Food safety guidance and requirements for businesses that make, produce, sell or trade food in and outside Canada.
Understand the requirements
Preventive controls and preventive control plans
Federal food safety requirements, which ones do you need and how to comply
Tracing the movement of food in the supply chain
Traceability requirements, how to select a lot code, and what applies to you
Recall procedure: A guide for food businesses
A step-by-step procedure to help you prepare for effective recalls
Microbiological and chemical standards
Maximum residue limits, microbiological and bacteriological guidelines for food
Controls specific to certain food types
Controls specific to dairy, eggs, fish, meat, fruits, vegetables, honey, maple, and more
Report a product concern
If you think you have sold, distributed, or imported a food that may pose a serious risk
Stay informed
Food Safety Recognition Program
On-farm and post farm food safety systems developed by national industry associations
Risk assessment models
How algorithms help us target inspection efforts where they matter most
Food inspection activities: Guidance for inspectors
Sample collection, preventive controls, food recall and incident response, and more
List of food safety investigations
Reports of food safety incidents that have caused illness or concern in Canada
Statistics for food safety complaints, investigations and recalls
Annual statistics of food safety investigations, complaints and food recalls
Food safety testing reports
Results of our sampling and testing to detect food safety risks