Bill S-205

SUMMARY

This enactment amends the Food and Drugs Act to include water from a community water system as a food that is subject to regulation under the Act. Water systems that serve fewer than 25 persons or that operate less than 30 days a year are excluded.

The Act is amended to allow for the inspection of any place where water destined for human consumption is accumulated or collected or where any activity takes place that promotes the accumulation of such water, thus allowing for the inspection of lands that form part of the watershed. It also allows for the inspection of any place from which contaminants may escape into a drinking water source.