Food Safety Legislation in Canada Increase Penalties as Part of Overhaul

The Canadian government is overhauling their food safety regulations, and one of the changes will be the penalty structure.  According to Canada's "The Star" article, " the new legislation would also increase the maximum penalty for serious offenses from $250,000 to $5 million, or even higher at the discretion of the courts."  Agriculture Minister Gerry Ritz said, "the legislation bolsters the ability of inspector to ask for paperwork and expect it to be delivered..."

This actually goes back to a topic discussed in a previous post on food safety where the F.D.A. is looking to food and beverage manufacturers for more information.  In Canada, it's clear that inspectors want the paper trail and they want it fast.  This is taking shape to be the same scenario in the U.S. as agencies take aim at preventing food-borne illnesses.

How to you prepare yourself as a food manufacturer?  The lot tracking and reporting can be managed in a single application such as O2 Food ERP software.  Implementing a food manufacturing software program will not only give you the tools to manage aspects of food safety compliance, but it also offers other tools important to your industry as a process manufacturing software system.  EVS understands that food manufacturers do business different due to the nature of their business, and that's why they developed an ERP software program with features that understand how you need to operate.

As regulations become more strict and fines increase, position your food manufacturing business for success by implementing a food and beverage ERP software system.  For more information on this food software or other ERP software products and services, visit www.evs-sw.com.