The government of Canada has announced a $30.7m investment for the establishment of the Food Safety Information Network (FSIN), strengthening country’s effort to enhance food safety.
The FSIN will help connect federal and provincial food safety laboratories and regulators across the country to rapidly identify, mobilise and coordinate laboratory surge capacity and capabilities during complex food safety incidents and emergencies.
This network will also result in near-real time sharing, organisation and analysis of food safety information across the country to inform more preventive and timely risk management decisions.
In addition, it is expected to enhance country's ability to effectively anticipate and detect routine foodborne threats.
Canada health minister Rona Ambrose said: "Everyone has a role to play in food safety. We are committed to working with all partners to ensure Canadians have access to healthy and safe food.
"Today's announcement of the Food Safety Information Network means better protection for the health and safety of Canadian families."
For this programme, the government partners with the Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA), Health Canada and the Public Health Agency of Canada (PHAC). It will be implemented incrementally over five years.
Image: This latest investment into food safety will result in more preventive food safety programs and inspections to better protect consumers. Photo: courtesy of Apolonia/freedigitalphotos.net.
