Industry’s role in food safety

The CFIA and industry both have roles to play in achieving safe, wholesome products for consumers. The CFIA conducts inspections, tests products and verifies that industry is complying with the regulations that the CFIA enforces. Industry plays an important role in keeping Canada's food safe by identifying and managing food safety risks and by complying with all of Canada's food safety regulations.

The "Industry’s role in food safety" section provides information on:

• Rigorous inspection, testing and compliance
• Food safety programs
• Hazard Analysis and Critical Control Point (HACCP)
• Agri-food: Federally regulated sectors (non meat and fish)
• Non-federally registered sector
• Food recalls
• Food labels
• CFIA's Food Safety Action Plan

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