2010 Canada’s World Ranking on Food Safety (Table 2)

(Compared)

Country	Average rank	Consumer Affairs Rank	Consumer Affairs Grade	Biosecurity Rank	Biosecurity  Grade	Governance and Recalls Rank	Governance and Recalls Grade
Australia	6.25	5	Average	11	Average	2	*Superior
Austria	9	16	Poor	5	**Average	9	*Average
Belgium	9.25	11	Poor	15	Poor	7	*Average
Canada	7.25	2	Superior	11	Average	1	Superior
Denmark	3.5	3	*Superior	1	Superior	8	Average
Finland	7.75	14	Poor	1	Superior	15	Poor
France	11.25	9	*Average	14	**Poor	13	Poor
Germany	10.5	13	Poor	5	**Average	12	Poor
Ireland	11	4	Average	13	**Poor	14	Poor
Italy	11.25	17	Poor	15	**Poor	10	*Average
Japan	7.5	8	Average	8	**Average	4	*Superior
Netherlands	8.75	6	**Average	17	Poor	5	**Average
Norway	9.25	10	**Poor	3	Superior	10	Average
Sweden	10.25	11	Poor	4	Superior	15	Poor
Switzerland	12	14	**Poor	7	**Average	15	**Poor
United Kingdom	6.75	7	**Average	9	**Average	6	**Average
United States	7.25	1	Superior	9	Average	3	Superior

*Increased Grade
**Decreased Grade

Excerpts from 2010 Food Safety Performance, Prepared by Dr. Sylvain Charlebois -Shoyama Graduate School of Public Policy, with Glenn MacKay - May, 2010.