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- Additional information 1 result available
- Applying preventive controls 119 results available
- Assessing the risk of food establishments (era) 7 results available
- Certifying organic products 58 results available
- Exporting food 464 results available
- Exporting food and importing food - relevant to all 12 results available
- Grading 37 results available
- Implementing traceability systems 44 results available
- Importing food 88 results available
- Inspecting and investigating - conducting preventive control plan inspections 20 results available
- Inspecting and investigating - conducting product inspections 27 results available
- Inspecting and investigating - implementing control actions 14 results available
- Inspecting and investigating - implementing enforcement actions 14 results available
- Inspecting and investigating - inspecting humane treatment at slaughter activities 8 results available
- Inspecting and investigating - inspecting slaughter activities 16 results available
- Inspecting and investigating - performing export certification activities 418 results available
- Inspecting and investigating - relevant to all 6 results available
- Labelling 126 results available
- Licensing 32 results available
- Maintaining equipment 26 results available
- Maintaining physical structures and surroundings 8 results available
- Making food - humane treatment at slaughter 24 results available
- Making food - manufacturing, processing, preparing, preserving, treating 67 results available
- Making food - relevant to all 9 results available
- Making food - slaughter 63 results available
- Meeting a standard of identity 44 results available
- Packaging 21 results available
- Preparing a preventive control plan 48 results available
- Receiving, transporting, and storing 19 results available
- Relevant to all 34 results available
- Responding to food safety emergencies and recalls 21 results available
- Sanitizing, pest control and chemicals 12 results available
Commodity
- Alcoholic beverages 71 results available
- Dairy products 271 results available
- Egg, processed products 148 results available
- Egg, shell 145 results available
- Fish and seafood 234 results available
- Food additives 18 results available
- Fruits and vegetables, fresh 142 results available
- Fruits and vegetables, processed products 144 results available
- Grain-based foods 129 results available
- Honey 141 results available
- Maple products 137 results available
- Meat products and food animals 493 results available
- Other 133 results available
- Relevant to all 138 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