Processed Products - Fruits, Vegetables and Maple Products
The Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) verifies that maple and processed fruit and
vegetable products regulated under the Canada Agricultural Products Act which are
produced in federally-registered establishments or imported into Canada are safe,
wholesome, properly packaged and labelled. Dehydrated products are not considered
under this program. [products regulated under
the Canada Agricultural Products Act]
CFIA activities include:
- registration and inspection of establishments;
- inspection and certification of imports, exports and product destined for
interprovincial trade;
- chemical residue testing;
- inspection and enforcement of regulations at the retail level;
- policy and program development for food labelling and label verification (including
grades, standards and net quantity) and;
- verifying that food advertising complies with requirements.
The key acts and regulations we enforce are:
Information we provide for consumers includes:
Information we provide for the food industry includes:
Additional government and industry information can be found at:
Processed fruit and vegetables include
those that are canned, frozen, concentrated, pickled, hot-filled, aseptically-produced or
otherwise prepared to ensure their preservation. These products are regulated by the
Processed Products Regulations under the Canada Agricultural Products Act.
Dehydrated products are not considered under this program. Maple
products include maple syrup, maple sugar, soft maple sugar, maple butter and maple taffy
and are regulated by the Maple Products Regulations under the Canada
Agricultural Products Act. |
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