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CFIA – Industry Labelling Tool Update

The Industry Labelling Tool has been updated to incorporate guidance on food compositional requirements, including new pages on standards of identity, food additives, fortification and grades. Additional information on commodity …



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CFIA – Update on the proposed Safe Food for Canadians Regulations

Update on the proposed Safe Food for Canadians Regulations New information on this initiative is now available on the Canadian Food Inspection Agency’s Safe Food page, which has been updated …



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CFIA – Meat and Fish Updates

The following have been update on the Canadian Food Inspection Agency website. New certificate requirements for fish and fishery products destined for import in Bahrain Please be advised that the …



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CFIA – Continues its Investigation into Avian Influenza in Ontario

The Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) is continuing its investigation into an avian influenza situation near St. Catharines, Ontario. There remains one single premises confirmed to be infected with avian …



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CFIA – Safe Food for Canadians Regulations

Update on the proposed Safe Food for Canadians Regulations New information on this initiative is now available on the Canadian Food Inspection Agency’s Safe Food page, which has been updated …



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CFIA – Meat and Fish Updates

The following have been updated on the Canadian Food Inspection Agency website. List of Establishments approved to export meat to Ukraine in Chapter 11 of the Meat Hygiene Manual of …



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CFIA – Industry Labelling Tool Update

The Dairy page of the Industry Labelling Tool has been revised to include information on Health Canada’s voluntary guidance on improving the safety of soft and semi-soft cheese made from …



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CBSA – Update to the Implementation of the Accounts Receivable Ledger

Customs Notice 16-19, Update to the Implementation of the Accounts Receivable Ledger On January 26, 2016, the CBSA introduced ARL, a fully integrated and centralized accounting system that allows for …



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Anti-Dumping Duties

The following is available on the Canada Border Services Agency website Copper Pipe Fittings -Expiry Review Decision - 2016-07-20 On March 23, 2016, the Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) initiated an …



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CBSA Releases Semi-annual Trade Verification Priorities

Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) has released its list of Trade Compliance Verification Priorities from July to December. CBSA employs a risk-based, evergreen process, which means that while new targets …



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Health Canada – Chemical Updates

The following are availabke on the Health Canada website Canada-United States Regulatory Cooperation Council The Chemicals Management Work Plan Update for the Canada-United States Regulatory Cooperation Council was published along …



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Willson US Contact Updates

As a reminder to all of our clients, new and long-standing, we at Willson’s eNews would like to provide the most current contact information for inquiries: Shipment Processing Carriers send …



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Weekly ACE System Maintenance Outages

US Customs has been running maintenance on their ACE system every Saturday night between 10:00 pm and 4:00 am Sunday morning.  The trade community has been advised to ‘plan accordingly’ …



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FDA Messaging and CBP FDA Processing Delays Reported

On Monday, CSMS message 16-00603 reported CBP wide network issues that resulted in delayed processing that began at approximately 11:00 am.  On Wednesday, the FDA Helpdesk confirmed that there was …



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CBP’s Legacy System, ACS, to be shutdown July 23rd

ACS, the system that preceded ACE, will have the majority of its functionality shut down beginning Saturday.  ACS will be set to issue errors on many electronic entry types.  Citing …



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