Market development chicken exports must now display 'broiler' on packaging and shipping documents

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Holders of federal market development licences for chicken are now required to ensure the word "broiler" appears on the outer shipping packaging and in documentation accompanying all chicken they market under those licences, with an exception for specialty chicken. Licensees must also include confirmation of this labelling requirement in their periodic reports to Chicken Farmers of Canada (CFC). A copy or photograph of the labelled outer packaging must be kept on file as a retained document. If a licensee can demonstrate that the "broiler" labelling requirement would make it impossible to comply with the regulatory rules of the destination jurisdiction, they can apply to CFC before marketing the chicken to have an alternative word approved or, where even that is not possible, to receive a full exemption from the requirement. The market development commitment declaration form has been updated to reflect these labelling obligations.

Who this affects: federally licensed chicken primary processors · market development licence holders · Chicken Farmers of Canada (CFC) · Commodity Boards