1996 November Report of the Auditor General of Canada

Exhibit 38.2—Summary of 1994 Recommendations

Interdepartmental Committee on Food Regulation to review its role and structure.
Health Canada to review food inspection activities to:

- make food safety standards and inspection approaches consistent;

- eliminate inspection gaps at the federal level; and

- acquire inspection information from the provinces.

Departments to uniformly allocate food safety resources on the basis of risk to human health.
Departments to co-ordinate with United States food inspection agencies in the areas of unsafe food products from third countries and foreign plant inspections.
Departments to pursue innovation and efficiency in food safety activities; in particular, the operation of laboratories and risk-based inspection systems.
Departments to apply the Treasury Board's user fee policy on a consistent and equitable basis.
Departments to improve accountability in the management of the federal food safety system by:

- conducting a program evaluation of the system's effectiveness;

- making food-borne illness data available more quickly; and

- improving reporting to Parliament.

Source: 1994 Report of the Auditor General of Canada