b'THESAFE FOOD FOR CANADIANS ACT AND ITS IMPACTS ON THE TRIBUNALBackgroundIn the summer 2008, the presence ofListeria mono- At the time of the 2008 outbreak, food safety monito- cygenes inready-to-eatmeatscausedafood-bornering in Canada was fragmented among various statutesillness, which resulted in 57 Canadians being contami-and regulations specific to certain foods. TheWeatherill nated across Canada. This contamination resulted in theReport recommended that the government simplify and death of 22 Canadians. update the federal food safety legislation and regulations Due to the severity of the outbreak, the federal govern-to reduce the risk of similar outbreaks in the future.ment recognized the need for adopting an official system for monitoring food safety, and it ordered an independent investigation. In 2009, that investigation led to the release of theWeatherill Report. ANNUAL REPORT 2018-2019 13'