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Contested Territories: CFIA Launches Consultation on Country of Origin Claims
Contested Territories: CFIA Launches Consultation on Country of Origin Claims

In 2017, bottles of wine appeared in Liquor Control Board of Ontario (“LCBO”) stores, which displayed labels with “Product of Israel” as their Country of Origin. Some consumers took issue with this origin claim, though, as the wine came from the West Bank – a contested territory with a history of Palestinian existence. These consumers felt that it was erasure to label the wines as Israeli when, in fact, the grapevines could be found in the West Bank.

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Food Composition Standards: CFIA Opens Consultation to Remove Standards from Regulations
Food Composition Standards: CFIA Opens Consultation to Remove Standards from Regulations

Compositional standards for food, prescribed by law and found in the Canadian Food and Drug Regulations (“FDRs”) and Safe Food for Canadians Regulations (“SFCRs”), often require thorough examination by international and national stakeholders for any food product that is imported, exported, or otherwise transported across borders.

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