e-1385 (Food policy)
- Keywords
- 8545-421-113-05 Government Response to petitions concerning food policy
- Fish and seafood
- Food safety
- Imports
- Inspections and inspectors
- Vietnam
Original language of petition: French
Petition to the House of Commons
- Canada imports large amounts of fish and seafood from Vietnam, but only 3% to 5% is verified by the Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA);
- In 2016, the Formosa steelworks dumped large amounts of toxic waste, killing a huge number of fish and damaging the Pacific marine ecosystem along the coastline of central Vietnam;
- The Mekong River, an aquaculture area producing 60% of Vietnam’s fish exports, is already heavily polluted and could experience further contamination if new polluting facilities are established along its banks; and
- Despite these ecological disasters, Vietnamese exports of fish and seafood totalled US$7 billion last year.
- Open for signature
- November 27, 2017, at 9:34 a.m. (EDT)
- Closed for signature
- March 27, 2018, at 9:34 a.m. (EDT)
- Presented to the House of Commons
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Anne Minh-Thu Quach
(Salaberry—Suroît)
April 24, 2018 (Petition No. 421-02259) - Government response tabled
- June 5, 2018