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<DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial>fyi. Lori S.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial">----- Original Message -----
<DIV style="BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; font-color: black"><B>From:</B> <A
title=ashley@cog.ca href="mailto:ashley@cog.ca">Ashley from COG</A> </DIV>
<DIV><B>To:</B> <A title=strothjkl@sympatico.ca
href="mailto:strothjkl@sympatico.ca">Lori Strothard</A> </DIV>
<DIV><B>Sent:</B> Thursday, April 20, 2017 4:37 PM</DIV>
<DIV><B>Subject:</B> REMINDER: Protect Organics from the Safe Food for Canadians
Regulations</DIV></DIV>
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Supporter,</P></DIV></TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE></DIV>
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align=left>We hope you had a chance to read the
email we sent out earlier this week about the
major changes that may be coming for the Canadian
organic sector if the proposed <A
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target=_blank><STRONG
style="VERTICAL-ALIGN: baseline; FONT-WEIGHT: bold">Safe
Food for Canadians Regulations</STRONG></A> (SFCR)
and the associated changes to the <A
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target=_blank><STRONG
style="VERTICAL-ALIGN: baseline; FONT-WEIGHT: bold">Organic
Products Regulations</STRONG></A> (OPR) are
implemented. <STRONG
style="VERTICAL-ALIGN: baseline; FONT-WEIGHT: bold">We
only have until Friday, April 21st to comment on
the SFCR - join us in standing up for organics
before it's too late!</STRONG><EM
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align=left>Canada Organic Growers and the <A
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target=_blank><STRONG
style="VERTICAL-ALIGN: baseline; FONT-WEIGHT: bold">Organic
Federation of Canada</STRONG></A> have partnered
on a response to the government; however, it's
important that they also hear from you! Watch my
video below and read on about the recommendations
that you can use for your own comments - we need
every organic operator to speak up and let the
government know we do not support the Safe Food
for Canadians Regulations as it's currently
proposed.</P></DIV></TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE></DIV>
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style="PADDING-BOTTOM: 0px; MARGIN: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 0px; PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-TOP: 0px"
class=madmimi-header-container>
<H2
style="TEXT-ALIGN: left; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0px; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.2em; MARGIN: 10px 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 0px; PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; FONT-FAMILY: Georgia, Times, 'Times New Roman', serif; COLOR: #006400; FONT-SIZE: 20px; FONT-WEIGHT: bold; PADDING-TOP: 0px"
align=left><SPAN
style="TEXT-ALIGN: left; FONT-FAMILY: Georgia, Times, 'Times New Roman', serif; COLOR: #006400; FONT-SIZE: 20px; FONT-WEIGHT: bold">Status
of the Organic Products
Regulations</SPAN></H2></DIV></TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE></DIV>
<DIV
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<TBODY>
<TR>
<TD
style="PADDING-BOTTOM: 0px; MARGIN: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 0px; PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; CLEAR: both; PADDING-TOP: 0px"
width=530 align=left>
<DIV
style="PADDING-BOTTOM: 0px; MARGIN: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 0px; PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-TOP: 0px"
class=madmimi-text-container>
<P
style="TEXT-ALIGN: left; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0px; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.5em; MARGIN: 0px 0px 1.3em; PADDING-LEFT: 0px; unicode-bidi: embed; PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; FONT-FAMILY: sans-serif; COLOR: #3a352a; FONT-SIZE: 15px; VERTICAL-ALIGN: baseline; PADDING-TOP: 0px"
align=left>The <A
style="COLOR: #008000; TEXT-DECORATION: none"
href="http://sable.madmimi.com/c/17749?id=208616.10252.1.2c3a3d5825a9792b943adb694818df17"
target=_blank><STRONG
style="VERTICAL-ALIGN: baseline; FONT-WEIGHT: bold">Organic
Products Regulations</STRONG></A> (OPR) was
established in 2009 through an industry-government
partnership, which resulted in a robust regulatory
framework upon which Canada’s Organic Sector could
succeed. The Canadian Food Inspection Agency
(CFIA) enforced the OPR and worked closely with
the organic industry to implement the <A
style="COLOR: #008000; TEXT-DECORATION: none"
href="http://sable.madmimi.com/c/17749?id=208616.10253.1.cff81804c0fd6bb27755062ca9967a26"
target=_blank><STRONG
