The Food Safety and Traceability Program is designed to assist Manitoba agri-food and agri-product sectors in adopting and improving food safety and traceability practices. Financial assistance will be provided to eligible recipients for the development and implementation of food safety programs systems, training, purchasing of specific food safety equipment and validation and verification activities. Traceability systems are critical in the event of an animal health or food safety incidents. These systems are also a requirement for many customers, associations and government regulators. This program will assist businesses to maintain and increase market access and export capacity.
Eligible expenses include developing and implementing assurance systems, foods process and product validation activities, laboratory testing for food safety parameters, lab equipment, training costs, and professional fees for consultants, agencies or firms.
The Food Safety Program Development and Implementation Program is designed to provide funding to agri-production and agri-food processing organizations to develop and implement food safety programs that meet provincial standards and federal Safe Food for Canadians regulations.