Dive Summary:
- Canada's new and comprehensive food safety legislation is one step closer to becoming law today, as their 108-person senate voted in favor of the regulations.
- The next and last step for the bill is to pass through Canada's other branch of Parliament, the House of Commons.
- After this years E. Coli outbreak and the Listeria outbreak a few years ago, Canada's regulators have jump-started the national debate on food safety, rescuing this bill from political obscurity to a major issue.
From the article:
"On the heels of an E. coli O157:H7 outbreak spanning four provinces and the nationâ's largest beef recall, Ottawa has sprung into action on pending food safety legislation. Stalled since last spring, the Safe Food for Canadians Act was adopted by mid-week by the 108-member Senate. It will not become law in Canada unless it passes the dominant branch of Canada's Parliament, the House of Commons. Canadian consumers have always been our Government's top priority when it comes to food safety," said federal Agriculture Minister Gerry Ritz. This legislation demonstrates the Harper Gove..."
