Whereas composting is available and encouraged in most communities and many backyards in Canada; And whereas the use of plastic non-compostable identification stickers contaminates the finished compost in commercial and private compost facilities: Therefore be it resolved that the provincial and federal governments where applicable change both domestic and import regulations related to food labeling to require vegetable-based inkfood safe stamps on all fruits and vegetables sold in Canada.
Ministry of Agriculture Government appreciates the initiative to improve agricultural waste management in the province by using vegetable based inkfood safe stamps on fresh fruit and vegetables. Currently, all physical fruit and vegetable labelling falls under federal jurisdiction Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Regulations, and is shared by two federal departments: Health Canada and the Canadian Food Inspection Agency. Any changes to the labelling requirements would be a federal initiative. The Ministry of Agriculture has limited food labelling authority over fruits and vegetables classified as organic, under the Organic Certification Regulation Food and Agricultural Products Classification Act. However, it is important to note that this refers to protected labels such as those using the term organic, therefore the Ministry has limited jurisdiction over written content on organic labels for fruits and vegetables. The physical label requirements for fruits and vegetables are federal jurisdiction. Composting is the responsibility of the Ministry of Environment and Climate Change under the Organic Matter Recycling Regulation Environmental Management Act and Public Health Act.