Processed Products Program

The Processed Products Program's role is to ensure that regulated maple and processed fruit and vegetable products imported into Canada or produced in federally-registered establishments, destined for interprovincial trade or export, are safe, wholesome, properly packaged and labelled.

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.

Eligibility Criteria

The program applies to all Canadian establishments that process regulated (under the Processed Products Regulations) fruit and vegetables for export or interprovincial trade, or use Canada grades on their products.

Summary

The Processed Products Program is responsible for the following activities:

• health and safety inspections of establishments and products;
• implementation of hazard analysis and critical control points (HACCP) program;
• investigations resulting from complaints and inspections;
• establishment registration;
• export certification;
• audits and accreditation;
• container integrity inspection;
• chemical residue sampling;
• additive and contaminant sampling;
• microbiological sampling;
• monitoring of economic factors:
  • grade and standard
  • net quantity
  • label
  • container size
  • ingredients

New Brunswick Contact(s):
Regional Director, New Brunswick
Canadian Food Inspection Agency
Suite 430
500 Beaverbrook Court
Fredericton, New Brunswick  E3B 5X4
Telephone: 506-452-4963
Fax: 506-451-2562
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).