CFIA Message: Comment period extended for certain food safety modernization consultations

To encourage as much feedback as possible, the Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) has extended the comment period for the following consultations related to food safety modernization:

• A New Regulatory Framework for Federal Food Inspection: Overview of Proposed Regulations
  http://www.inspection.gc.ca/eng/1400782729114/1400782730114
• Use of Private Certification to Inform Regulatory Risk-Based Oversight
  http://www.inspection.gc.ca/oversight/eng/1391216173942/1391216243709
• Incorporation by Reference
  http://www.inspection.gc.ca/eng/1391430825822/1391430827275
• Foreign Food Safety Systems Recognition: Proposed Framework
  http://www.inspection.gc.ca/eng/1401207633497/1401207634466
• The Draft Integrated Agency Inspection Model
  http://www.inspection.gc.ca/eng/1392745251825/1392745752037

The new deadline is August 29, 2014. Information on how to submit comments for each consultation is available at the above links.