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- Guidance to inspection staff on procedures for conducting ante-mortem inspection of poultry and rabbit in slaughter establishments as per section 139 of the Safe Food for Canadians Regulations in slaughter…
Program: Food
- November 09, 2023 - Guidance to inspection staff at slaughter establishments for conducting poultry and rabbit slaughter Preventive Control Inspections.
Program: Food
- Countries officially recognized by Canada as being free of Newcastle Disease which is listed in the World Organisation for Animal Health (WOAH) Terrestrial Animal Code.
Program: Animals
- Countries officially recognized by Canada as free of notifiable avian influenza.
Program: Animals
- The purpose of this document is to provide guidance to Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) inspection staff on preventive control and traceability inspection procedures for the Onion Pilot Project for…
Program: Food
- Certification bodies accredited by the CFIA can cancel a holder's certification if the holder has not complied with any provision of the Safe Food for Canadians Act and Regulations or the issued organic…
Program: Food
- Valid export certificates for animal products
Program: Animals
- The Canadian seed certification system relies on accredited industry personnel and laboratories to perform various activities that result in traceable information being generated for official seed…
Program: Plants
- The purpose of this document is to provide guidance to CFIA inspection staff on Preventive Control Inspection (PCI) procedures related to verifying that the operator/licence holder meets the regulatory…
Program: Food