The Meat Hygiene Program ensures that meat and poultry products leaving federally-inspected establishments for interprovincial and export trade or being imported into Canada are safe and wholesome.
The program also monitors registered and non-registered establishments for labelling to avoid fraud, and audits the delivery of a grading program based on objective standards of meat quality and retail yield to facilitate the marketing of meats from producer to consumer.
The major activity undertaken by CFIA staff under this program is the inspection of federally-registered establishments to assess their compliance with health standards for meat and poultry products, such as residue levels, biological standards and permitted food additives, including nutritive fortification.
The Meat Hygiene Program activities include the following:
Quebec Contact(s):
Regional Director, Montreal East
Canadian Food Inspection Agency
Room 600
7101 Jean-Talon Street East
Anjou, Quebec
H1M 3N7
Telephone: 514-493-8859
Fax: 514-493-9965
Toll-free (information): 1-800-442-2342
TTY Toll-free (hearing impaired): 1-800-465-7735
Web site:
http://www.inspection.gc.ca/english/toce.shtml