style="VERTICAL-ALIGN: baseline; FONT-WEIGHT: bold">Canada
Organic Regime of organic standards CAN/CGSB
32.310 &
32.311</STRONG></A>.</P></DIV></TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE></DIV>
<DIV
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<TABLE
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style="PADDING-BOTTOM: 0px; MARGIN: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 0px; PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; CLEAR: both; PADDING-TOP: 0px"
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<TD
style="PADDING-BOTTOM: 0px; MARGIN: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 0px; PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; CLEAR: both; PADDING-TOP: 0px"
align=right>
<DIV
style="PADDING-BOTTOM: 0px; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 20px; PADDING-LEFT: 0px; PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; FLOAT: right; PADDING-TOP: 0px"
class=madmimi-image-container><IMG
style="BORDER-RIGHT-WIDTH: 0px; BORDER-TOP-WIDTH: 0px; BORDER-BOTTOM-WIDTH: 0px; BORDER-LEFT-WIDTH: 0px"
alt=OPR1
src="https://cascade.madmimi.com/promotion_images/1702/4978/original/OPR1.jpg?1492697772"
width=300
height=166></DIV></TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE>
<DIV
style="PADDING-BOTTOM: 0px; MARGIN: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 0px; PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-TOP: 0px"
class=madmimi-text-container>
<P
style="TEXT-ALIGN: left; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0px; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.5em; MARGIN: 0px 0px 1.3em; PADDING-LEFT: 0px; unicode-bidi: embed; PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; FONT-FAMILY: sans-serif; COLOR: #3a352a; FONT-SIZE: 15px; VERTICAL-ALIGN: baseline; PADDING-TOP: 0px"
align=left>In 2012, the passage of the Safe Food
for Canadians Act resulted in a number of
regulations being combined into a single document
called the <A
style="COLOR: #008000; TEXT-DECORATION: none"
href="http://sable.madmimi.com/c/17749?id=208616.10254.1.0f510765563928d6c67478720dae1372"
target=_blank><STRONG
style="VERTICAL-ALIGN: baseline; FONT-WEIGHT: bold">Safe
Food for Canadians Regulations</STRONG></A>. As a
result of this amalgamation, the OPR is now
codified as Part 14 of the Safe Food for Canadians
Regulations.</P></DIV></TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE></DIV>
<DIV
style="PADDING-BOTTOM: 0px; MARGIN: 0px; PAGE-BREAK-INSIDE: avoid; PADDING-LEFT: 0px; PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; CLEAR: both; PADDING-TOP: 0px"
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<TABLE
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<TBODY>
<TR>
<TD
style="PADDING-BOTTOM: 0px; MARGIN: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 0px; PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; CLEAR: both; PADDING-TOP: 0px"
width=530 align=left>
<DIV
style="PADDING-BOTTOM: 0px; MARGIN: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 0px; PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-TOP: 0px"
class=madmimi-text-container>
<P
style="TEXT-ALIGN: left; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0px; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.5em; MARGIN: 0px 0px 1.3em; PADDING-LEFT: 0px; unicode-bidi: embed; PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; FONT-FAMILY: sans-serif; COLOR: #3a352a; FONT-SIZE: 15px; VERTICAL-ALIGN: baseline; PADDING-TOP: 0px"
align=left><STRONG
style="VERTICAL-ALIGN: baseline; FONT-WEIGHT: bold">The
Organic Products Regulations is not a food safety
regulation and does not belong in the Safe Food
for Canadians Regulations</STRONG>. Furthermore,
in completing this migration, regulators have made
substantial changes to organic regulations some of
which, if left unchanged, will undo the entire
Canadian organic supply chain. How can the organic
industry with so many benefits to Canada’s
environment, economy, and trade thrive when the
governing regulations work against it?</P>
<P
style="TEXT-ALIGN: left; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0px; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.5em; MARGIN: 0px 0px 1.3em; PADDING-LEFT: 0px; unicode-bidi: embed; PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; FONT-FAMILY: sans-serif; COLOR: #3a352a; FONT-SIZE: 15px; VERTICAL-ALIGN: baseline; PADDING-TOP: 0px"
align=left><STRONG
style="VERTICAL-ALIGN: baseline; FONT-WEIGHT: bold">Don't
let the Organic Products Regulations become just
another set of clauses in a massive food safety
regulation.</STRONG> We need you to Stand up for
Organics!</P></DIV></TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE></DIV>
<DIV
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<TABLE
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<TBODY>
