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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Plant guidance documents will be available on this page in October 2013.

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Document Name Activities Date modified Type
Alcohol Decisions 2013-04-28 HTML
Food Additives Decisions 2011-04-25 HTML
Additives Decisions 2013-06-11 HTML
Beverages Decisions 2012-09-19 HTML
Baby Food Decisions 2012-09-19 HTML
Bakery, Grain and Cereal Products Decisions 2012-09-19 HTML
Basic Labelling Decisions 2012-09-19 HTML
Beans Decisions 2012-09-19 HTML
Beer Decisions 2013-09-06 HTML
Chocolate and Cocoa Products Decisions 2012-09-19 HTML
Composition, Quality, Quantity, and Origin Decisions 2013-05-10 HTML
Containers Decisions 2012-09-19 HTML
Eggs Decisions 2012-09-19 HTML
Enforcement of Food and Drugs Regulations Decisions 2012-09-19 HTML
"Enzyme Rich" Decisions 2012-09-19 HTML
Fats, Oils and Fatty Acids Decisions 2012-09-20 HTML
Flavours, Flavour Enhancers, Flavouring Preparations Decisions 2012-09-20 HTML
Food Colours Decisions 2012-09-20 HTML
Fortification of Foods Decisions 2013-07-19 HTML
Ingredients List Decisions 2012-09-20 HTML
Iron Decisions 2012-09-20 HTML
Juice and Juice Products Decisions 2012-09-20 HTML
Marine and Fresh Water Products Decisions 2012-09-20 HTML
Meals Decisions 2012-09-20 HTML
Meal Replacements and Nutritional Supplements Decisions 2012-09-20 HTML
Meat and Poultry Decisions 2012-09-20 HTML
Milk and Dairy Products Decisions, Labelling 2012-09-20 HTML
Name and Address Decisions 2012-09-20 HTML
Net Quantity Decisions 2012-09-20 HTML
Nutrition Labelling, Nutrient Content Claims and Health Claims Decisions 2012-10-31 HTML
Nuts Decisions 2012-09-20 HTML
Olive Oil Decisions 2012-09-20 HTML
Pasta Decisions 2012-09-20 HTML
Population Targeting Decisions 2012-09-21 HTML
Preservatives Decisions 2012-09-21 HTML
Protein Decisions 2012-09-21 HTML
Rice Decisions 2012-09-21 HTML
Salt Decisions 2012-09-21 HTML
Samples Decisions 2012-09-21 HTML
Sandwiches Decisions 2012-09-21 HTML
Simplesse Decisions 2012-09-21 HTML
Simulated Meat Decisions 2012-09-21 HTML
Snack Foods Decisions 2012-09-21 HTML
Third Party Logos Decisions 2012-09-21 HTML
Sugar, Sweeteners and Sweetening Agents Decisions 2012-09-21 HTML
Vitamins Decisions 2012-09-21 HTML
Water Decisions 2012-09-21 HTML
Drug versus Food Decisions 2013-02-01 HTML