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- This inventory provides hyperlinks to all documents currently incorporated by reference in regulations that the Canadian Food Inspection Agency administers.
Program: Food
- Understanding the regulations for food businesses: a handbook
Program: Food
- This page provides an overview of the regulatory requirements on preventive controls, as found in Part 4 of the Safe Food for Canadians Regulations.
Program: Food
- Terms defined in the Safe Food for Canadians Act and Regulations, the Food and Drugs Act and Regulations, and additional terms.
Program: Food
- This document describes the CFIA's approach to enforcing the requirements of the Safe Food for Canadians Regulations.
Program: Food
- This page is a copy of the Common Names for Ingredients and Components, with proposed amendments as part of a consultation.
Program: Food
- A list of class names and optional common names for specific ingredients and components on food labels. This document is incorporated by reference in the Food and Drug Regulations.
Program: Food
- When an authorization to conduct Fundamentals of the Post-mortem Examination Program has been granted to a licence holder, the licence holder must ensure that all carcasses and parts of food animals get examined…
Program: Food
- This operational guideline outlines the biosecurity principles and describes the biosecurity measures that are required in the delivery of CFIA inspection activities within all 3 business lines (animal health,…
Program: Food