered and enforced by the Canadian Food Inspection Agency, increasing the safety and competitiveness of Canadian food domestically and internationally. The proposed legislation, called the Safe Food for Canadians Act, was introduced in the Senate in lune. It is likely to undergo substantial debate and refinement during the legislative process.