Canada - Government strengthens Food Safety System with Ministerial Advisory Board
http://www.inspection.gc.ca/english/corpaffr/newcom/2010/20101118e.shtml
26-Nov-2010 (15 years 6 months 13 days ago)Agriculture Minister Gerry Ritz announced today that the Government of Canada has taken yet another step to strengthen Canada’s food safety system by appointing seven highly qualified advisors to the Ministerial Advisory Board (MAB) of the Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA).
The MAB includes a diverse range of experts from the food, animal and plant health sectors who will advise the Minister on food safety and other issues related to the CFIA’s mandate.
The Ministerial Advisory Board will be an active forum; it will meet regularly and report annually.