Maria Ivancic

Issues that affect the bakery sector in Canada - trade, supply, skilled workers, education Voluntary Sodium Reduction: provide comments and recommendations to Health Canada on adjustments to voluntary sodium reduction targets for baked goods. Providing a baking industry perspective to Health Canada's consultation “Toward Front-of-Package Labels for Canadians”. Grocery Code of Conduct: advocate for introduction of a grocery code of conduct with the objective of bringing fairness into the business relations between large retailers and their suppliers. Environment and Climate Change Canada Zero Plastic Waste initiative which seeks to ban single use plastics. Provide program with information related to the use of single use plastics in the baking industry and rational for their use. Work to seek alternatives. COVID-19: Advocate for bakery workers and their supply chain to receive vaccine prioritization after vulnerable populations, health care workers and first responders. CFIA Openness and Transparency Policy: provide baking industry perspective along with amendments. Canadian Food Inspection Agency Regulatory Modernization Regulations: provide baking industry input on proposed changes