Health Care in Canada: Your Family's Safety - Our Government's Priority

The Government of Canada takes the safety of Canadians seriously; that’s why they are proposing to update the regulatory processes to address the new realities of the global economy.

The proposed Food and Consumer Safety Action Plan will improve upon Canada’s existing processes by:

preventing problems in the first place
targeting the products that present the highest risks
providing rapid response to problems when they occur

On Tuesday, April 8^th 2008, the Government tabled amendments to the Food and Drugs Act, as well as introduced the Canada Consumer Product Safety Act to the legislature.

Putting the Plan into Action

Only a small percentage of businesses behave irresponsibly. The Act will target these businesses aggressively which will enable law-abiding Canadian businesses to compete on a more level playing field.

The Action Plan proposes:

increasing penalties to punish offending companies with stiffer fines
establishing Product Traceability requirements, making it mandatory for suppliers to provide quick tracking of recalled products
new authorities to better enable Canada’s food inspectors to appropriately monitor food and take action when needed

Keep up-to-date!

Visit www.healthycanadians.ca for one stop access to a wealth of helpful information for you and your family. This website provides recall information, useful tools and other consumer product safety topics. Call 1 800 O-CANADA for your copy of the Action.

If you have any questions, or comments on the proposed Action Plan and/or the proposed legislation changes contact Food and Consumer Safety Action Plan.

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