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- Applying preventive controls 6 results available
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- 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
- Countries to which exports are currently made - Vietnam
Program: Food
- The purpose of this document is to provide guidelines for Canadian Food Inspection Agency inspection staff on the procedures for maintaining food export eligibility lists.
Program: Food
- The purpose of this document is to provide guidance to Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) inspection staff on inspection procedures for preventive control (PC) and export controls for food.
Program: Food
- This table indicates how different food products are categorized for the issuance of the certificate of free sale on-line.
Program: Food
- Equivalency arrangements are trade agreements made with other countries. Canada only establishes an organic equivalency arrangement with another country after assessing and comparing the two regulatory…
Program: Food
- Imported fresh fruits or vegetables as well as those that are manufactured, graded, packaged or labelled in Canada are subject to specific labelling requirements.
Program: Food
- A net quantity declaration must appear on the principal display panel of consumer prepackaged product labels. Certain prepackaged foods are subject to specific requirements. Exemptions may also apply.
Program: Food
- Mandatory information on a food label must be clearly and prominently shown, and readily discernible and legible to the purchaser or consumer under the customary conditions of purchase and use.
Program: Food
- Grades establish product quality requirements and grade names identify the degree of quality in a given food commodity. The food commodity must meet the grade requirements.
Program: Food