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- Additional information 1 result available
- Applying preventive controls 54 results available
- Assessing the risk of food establishments (era) 5 results available
- Certifying organic products 55 results available
- Exporting food 112 results available
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- Inspecting and investigating - performing export certification activities 107 results available
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- Making food - humane treatment at slaughter 1 result available
- Making food - manufacturing, processing, preparing, preserving, treating 31 results available
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- Aquatic animal health 67 results available
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- Grain-based foods 129 results available
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- Honey 142 results available
- Horticulture 43 results available
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- Invasive alien species 8 results available
- Labelling 1 result available
- Maple products 137 results available
- Meat and poultry products 2 results available
- Meat products and food animals 493 results available
- Other 133 results available
- Plant breeders rights 6 results available
- Plant protection 96 results available
- Plants with novel traits 201 results available
- Potatoes 203 results available
- Relevant to all 138 results available
- Seeds 44 results available
- Terrestrial animal health 261 results available
- Variety registration 9 results available
- Veterinary biologics 52 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
- 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 - Turkey
Program: Food
- Countries to which exports are currently made – United States of America
Program: Food
- Guidance for Canadian Food Inspection Agency inspection staff on preventive control and traceability inspection procedures for food (system-based inspection).
Program: Food
- The CFIA has the authority to cancel the accreditation of a certification body if there is non-compliance with any provision of the Safe Food for Canadians Act and Regulations, or ISO 17065 requirements.
Program: Food
- EU export certificates for milk and dairy products including colostrum and colostrum based products refer to a list of harmonized system (HS) code(s).
Program: Food
- These food export notices are used to communicate information to industry and other interested parties.
Program: Food
- In June, 2011, the Government of Canada entered into an arrangement on the trade of organic products with the European Union.
Program: Food