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- The purpose of this document is to provide guidance to Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) inspection staff on the procedures to follow when ordering removal or destruction of an imported food…
Program: Food
- Provides guidance to Canadian Food Inspection Agency Area management on the formation and use of management oversight bodies to support reasonable and justifiable decision making in response to non-compliance in…
Program: Food
- The purpose of this document is to provide Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) inspection staff with a standardized procedure for conducting a meeting with the regulated party (MwtRP) as an administrative…
Program: Food
- The purpose of this document is to provide Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) inspection staff with a standardized procedure for issuing a letter of non-compliance (LoNC).
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
- The purpose of this document is to provide guidance on the control and enforcement actions available to persons administering the food inspection program at the Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) when…
Program: Food
- The purpose of this document is to provide guidance to the Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) inspectorate on the procedures respecting cancelling a licence issued under subsection 20(1) of the Safe Food…
Program: Food
- Provides supplemental guidance to Canadian Food Inspection Agency officials who have been delegated the Minister’s authority to amend, suspend or cancel a Safe Food for Canadians licence
Program: Food
- The purpose of this document is to provide guidance to the Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) inspectorate on the procedures respecting suspending and lifting the suspension of a licence issued…
Program: Food
- To provide guidance to inspectors on when to consider referring non-compliance for potential enforcement through issuance of a Notice of Violation (NOV) under the Administrative Monetary Penalty (AMP) regime.
Program: Food