Honey Inspection Program

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.

Eligibility Criteria

The CFIA's honey inspection program applies to honey producer-graders, honey packing establishments as well as pasteurizing plants that engage in interprovincial or international trade or are wanting to use a Canada grade sticker on their product. Bulk, ungraded honey moving between provinces is exempt from the regulations.

Summary

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.

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

Regional Director, Montreal West
Canadian Food Inspection Agency
Room 1450
2021 Union Street
Montréal, Quebec  H3A 2S9
Telephone: 514-283-8982
Fax: 514-283-1855
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

Regional Director, Saint-Hyacinthe
Canadian Food Inspection Agency
Suite 206
3100 Laframboise Boulevard
Saint-Hyacinthe, Quebec  J2S 4Z4
Telephone: 450-773-6639
Fax: 450-774-8522
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

Regional Director, Québec
Canadian Food Inspection Agency
Suite 100
Place Iberville IV
2954 Laurier Boulevard
Ste-Foy, Quebec  G1V 5C7
Telephone: 418-648-7373
Fax: 418-648-4792
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

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National Contact(s):
Canadian Food Inspection Agency
59 Camelot Drive
Nepean, Ontario  K1A 0Y9
Telephone: 613-225-2342
Fax: 613-228-6601
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
Hours of operation: Monday to Friday, 8:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. (Eastern Time).