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15 Feb 2022

Are your NFts Ready?

UncategorizedCanada, Canada Package Compliance, Canada Regulatory Compliance, Canadian Food Inspection Agency, CFIA, compliance, Consultation, deadline, food safety, health canada, NFt, nutrition facts table, regulations

In 2016, the Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) announced new food labelling regulations. Recognizing the industry would need time to pivot, the CFIA allowed for a five-year transition phase, ending December 2021. As a result of additional challenges, an extra year was given before enforcement action would be applied, but…

21 Jul 2021

The Future of Meat is…. Lab-Grown?

Uncategorizedanimal products, cellular agriculture, clean meat, culture meat, food safety, Lab-grown meat

Lab-grown meat (also known as clean meat, cultured meat, cellular agriculture, or in-vitro meat) is simply flesh that is grown outside of an animal’s body. The meat itself is real, but it is obtained without slaughter. Aiming to disrupt the conventional ways of producing animal products, the goal of lab-grown…

03 Mar 2021

COVID-19 and Food Safety

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During a difficult time like a pandemic, the safety of our families and those we love is paramount. This affects those in our bubble or household—including ourselves. Scientific experts and food safety authorities around the world are closely observing the spread of COVID-19. Through this observation, evidence shows that there…

27 Nov 2019

Ingredients, Allergens and the Impact of Recalls

FoodAllergens, Allergies, Bilingual Packaging Design, Canada, Canada Package Compliance, Canada Regulatory Compliance, CFIA, Food Allergies, Food Business, Food ingredients, food labelling, Food Packaging, food safety, health canada, nutrition, Recall, regulations, specialty food

More than 2.6 million Canadians live with food allergies, with over half of those being children [1]. While there is no cure for food allergies, it can be managed by avoiding the food allergen through carefully examining food labels. Food allergens can be present in the most unexpected places, so how…