Canada - Regulations Amending the Food and Drug Regulations (Food Irradiation)

The proposed amendments would enable regulations that allow, but not require, the beef industry to use irradiation as an additional tool to improve the safety of its products. Like all other irradiated foods, irradiated ground beef would need to be clearly labelled as such.

Proposed date of adoption: Not stated

Proposed date of entry into force: These Regulations come into force on the day on which they are published in the Canada Gazette, Part II.

Final date for comments: Not applicable (Trade facilitating measure)

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