This presentation with Daniel Burgoyne, National Manager of Food Imports, Canadian Food Inspection Agency provided at the 2016 Regulatory Workshop covered exporting food to Canada as a shared responsibility for food safety and included imported food (Canadian context), current regulatory framework, and proposed "Safe Food for Canadians Regulations." CFIA shared its regulatory modernization, the Safe Foods for Canadians Act that was underway, its impact on the spice industry, and how the changes will facilitate compliance with the U.S. Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA) as both countries move to modernize food safety.

Presented at ASTA's 2024 Regulatory Workshop, this session explored the implications of FDA’s revised Appendix 1, which identifies heavy metals as a potential hazard requiring a preventive control for spices. It also explored real-life case studies and provided discussion with industry colleagues on how to best consider heavy metals in their risk management strategy.