Audits and assessments of foreign state food control systems

The Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) periodically conducts audits and assessments of the food control systems of Canada's trading partners as:

• A pre-requisite to trade where Canada has established specific import requirements (that is, meat and live and raw shellfish)
• A part of system recognition negotiation where Canada wants to recognize national food control systems or specific commodity controls that provides comparable outcomes and meets Canadian requirements
• A part of developing and maintaining relations to enhance food safety, where trade between Canada and an exporting country is ongoing

As new audits and assessments are performed and new agreements are finalized, the corresponding final reports will be posted.

Available final reports

A

Argentina

• 2015 – Evaluating the Food Safety Systems Governing the Production of Beef And Poultry Meat Products Intended for Export to Canada – Updated on April 21, 2017

B

Brazil

• 2018 – Final Report of an Audit of the Meat Inspection Systems and Animal Health Controls of Brazil

C

Chile

• 2022 – CFIA Virtual Audit of Chile's Meat Inspection Systems Governing the Production of Meat and Meat Products – February 14 to 28, 2022
• 2019 – CFIA's Assessment of Chile's Food Safety System for Fresh Fruit
• 2018 – Canadian Audit of the Chilean Bivalve Mollusc Sanitation Program Final Report

Costa Rica

• 2018 – Assessment Report of Costa Rica's Food Safety Control System for Fresh Fruit

E

European Union (EU)

• 2022 – Final report of virtual audit of Austria's meat inspection system governing the production of bovine and swine meat and meat products – March 14 to 23, 2022
• 2021 – Final report of virtual audit of Denmark's meat inspection system governing the production of bovine and swine meat and meat products – March 15 to 24, 2021
• 2021 – Final report of a virtual audit conducted in the Netherlands to evaluate meat inspection systems governing the production of bovine and swine meat and meat products – February 15 to  24, 2021
• 2019 – Final report of an audit of the European Union Member States Meat Inspection Systems governing the production of bovine, swine and poultry meat and meat products – February 13 to 22, 2019 and June 24 to July 11, 2019
• 2018 – Final report of an audit conducted in Hungary to evaluate the meat inspection system governing the production of rabbit meat and meat products intended for export to Canada – October 2 and 10 to October 12, 2017
• 2018 – Evaluating the food safety systems governing the production of pork and poultry meat and meat products for export to Canada
• 2015 – Evaluating The Food Safety Systems Governing The Production of Beef And Beef Products For Export To Canada

G

Guatemala

• 2016 – Canadian Assessment of Guatemala's Food Safety Control System for Fresh Blackberries, Raspberries and Peas

I

Indonesia

• 2018 – Report of the Canadian Assessment of Indonesia's Fish and Seafood Control Program

M

Mexico

• 2019 – Evaluating the Food Safety Systems Governing the Production of Meat and Meat products Intended for Export to Canada
• 2017 – Canadian Assessment of Mexico's Food Safety Control System for Fresh Fruit and Vegetables
• 2016 – Canadian Audit of the Mexican Shellfish Sanitation Program

P

Paraguay

• 2022 – Final Report of an Audit of the Bovine Meat Inspection System and Animal Health Controls of Paraguay – December 5 to 15, 2022

People's Republic of China

• 2017 – Evaluating the Food Safety Systems Governing the Production of Poultry Meat and Establishments Producing Stuffed Grain Products Intended for Export to Canada

S

Saint-Pierre and Miquelon

• 2015 – Evaluating the Food Safety System Governing the Production of Poultry Products Intended For Export to Canada

South Korea

• 2018 – Final Report of an Audit of the Poultry Meat Inspection System of South Korea
• 2022 – Canadian Virtual Audit of the Republic of Korea Shellfish Sanitation Program Final Report

Spain

• 2021 – Report of a virtual assessment of Spain's food safety controls for fish and seafood

T

Thailand

• Final report of maintenance audit of Thailand's meat inspection systems governing the production of poultry meat and meat products – August 1 to 10, 2022

U

United States of America

• 2019 – Evaluating the food safety system governing the production of meat and poultry products intended for export to Canada
• 2018 – Canadian Audit of the United States National Shellfish Sanitation Program
• 2017 – Evaluating the food safety system governing the production of meat and poultry products intended for export to Canada
• 2014 – Evaluating the Food Safety System Governing the Production of Meat and Poultry Products Intended for Export to Canada

Ukraine

• 2019 – Final report of an audit conducted in Ukraine to verify the implementation of meat inspection system and animal health controls governing the production of poultry meat and meat products

Uruguay

• 2018 – Final Report of the Maintenance Evaluation of Bovine and Ovine Meat Inspection System of Uruguay

Organic equivalency arrangements

The CFIA establishes organic equivalency arrangements with other countries after assessing and comparing each other's regulatory systems and standards for consistency.

Archive

• Previously published reports on audits and assessments are available in archives maintained by Library and Archives Canada.