The creativity, experience and good judgement of inspectors, dispatchers and officers in charge will be relied on to deliver inspections efficiently and fairly with the goal of accommodating all requests in a timely manner.
Destination inspection requests are serviced on a first requested, first served basis.
At destination, product perishability may be a factor in prioritizing inspections.
At destination, priority will be given to those fresh fruits and vegetables and edible fungi, as defined in the Licensing and Arbitration Regulations, which are inspected for the purpose of complying with the requirements of Section 1 of Part II of Schedule II of the Licensing and Arbitration Regulations.
The following product and activity priority list is provided as a guide only, as operational efficiencies will also influence the order of inspections.
Product and activity priority list
Priority 1
Frozen loads and hot loads
Priority 2
Highly perishable products
- Fruit: blackberries, blueberries, raspberries, strawberries and other small berries
- Vegetables: spinach and watercress
Priority 3
Very perishable products
- Fruit: apricots, cherries, peaches, nectarines, plums, prunes, grapes and exotic fruit such as starfruit
- Vegetables: asparagus, beans, Belgium endives, summer squash, zucchini, lettuce, mushrooms, parsley, fresh herbs, peas, rhubarb, leaf lettuce (except chicory), endives and produce with tops such as carrots, beets, onions, radishes, turnips and early potatoes
Priority 4
Perishable products
- All other fruits and vegetables
Priority 5
Weight or count inspections
Priority 6
Other
- Other destination inspections, including inspections of fresh cut and salad mix, that are delivered for purposes other than arbitration in accordance with section 40 (2) of the Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Regulations and are delivered if an inspector is available