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<TD
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<DIV
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class=madmimi-header-container>
<H2
style="TEXT-ALIGN: left; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0px; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.2em; MARGIN: 10px 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 0px; PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; FONT-FAMILY: Georgia, Times, 'Times New Roman', serif; COLOR: #006400; FONT-SIZE: 20px; FONT-WEIGHT: bold; PADDING-TOP: 0px"
align=left><SPAN
style="TEXT-ALIGN: left; FONT-FAMILY: Georgia, Times, 'Times New Roman', serif; COLOR: #006400; FONT-SIZE: 20px; FONT-WEIGHT: bold">What
will change in moving the Organic Products
Regulations to Part 14 of the Safe Food for
Canadians Regulations:
</SPAN></H2></DIV></TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE></DIV>
<DIV
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<TR>
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<DIV
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class=madmimi-text-container><SPAN
style="TEXT-ALIGN: left; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.5em; MARGIN: 0px 0px 1.5em; unicode-bidi: embed; FONT-FAMILY: sans-serif; COLOR: #3a352a; FONT-SIZE: 15px"
class=mimi-ul><SPAN class=mimi-bullet>▪ </SPAN>The
scope of organic commodities that can be certified
to the Canadian Organic Standards will remain
limited to food, livestock feed, aquaculture and
seed. There is a large market opportunity for
Canadian organic textiles, pet food, Natural
Health Products, body care and marijuana - but
this market cannot be realized as long as organic
regulations are housed within a food safety
regulation. Keep the Organic Products Regulations
out of the Safe Food for Canadians
Regulations.<BR></SPAN><BR><BR></DIV></TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE></DIV>
<DIV
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<TABLE
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<TBODY>
<TR>
<TD
style="PADDING-BOTTOM: 0px; MARGIN: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 0px; PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; CLEAR: both; PADDING-TOP: 0px"
width=530 align=left>
<DIV
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class=madmimi-text-container><SPAN
style="TEXT-ALIGN: left; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.5em; MARGIN: 0px 0px 1.5em; unicode-bidi: embed; FONT-FAMILY: sans-serif; COLOR: #3a352a; FONT-SIZE: 15px"
class=mimi-ul><SPAN class=mimi-bullet>▪
</SPAN>Activities such as slaughtering,
transportation and storage of organic products
will now require organic certification -
overriding the current system of <A
style="COLOR: #008000; TEXT-DECORATION: none"
href="http://sable.madmimi.com/c/17749?id=208616.10255.1.ba5eafc20f24eb9ab3a10b68b9c4599f"
target=_blank><STRONG
style="VERTICAL-ALIGN: baseline; FONT-WEIGHT: bold">attestations
of compliance</STRONG></A>. Our organic supply
chain is not prepared for these dramatic changes
and they are not necessary in maintaining organic
integrity. Keep the status quo of using
attestations which confirm that theses service
providers are meeting the requirements of the
Canadian Organic
Standards.<BR></SPAN><BR><BR></DIV></TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE></DIV>
<DIV
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<TABLE
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<TBODY>
<TR>
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style="PADDING-BOTTOM: 0px; MARGIN: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 0px; PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; CLEAR: both; PADDING-TOP: 0px"
width=530 align=left>
<DIV
style="PADDING-BOTTOM: 0px; MARGIN: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 0px; PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-TOP: 0px"
class=madmimi-text-container><SPAN
style="TEXT-ALIGN: left; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.5em; MARGIN: 0px 0px 1.5em; unicode-bidi: embed; FONT-FAMILY: sans-serif; COLOR: #3a352a; FONT-SIZE: 15px"
class=mimi-ul><SPAN class=mimi-bullet>▪
</SPAN>Organic certificates will now have a
12-month expiry date even if the activity and
product remains compliant with the Canadian
Organic Standards and the operator is in the
process of renewing their certificate, which they
are required to do on an annual basis. It will
also create confusion because products bearing an
organic claim will remain in the market place
beyond the expiry of their certificates. The
organic certificate, once issued, should remain
valid, unless suspended or revoked by the
certification body or surrendered by the
operation.<BR></SPAN><BR><BR></DIV></TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE></DIV>
