43Special provisions relating to recall orders

43 Special provisions relating to recall orders (1) A recall order may require a person, or a class of persons, to whom the order applies to disclose to the public or to a class of persons specified in the order, in a specified manner, one or more of the (a) the particular food or type of food to be recalled or disposed of; (b) the reasons why the food is considered to be unsafe; (c) the circumstances in which the consumption of the food is unsafe; (d) procedures for disposing of the food. (2) A person who is required by a recall order to recall food must, as soon as practicable after a recall is completed, give written notice to the Chief Health Officer that the recall is completed. (3) A person to whom a recall order applies is liable for the cost incurred by or on behalf of the Chief Health Officer in connection with the recall order and the Chief Health Officer may recover the cost as a debt from that person. (4) In any proceedings for the recovery of the debt, a certificate signed by the Chief Health Officer setting the amount of any costs and the manner in which they were incurred is evidence of the matters certified.

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