The Canadian pork industry is one step closer to having access to the European Union.

Changes to Canadian Food Inspection Agency Manual of Procedures were recently made to allow packers to apply health mark labels after the pork has been frozen.

The previous provision required the label to be applied to boxes before the product was eligible to be exported which effectively prevented the industry from benefiting from CETA, which came into provisional application on September 21st.

“The Canadian Pork Council (CPC) thanks the CFIA for reviewing its policy surrounding the health mark labels” said Rick Bergmann, Chair of the Canadian Pork Council. “The elimination of this barrier enables increased sales which is of utmost importance to a prosperous pork sector.”

 

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