Apr 18, 2016 - Dear Minster Philpott: Re: Wine - Country of Origin. On behalf of the British Columbia Wine Institute rep
April 18, 2016 Via Email Only To:
[email protected] Attention: The Honorable Jane Philpott, Minister of Health and Minister Responsible for the Canadian Food Inspection Agency (“CFIA”) National Headquarters 1400 Merivale Road Ottawa, Ontario K1A 0Y9
Dear Minster Philpott: Re:
Wine - Country of Origin
On behalf of the British Columbia Wine Institute representing the BC Wine Industry, we are requesting that you put in place an 18-month sunset period on removal of the interim statement in the CFIA guidance on Labelling Requirements for Alcoholic Beverages – “As an interim measure, the statement ‘Cellared in Canada’ by (naming the company), (address) from imported and/or domestic wines may also be used as a country of origin statement for wines blended in Canada” – and in which there will be federal stakeholder industry consultations on application of the existing regulations. Sincerely,
Miles Prodan President / CEO cc:
Dan Paszkowski, President, Canadian Vintners Association (
[email protected]) BC Wine Institute Winery Members
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