Find operational guidance for food samples which are submitted to the lab for analysis. This may include samples required for national sampling plans, compliance verification, complaints and investigations, surveys and surveillance.
Common inspection guidance
The following guidance is common to all sample collection inspection tasks as well as preventive control inspection and commodity inspection tasks
- Standard inspection process
- Biosecurity for inspection activities
- Sanitation and/or decontamination of mobile devices for routine operations
- Use of digital recording (camera, video, audio) devices during inspections
Commodity specific sample collection
Fish and seafood
- Developing a marine bio-toxin monitoring control plan
- Implementation of Memorandum of Understanding with samplers for the delivery of the Canadian Shellfish Sanitation Program
- Monitoring for marine bio-toxins in Geoduck in British Columbia