Guidance Document Repository

The CFIA is responsible for regulating the safety and quality of food, animal and plant health in Canada. CFIA's official Guidance Documents provide the Agency's functional direction to its front line staff regarding their compliance verification activities. They also provide guidance to regulated parties regarding program requirements.

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Document Name Activities Date modified Type
Regulatory Guidance Regulatory Guidance 2013-08-31 HTML
RG-3 Regulatory Guidance:
Pet Food Not Approved for Use in Livestock Feed
Regulatory Guidance 2012-02-10 HTML
RG-4 Regulatory Guidance:
Disposal of animals, their products or by-products through commercial inedible rendering
Regulatory Guidance 2012-02-10 HTML
RG-5 Regulatory Guidance:
The Enhanced Feed Ban Statement, Lot Numbers and Record Retention for Animal Food, Labels and Documentation
Regulatory Guidance 2013-08-27 HTML
RG-6 Regulatory Guidance:
Ethanol Distillers' Grains for Livestock Feed
Regulatory Guidance 2013-01-11 HTML
Chapter 1 - Administrative Requirements for Registration and Approval of Livestock Feed Regulatory Guidance 2013-08-27 HTML
Chapter 4 – Labelling and Guarantees Regulatory Guidance 2012-04-03 HTML
Chapter 5 - Research with Livestock Feeds Regulatory Guidance 2012-02-15 HTML
Chapter 6 - Sampling and Laboratory Requirements Regulatory Guidance 2012-02-16 HTML
Change Over to Specified Risk Material (SRM) Removed Meat and Bone Meal (MBM) Production in Rendering Plant Operations Regulatory Guidance 2012-07-26 HTML
Change Over to Specified Risk Material (SRM) Removed Meat and Bone Meal (MBM) in Feed Production Regulatory Guidance 2012-08-03 HTML
Fish By-Product Renderers Regulatory Guidance 2013-05-19 HTML
Request for Review of Feed Inspection Policies and Procedures - Record of Decision - Veterinary Prescription Feeds Regulatory Guidance 2013-08-31 HTML
Feed Facility Record Removal and Retention Policy Regulatory Guidance 2013-08-30 HTML