Michelle Stockton

Safe Food for Canadians, Labelling, Ingredients and Product Standards, Food Safety and Food Security, Good Manufacturing Practices, Food Standards (domestic and international alignments and best practices) Financial impacts to the bakery sector: tariffs, input exemptions, cost and federal budget to support bakery and food manufacturing. Policy and Regulatory Harmonization - domestic and international trade regulations - food safety, inspections, ingredients, specifications, customs and borders Issues impacting - Labour and Skills, Labour Policy, Immigration, Foreign Workers, International Students Domestic and International Trade - Policy and Regulations Provide insight and updates on the Canadian bakery sector from an agriculture perspective. Discuss support and impact to address challenges, voiced by BAC members. Public Health Agency consultation Our Health, Our Future: A National Dialogue on Healthy Weights including Curbing Childhood Obesity relating to the role food processors may play in the contribution to healthy diets Provide a baking industry response and input to compliance issues and proposals that impact the industry - food safety, manufacturing changes or requirements, such as Health Canada's proposed new allowable mycotoxin levels in wheat sold for food consumption. Health Canada Serving Size Consultation on proposed Guidance Principle Document. Health Canada and the Canadian Food Inspection Agency review allowable limits of allergens such as soy and mustard allergens in wheat flour Health Canada's Acrylamide Monitoring Program with respect to the Acrylamide levels in select bakery foods. Canadian Food Inspection Agency Regulatory Modernization Proposal: provide baking industry input on proposed regulations Canadian Food Inspection Agency's Imported Food Sector Regulatory Proposal, which would require the licensing of importers of identified foods and food ingredients Canada-European Union Trade Negotiations: providing information and comment to Canadian government regarding potential impact of proposed trade negotiations on Canada's baking sector. Advocate and participate in discussions concerning global supply challenges and issues that impact the baking industry in Canada

To educate government on how labour disruption issues affect grain supply chain. Review of product registrations of stored product pest control products pursuant to the Pest Control Products Act and Regulations. Proposed implementation of Front of Pack (FOP) symbols on food packages for foods with qualifying selected nutrient densities and related food claims. Proposed Amendments to the Food and Drug Regulations -- compositional standards/standards of identity, food additive uses and allergen labelling requirements as they pertain to products of grain milling. Proposed amendment of the Food and Drug Regulations to remove regulations pertaining to foods while creating new, modernized Food Regulations pursuant to the Food and Drugs Act. Proposed amendments to the Feeds Regulations. Proposed amendment of the Pest Control Products Act to permit incorporation by reference of maximum residue limits for pest control products.. Proposed amendment of the Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada Act to clarify responsibility for manufactured foods. Modernization and proposed amendments to Section 4 of the Food and Drugs Act and consequential amendments to the Food and Drug Regulations. Implementation, interpretation (guidance documents),compliance monitoring and enforcement of the Safe Food for Canadians Act and Regulations in alignment with the Food and Drugs Act and Regulations sections and provisions as they apply to food. Health Canada's proposed prohibitions on advertising of foods - advertising directed at children. Government of Canada regulatory response to implementation of the U.S. Food Safety Modernization Act, areas of Canada/US food regulatory cooperation under the Canada/US Regulatory Cooperation Council initiative. Amendment of the Canada Transportation Act to restore access for shippers to extended interswitching among carriers for rail freight transportation. Amendment of and additions to the Maximum Residue Limit Database of the Pest Management Regulatory Agency. Establishment of maximum limits for contaminants in foods pursuant to the Food and Drug Regulations. Allocation of additional human and financial resources to new and ongoing mycotoxin research in AAFC Research Branch and the Canadian Grain Commission Grain Research Laboratory. Adoption of maximum limits for mycotoxins in cereal grains and processed grain-based foods in either the Food and Drug Regulations and/or the Canada Grain Regulations and related guidelines.

Input on tax policy as it relates to mining in Canada, innovation in mining, such as Scientific Research & Economic Development Tax Credits, and other tax policy matters impacting the mining industry. Input on red tape reduction items, such as CFIA bulk labelling requirements, and environmental or regulatory permitting requirements for mining and related supply chain infrastructure. Input on transportation infrastructure and improvements, and trade-enabling infrastructure to the benefit of Canadian exporters. Input on policy and recommendations related to mining, critical minerals, and natural resources, including the Canadian Minerals and Metals Plan. Input on economic policy and growth for Canada and Canadian exports Input on climate change and green house gas emissions reduction policy, including the Greenhouse Gas Pollution Pricing Act, Output-Based Pricing System. Input on Clean Fuel Standard regulations under the Canadian Environmental Protection Act, 1999. Input on Clean Electricity Regulations