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- Additional information 1 result available
- Applying preventive controls 102 results available
- Assessing the risk of food establishments (era) 5 results available
- Certifying organic products 58 results available
- Exporting food 459 results available
- Exporting food and importing food - relevant to all 6 results available
- Grading 23 results available
- Implementing traceability systems 28 results available
- Importing food 80 results available
- Inspecting and investigating - conducting preventive control plan inspections 19 results available
- Inspecting and investigating - conducting product inspections 25 results available
- Inspecting and investigating - implementing control actions 12 results available
- Inspecting and investigating - implementing enforcement actions 13 results available
- Inspecting and investigating - inspecting humane treatment at slaughter activities 7 results available
- Inspecting and investigating - inspecting slaughter activities 15 results available
- Inspecting and investigating - performing export certification activities 416 results available
- Inspecting and investigating - relevant to all 5 results available
- Labelling 120 results available
- Licensing 14 results available
- Maintaining equipment 25 results available
- Maintaining physical structures and surroundings 7 results available
- Making food - humane treatment at slaughter 22 results available
- Making food - manufacturing, processing, preparing, preserving, treating 64 results available
- Making food - relevant to all 4 results available
- Making food - slaughter 59 results available
- Meeting a standard of identity 34 results available
- Packaging 16 results available
- Preparing a preventive control plan 36 results available
- Receiving, transporting, and storing 16 results available
- Relevant to all 27 results available
- Responding to food safety emergencies and recalls 18 results available
- Sanitizing, pest control and chemicals 11 results available
Commodity
- Alcoholic beverages 66 results available
- Dairy products 260 results available
- Egg, processed products 140 results available
- Egg, shell 135 results available
- Fish and seafood 222 results available
- Food additives 13 results available
- Fruits and vegetables, fresh 129 results available
- Fruits and vegetables, processed products 132 results available
- Grain-based foods 123 results available
- Honey 130 results available
- Maple products 126 results available
- Meat products and food animals 478 results available
- Other 125 results available
- Relevant to all 113 results available
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- Countries to which exports are currently made - Vietnam
Program: Food
- A list of CFIA accredited certification bodies within Canada that certify organic products under Part 13 of the SFCR.
Program: Food
- Countries to which exports are currently made - French Polynesia
Program: Food
- Countries to which exports are currently made - Cuba
Program: Food
- Countries to which exports are currently made - Japan
Program: Food
- Canadian Partners in Quality (C-PIQ) List
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
- The CFIA conducts international verification activities to help ensure food imported into Canada meets Canadian requirements.
Program: Food
- Countries to which exports are currently made - Turkey
Program: Food
- Countries to which exports are currently made - Tajikistan
Program: Food