We, the Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA), approve external laboratories to perform animal health disease testing on our behalf as outlined in the following table.
Approved laboratories testing for federally reportable diseases are organized into networks to assist us with administration and oversight. These laboratories must meet several requirements, including, accreditation to the International Organization for Standardization/International Electrotechnical Commission (ISO/IEC) 17025 Standard with the CFIA-approved test method listed on the scope of accreditation, participation in a CFIA-prescribed proficiency testing program, and compliance with other network and disease-specific requirements.
Each approved laboratory network is connected to 1 or more of our reference laboratories, which include national reference laboratories and those designated as international reference laboratories by the World Organisation for Animal Health (WOAH).
Laboratories not part of our approved laboratory networks may conduct testing for export certification purposes in accordance with the Policy on the Use of External Laboratories for Export Testing, and are not listed in the following table.
Approval of laboratories is administered by our CFIA Animal Health Science Directorate. If you have questions or concerns, please contact: CFIA.AH.LaboratoryServices-ServicesdesLaboratoires.SA.ACIA@inspection.gc.ca
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Key terms
- BRUC - Brucellosis
- BPAT - Buffered plate antigen test
- ELISA - Enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay
- SE - Salmonella Enteritidis
- SP - Salmonella Pullorum
- SG - Salmonella Gallinarum
- PCR - Polymerase chain reaction
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