July 16, 2021 \u2013 Ottawa: Food and Beverage Canada (FBC-ABC) echoes the Canadian Food Industry Alliance in welcoming yesterday\u2019s announcement by Canada\u2019s Federal, Provincial, and Territorial (FPT) Ministers of Agriculture to support an industry-developed code of practice for Canada\u2019s food industry.<\/p>\n
Inspired by the FPT Ministers\u2019 November 2020 request for industry collaboration and leadership in safeguarding balance in the food system\u2019s commercial relationships, FBC-ABC has joined several other associations to form the Canadian Food Industry Alliance (the Alliance).<\/p>\n
Representing thousands of small, medium, and large businesses in Canada\u2019s agriculture, processing, and retail food sectors, the Alliance has been encouraging Ministers to support a Canadian Food Industry Code of Practice developed in Canada for Canada and by industry for industry, reflecting the unique
\nelements of Canada\u2019s food supply chain. The Alliance has advised Ministers that, to be effective, the Code of Practice must pan-Canadian, mandatory, enforceable and non-regulated. The Alliance has also recommended a collaborative process for the Canadian food industry to develop, with Ministers\u2019
\nsupport, the Code and its enforcement framework over the next 18 months.<\/p>\n
FBC-ABC welcomes the FPT Ministers\u2019 leadership in supporting the development of a code that will improve transparency, predictability and respect for fair dealing in Canada\u2019s food system, and in endorsing an industry-led approach to its development as put forward by the Alliance.<\/p>\n
\u201cFood and Beverage Canada is proud to have worked alongside our Alliance partners in developing an approach for the creation of a Canadian Food Industry Code of Practice that seeks to unite industry groups in a collaborative and consultative process, instead of dividing them,\u201d said Kathleen Sullivan, CEO
\nof Food and Beverage Canada. \u201cAs this work continues, we encourage FPT Ministers to support industry in leading this process and to embrace the principles and key elements identified in the Alliance\u2019s proposal\u201d.<\/p>\n
Media contacts
\nKristina Proulx
\nKproulx@tsa.ca 613-322-9235<\/p>\n
The members of the Canadian Food Industry Alliance include: Association qu\u00e9b\u00e9coise de la distribution de fruits et legumes, Canadian Federation of Independent Grocers (F\u00e9d\u00e9ration Canadienne des \u00c9piciers ind\u00e9pendants), Canadian Produce Marketing Association (Association Canadienne de la Distribution des Fruits et L\u00e9gumes), Food and Beverage Canada (Aliments et boissons Canada), The Quebec Food Processing Council (Conseil de la transformation alimentaire du Qu\u00e9bec), The Quebec Food Retailers Association (Association des d\u00e9taillants en alimentation du Qu\u00e9bec), and Retail Council
\nof Canada (Conseil Canadien du commerce de d\u00e9tail).<\/p>\n