The latest Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) proposals could significantly impact dairy imports from Europe and the US.

The new proposals hope to eliminate current inconsistencies over production standards and ingredients but could end up requiring both domestic and foreign dairy processors to amend their operations.
They have been put forward under recommendations by the Dairy Industry Working Group, which involves representatives from both the Dairy Processors Association of Canada and the Dairy Farmers of Canada.
The EU accounts for 39% of all Canadian dairy imports. European countries such as France supplied $39.9 million (