<DIV
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class="module text">
<TABLE
style="BORDER-BOTTOM: 0px; BORDER-LEFT: 0px; MARGIN: auto; BORDER-SPACING: 0; BORDER-COLLAPSE: collapse; BORDER-TOP: 0px; BORDER-RIGHT: 0px"
width="100%">
<TBODY>
<TR>
<TD
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width=530 align=left>
<DIV
style="PADDING-BOTTOM: 0px; MARGIN: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 0px; PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-TOP: 0px"
class=madmimi-text-container><SPAN
style="TEXT-ALIGN: left; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.5em; MARGIN: 0px 0px 1.5em; unicode-bidi: embed; FONT-FAMILY: sans-serif; COLOR: #3a352a; FONT-SIZE: 15px"
class=mimi-ul><SPAN class=mimi-bullet>▪ </SPAN>The
organic certificate will now need to declare the
exact organic content percentage of
multi-ingredient products on the organic
certificate. This is not a realistic expectation
because the percentage of organic contents may
very depending on the availability of organic
ingredients at the time of processing. The current
system of categorizing the product as either
organic (95% or more) or 70-95% organic content
should be
maintained.<BR></SPAN><BR></DIV></TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE></DIV>
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<H2
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align=left><SPAN
style="TEXT-ALIGN: left; FONT-FAMILY: Georgia, Times, 'Times New Roman', serif; COLOR: #006400; FONT-SIZE: 20px; FONT-WEIGHT: bold">Here’s
how you can stand up for Canadian
organics:</SPAN></H2></DIV></TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE></DIV>
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align=left>COG, in partnership with the Organic
Federation of Canada and working with industry
stakeholders, has been actively involved in
commenting on the proposed Safe Food for Canadians
Regulations - however <STRONG
style="VERTICAL-ALIGN: baseline; FONT-WEIGHT: bold">the
government needs to hear from as many people as
possible</STRONG>. We need everyone – organic
producers, consumers, gardeners and operators – to
submit their comments about the proposed changes
to the Organic Products
Regulations.</P></DIV></TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE></DIV>
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<P
style="TEXT-ALIGN: left; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0px; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.5em; MARGIN: 0px 0px 1.3em; PADDING-LEFT: 0px; unicode-bidi: embed; PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; FONT-FAMILY: sans-serif; COLOR: #3a352a; FONT-SIZE: 15px; VERTICAL-ALIGN: baseline; PADDING-TOP: 0px"
align=left>We have until <STRONG
style="VERTICAL-ALIGN: baseline; FONT-WEIGHT: bold">April
21st</STRONG> to submit our comments, let’s act
together on this!</P>
<P
style="TEXT-ALIGN: left; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0px; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.5em; MARGIN: 0px 0px 1.3em; PADDING-LEFT: 0px; unicode-bidi: embed; PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; FONT-FAMILY: sans-serif; COLOR: #3a352a; FONT-SIZE: 15px; VERTICAL-ALIGN: baseline; PADDING-TOP: 0px"
align=left>We’ve made it easy for you to submit a
written comment to the Canadian Food Inspection
Agency, by creating a <A
style="COLOR: #008000; TEXT-DECORATION: none"
href="http://sable.madmimi.com/c/17749?id=208616.10256.1.940ec1181e5c4fcbc84edef28b85215d"
target=_blank><STRONG
style="VERTICAL-ALIGN: baseline; FONT-WEIGHT: bold">Template
Letter</STRONG></A>. All you have to do is fill in
your contact information, sign and send to:</P>
<P
style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0px; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.5em; MARGIN: 0px 0px 1.3em; PADDING-LEFT: 0px; unicode-bidi: embed; PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; FONT-FAMILY: sans-serif; COLOR: #3a352a; FONT-SIZE: 15px; VERTICAL-ALIGN: baseline; PADDING-TOP: 0px"
align=center><STRONG
style="VERTICAL-ALIGN: baseline; FONT-WEIGHT: bold">CFIA-Modernisation-ACIA@inspection.gc.ca</STRONG></P></DIV></TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE></DIV>
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align=center><STRONG
style="VERTICAL-ALIGN: baseline; FONT-WEIGHT: bold">Please
CC me (ashley@cog.ca) and your local MP on the
email!!</STRONG></P></DIV></TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE></DIV>
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St Hilaire</STRONG> <BR><STRONG
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of Programs and Government Relations</STRONG>
<BR><STRONG
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Organic
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