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The Canadian Food Inspection Agency's (CFIA) honey inspection program, under the Canada Agricultural Products Act, ensures that any honey or honey products leaving the CFIA-inspected establishments or any honey imported into Canada, is safe, meets standards and is appropriately labelled. This includes evaluation of the overall manufacturing practices of honey processing establishments to ensure that all honey and honey products are manufactured under sanitary conditions.

The major activities undertaken by CFIA staff under this program include:

• Inspecting establishments to ensure compliance with regulatory requirements for grade and standardized container sizes;
• Assessing equipment for its capacity to be adequately cleaned and its appropriateness for the intended use; and,
• Sampling honey for analysis of contaminants such as yeast, mould, chemical residues, heavy metals and harmful extraneous matter, for
  compliance with grades, net quantity and labelling requirements and to verify authenticity.