On November 3-5, The Canadian Association for Food Law and Policy (CAFLP) held it’s 6^th Annual Conference. On November 3, panelists spoke about the updates in Canadian Food Law and Policy:

Moderator:

Jessica Cytryn, McCarthy Tétrault

​Panelists:

• Single Use Plastics, Marissa Caldwell (McCarthy Tétrault)
• Novel Foods Regulation and CRISPR, Angela Lee
• Glenford Jameson (G.S. Jameson & Company)
• CFIA Approaches to Food Safety, Andrea Horton (Canadian Food Inspection Agency)
• Class Actions, Amelie Gouin (BLG)

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