Inspect and Protect

In this podcast, we reach out to experts across the country to find your answers about travelling with food, alcohol labelling, pet food, chicken hatcheries, allergen recalls and more.

Our scientists have been working to make routine tests more efficient, which can help free up resources for important research activities and potential food safety investigations.

CFIA employees have shown relentless dedication and resilience. But even superheroes need help sometimes. Here's why I'm passionate about promoting mental health at work.

Fish is one of the most commonly reported misrepresented foods worldwide. To combat this issue, our experts use DNA testing to detect mislabelled fish.

The quicker a pest is detected and reported, the quicker we can act to address the risks of it establishing and spreading. Here are some species to look out for.

As a CFIA plant health risk assessor, Rositsa’s efforts to protect plant health in Canada are crucial. Find out how she got here and the work she does to safeguard Canada’s plants. Did you know that the CFIA works to safeguard the health of Canada’s plants? Learn more from our Plant Health Risk Assessor, Rositsa Dimitrova, who shares how her passion for nature and study of insects led to her working at the CFIA.

As an inspector specialist, I work behind the scenes to verify the safety of the food that ends up on Canadians' plates. Let’s pull back the curtain on how those products make their way from the farm to your fork.

The CFIA has touched Canadians' lives every single day for the last 25 years, whether you’re a traveller, farmer, rancher, gardener, pet owner or grocery shopper.

Trade is a vital part of the Canadian economy. In 2021, the country’s 2-way trade in goods was valued at a record-high $1.53 trillion. But now more than ever, factors like growing populations, advances in technology, climate change, environmental sustainability, new pests and emerging diseases present challenges and opportunities for the global trade of food, animals, and plants.