{"id":2184,"date":"2019-01-17T11:00:10","date_gmt":"2019-01-17T16:00:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.produceinventory.com\/blog\/?p=2184"},"modified":"2019-01-17T11:00:10","modified_gmt":"2019-01-17T16:00:10","slug":"safe-food-for-canadians-regulations-timelines-fresh-fruit-or-vegetables","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.produceinventory.com\/blog\/safe-food-for-canadians-regulations-timelines-fresh-fruit-or-vegetables\/2019\/01\/17\/","title":{"rendered":"Safe Food for Canadians Regulations: Timelines &#8211; Fresh Fruit or Vegetables"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>Safe Food for Canadians Regulations: Timelines &#8211; Fresh Fruit or Vegetables<\/h2>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.produceinventory.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2017\/11\/cfia-logo.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-1971\" src=\"https:\/\/www.produceinventory.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2017\/11\/cfia-logo.jpg\" alt=\"cfia logo\" width=\"250\" height=\"202\" \/><\/a>The Canadian Food Inspection Agency has published a helpful <a href=\"http:\/\/www.inspection.gc.ca\/food\/sfcr\/timelines\/fresh-fruit-or-vegetables\/eng\/1527857479822\/1527857481117\">timetable for businesses in the fresh produce industry<\/a>. Follow the link and &#8220;Use the timetable to find out <strong>when<\/strong> you will need to comply with those requirements of the Safe Food for Canadians Regulations (SFCR) related to <a href=\"http:\/\/www.inspection.gc.ca\/food\/sfcr\/timelines\/fresh-fruit-or-vegetables\/eng\/1527857479822\/1527857481117\">licensing, preventive control plans (PCP), preventive controls and traceability<\/a>. The time frames can vary based on your business activity and level of trade.&#8221;<\/p>\n<h3>Additional information was released from the Canadian Produce Marketing Association (CPMA) on January 14, 2019:<\/h3>\n<p>&#8220;Please click to download a letter from CFIA,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.produceinventory.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2019\/01\/14jan2019_cfia_acia_new_food_regulations-nouveau_reglement-bilingual.pdf\">14jan2019_cfia_acia_new_food_regulations-nouveau_reglement-bilingual<\/a> , which recaps the Safe Food for Canadians Regulations (SFCR) for the fresh fruit and vegetable industry.\u00a0 We hope that everyone has registered with <a href=\"http:\/\/www.msgapp.com\/jc.aspx?d=GXGE2DUDEAIALYF3ZRNILYOHECV7MKDUUTFEEMAVINGNHO3XSKTKX36NPPE3ZAOALNKBEO5ACP6DIWXDHBXOAENN4YKLRNBDJ3OBN4FAUGB4RNUY47V5NQRZW7YIUA4VRWDYHBZ3LNM4T4SDLBV53PIQFEPXXJE2JIPBMGRIRDYCQZ7N5MNHW6VGEC3OWZ6MRNAOHFESIZGU4GP5X42DU3JVPS7A%3D%3D%3D%3D&amp;u=http%3A%2F%2Finspection.gc.ca%2Fabout-the-cfia%2Fmy-cfia%2Feng%2F1482204298243%2F1482204318353\">My CFIA<\/a> and applied for their <a href=\"http:\/\/www.msgapp.com\/jc.aspx?d=JWGE2DUCGAIIL3ZSNOQIY3MJ5VFI6UUHAGNEQS3MBEQ4NOZ3RENTP333H7EXWA4BW54OTMIB3LA3XQM2VPMBKPFC2XRIFFDWIATW2BQPAYNGBYOBNE6G6R6YY4R3ZOFDXTFFAZFYBOV3AF6KEEWLK3S6VGMMVRSUMNHN2TA5AUKR46NPNVO3RJJJA22Z4P4WRHNGOJCOYSFNHLGQDKWY3CHLA73ZONDK7B6AC%3D%3D%3D&amp;u=http%3A%2F%2Finspection.gc.ca%2Fabout-the-cfia%2Fmy-cfia%2Fsfc-licence%2Feng%2F1543345439069%2F1543345439313\">SFCR license<\/a>.&#8221; The SFCR regulations are effective January 15, 2019.\u00a0 We also encourage all members to login to read the newly updated <a href=\"http:\/\/www.msgapp.com\/jc.aspx?d=HWGDCDWCGAGEL37CXFERUIAVZUCEOMMOQEHE5KZWKFKCD3UOMFQHUX7PLF7ACQIM73IPWDVIIIOIO4B25MKIRXUHUMXFIGIGH6VJ2IKCQAHFRWJYU765FMFGQYVVXGSFYOTODKRMZJPKSD7BLHFBFHOTAOUXSKV3UVC5AEV2F6C6LRXLX76ZZWPOMQPHKSUYRFGZVKIK44BO6DY%3D&amp;u=http%3A%2F%2Fcommunity.cpma.ca%2Fcpmamembercommunity%2Fcpma-sfc-guidance-document\" data-landingpage=\"0\">CPMA SFCR Guidance Document<\/a> as well as the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.msgapp.com\/jc.aspx?d=HWGECDWCEAIEL3ZS5MBELBKYK32SQOEMWEFQU2MHSDDHQ52HC6XN5T33SN4QCQTQ6Y2NUANQIGMLZO24MVTARVV2WOWCRUTZHOES2EGAYMACJ3FUUZR65MNFDY35EWFSQRO4ETOIYJISQD7BZFOIGMLSSDN3V4FBWHTKQMM2F4Z6KO3N773HG2T7UDRFEF2UVWTMRNGD7MBQ%3D%3D%3D%3D&amp;u=http%3A%2F%2Fcommunity.cpma.ca%2Fcpmamembercommunity%2Fcpma-sfc-topic-updates\" data-landingpage=\"0\">SFCR Topic Updates<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Related information:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.inspection.gc.ca\/food\/sfcr\/toolkit-for-businesses\/glossary-of-key-terms\/eng\/1430250286859\/1430250287405\">Safe Food for Canadians Regulations: Glossary of key terms<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.inspection.gc.ca\/food\/sfcr\/general-food-requirements-and-guidance\/licensing\/eng\/1523876882572\/1523876882884\">Licensing<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.inspection.gc.ca\/food\/sfcr\/general-food-requirements-and-guidance\/preventive-controls-food-businesses\/eng\/1526472289805\/1526472290070\">Preventive controls for food businesses<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.inspection.gc.ca\/food\/sfcr\/general-food-requirements-and-guidance\/preventive-control-plans\/eng\/1512152894577\/1512152952810\">Preventive control plan (PCP)<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.inspection.gc.ca\/food\/sfcr\/general-food-requirements-and-guidance\/traceability\/eng\/1526651817880\/1526651951357\">Traceability for food<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Safe Food for Canadians Regulations: Timelines &#8211; Fresh Fruit or Vegetables The Canadian Food Inspection Agency has published a helpful timetable for businesses in the fresh produce industry. 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