CFIA Proposes Changes to Ease Interprovincial Red Meat Trade

Canada’s food system. 

The proposed amendments to the Safe Food for Canadians Regulations would allow the CFIA to issue time-limited exemptions for the interprovincial movement and sale of low volumes of red meat under provincial oversight, said a CFIA release on Tuesday. 

The measure is intended for situations where unmet slaughter capacity is creating food security or regional economic challenges, particularly in rural and remote communities. 

The proposal was announced under Canada’s National Food Security Strategy and is designed to improve access to affordable, locally produced meat while maintaining food safety standards and protecting Canada’s trade reputation. The changes would apply only where provinces or territories agree to provide oversight and where a CFIA risk assessment supports the exemption.