A non-profit, membership based organization serving the produce trade. DRC provides harmonized standards, procedures and services to our members to help them avoid commercial disputes.
Safe Food for Canadians Regulations include a regulatory requirement for a DRC membership for Canadians
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Unlike the CFIA or PACA, DRC has the jurisdiction and ability to resolve transportation disputes. To learn more, contact the DRC Help Desk.
Canadian DRC members are exempt from the current CFIA Licensing and Arbitration Regulations.
When differences of opinion occur, we provide the fruit and vegetable value chain with specialised consultation, mediation and arbitration services to resolve the issue in a timely and cost-effective manner.
Members worldwide subscribe to a common set of trading standards and members responsibilities that promote the fair and ethical trade of produce entering the North American marketplace.
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The Safe Food for Canadians Regulations include a regulatory requirement for membership in the DRC. Since coming into force of the new regulations on January 15, 2019, Canadian buyers and sellers of fresh fruits and vegetables are now required to be members of the DRC, unless exempt.
Special requirements for Canadians subject to the Safe Food for Canadians Regulations
From all of us at the DRC Office, a very Merry Christmas and a Happy, Healthy and Prosperous New Year to all of you and your families! De nous tous à vous tous, meilleurs vœux de joie, de bonheur et de santé! Reciban de todos …
Welcome New Members In November and December, DRC welcomed the following new members: National Produce Trading Company (Pennsylvania, United States) Big H Foods Inc. (British Columbia, Canada) Avo Azteca SA DE CA (Michoacan, Mexico) Supreme Berry Farms, LLC (California, United States) XFresh Produce LTD (Ontario, …
