Canada’s proposed regulations to implement the Safe Foods for Canadians Act (SFCA), which was adopted on June 7, 2012, include a section on packaging requirements for prepackaged food that is conveyed from one province to another or that is imported or exported. These requirements, found in Section 183 of the proposed regulations, state that the package must be:
Canada is reviewing its voluntary letter of no objection (LONO) program for food packaging materials, while continuing to process existing and new requests for assessments, said Elena Emelianova, Ph.D., Health Canada, at the Keller and Heckman Food Packaging Law Seminar, held October 19-20, 2016, in Arlington, VA. Speaking on the regulation of food-contact materials in Canada, she explained that the triggers behind the review are:
Health Canada announced that by March 31, 2016, all existing Drug Master Files (DMFs) in paper format must be replaced by electronic copies.
We are importing chinaware that is made in China and reselling it wholesale to restaurants in Canada currently. We would like to enter the US...
We are making a product in USA but using packaging in China, we will eventually ship to Canada for sale. Do we have to include "Made in China"...
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