With few exceptions, those importing food into Canada now or soon (July 15, 2020) will require an import license issued pursuant to the Safe Food for Canadians Regulations:
On July 13, 2017, early in the morning, we posted an article entitled “The Canadian Food Inspection Agency Asks For Israeli Wines To Be Removed From Ontario Shelves“. We are pleased to confirm that the CFIA has reversed its decision that wines produced from grapes grown in the West Bank and fermented
On July 11, 2017, the Liquor Control Board of Ontario issued a letter to vendors, which revealed an astonishing decision by the Canadian Food Inspection Agency (“CFIA”). The CFIA took the position that wine produced from grapes that are grown, fermented, processed and blended in the West Bank cannot be labelled “Made in Israel” as that is “misleading”. Vendors were asked to stop importing the wines sold by two wineries (Psagot Winery Ltd. DN Mirrah Binyamin Psagot 9062400 or Shiloh Winery Ltd. Ma’ale Levona) that are labelled as “Product of Israel” and to remove all wine from the two Israeli wineries from store shelves.
Here is a copy of the letter:
The commercial production of industrial hemp was legalized in Canada in 1997. Industrial hemp is different from cannibis, which the Liberal government announced would be legalized in Canada on July 1, 2018. Canada is one of a limited number of countries that has legalized industrial hemp. For Canadian purposes, the definition of “industrial hemp” is
Canada has a number of requirements mandating that certain goods have labels AND that certain information be communicated on labels and packaging. Goods may not be imported into Canada if the required markings are not on the goods to be imported. If goods are not marked properly, the improperly marked goods may be seized by
On January 21 2017, the Canadian Food Inspection Agency commenced a consultation regarding proposed “Food Safety for Canadians Regulations”. The proposed Regulations is lengthy and affects imports and importers of food products. This is not meant to suggest that imports are unfairly targeted – this is not the case. Inter-provincial trade in food products and
Because Canada has imposed an import ban on all poultry products from certain U.S. States. On November 26, 2015, the Canada Border Services Agency (“CBSA”) posted a News Release entitled “Let’s talk turkey: know the restrictions on poultry products before crossing the border”. In this News Release, the CBSA notifies Canadians, residents and travelers