QUALITY & FOOD SAFETY RESOURCES

• FARRP: Allergen Control in the Food Industry
• NEOGEN Best Practices for Food Allergen Validation & Verification
• Food Allergen Handbook
• GMA/Consumer Brands Association Managing Allergens in Food Processing Establishments (please note that this resource has a cost unless you are a member)

ACRONYM LINKS

• FDA Acronyms & Abbreviations
• ASI Food Safety Terms
• CFIA Commonly Used Acronyms

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SAFE FOOD FOR CANADIANS (SFCR)

• CFIA Email Notification Subscription Self-Service
• A Handbook for Food Businesses (SFCR)
• Food-specific Requirements
• SFCR Timelines
• SFCR Home Page
• Licensing
• CFIA’s Licensing Interactive Tool
• Before you sign up for My CFIA
• My CFIA Online Service
• Requesting a SFC license video
• SFCR Maintenance and operation of establishment checklist (gap assessment)
• The Food Safety Enhancement Program approach to a Preventive Control Plan
• The Quality Management Program (QMP) approach to a Preventive Control Plan
• Food Imports
• Food Exports
• Checklist for Food Exporters
• Preventive Controls
• CFIA’s Preventive Control Plan (PCP) Interactive Tool
• Preventive Control Plan
• CFIA’s Traceability Interactive Tool
• Traceability Requirements
• Fact Sheet: Traceability (SFCR)
• Food labelling for industry
• Labelling, Standards of Identity, and Grades
• Labelling Requirements Checklist
• Documents incorporated by reference – Safe Food for Canadians Regulations (Canadian Grade Compendium, Canadian Standards of Identity, etc.)
• SFCR Videos

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CANADIAN FOOD LABELLING

Regulations

• Food and Drug Regulations – Part B: Foods
• Safe Food for Canadians Regulations 
• Weight and Measures Regulations

Definitions

• Prepackaged vs. Consumer Prepackaged
• Principal Display Surface (PDS) vs. Principal Display Panel (PDP)
• Available Display Surface (ADS)

Common Name

• CFIA Common Name Labelling Guidance

Net Quantity

• CFIA Net Quantity Labelling Guidance
• Units of Measurement for the Net Quantity Declaration of Certain Foods

List of Ingredients and Allergen Labelling

• CFIA List of Ingredients and Allergen Labelling Guidance
• Mandatory common and collective names of ingredients and components (Section B.01.010(3)(a) & (b) of FDR)
• Ingredients that do not require component declaration (Section B.01.009 (1) & (2) of FDR)
  Ingredients that must always be declared (Section B.01.009 (3) & (4) of FDR)
• Annex 1: Examples of Sugars-based ingredients that require grouping
• Annex 2: Examples of ingredients for which grouping with sugars is not required
• Common Name Labelling for Allergens, Gluten Sources and Sulphites (Section B.01.010.1- B.01.010.2)
• CFIA’s Food Additives Labelling Guidance
• Processing aids that are not required to be declared on the list of ingredients
• List of permitted colouring agents

Domicile

• CFIA’s Name and Principal Place of Business Labelling Guidance

Date Markings and Storage Instructions

• CFIA’s Date Markings and Storage Instructions Labelling Guidance

Nutrition Labelling

• CFIA’s Nutrition Labelling Guidance
• Health Canada’s Directory of Nutrition Facts Table Formats
• CFIA’s Steps for Choosing a Nutrition Facts Table
• Health Canada’s Table of Reference Amounts for Food
• Health Canada’s Table of Daily Values
• CFIA’s Specific Nutrient Content Claim Requirements
• CFIA’s Rounding and Manner of Expression for Nutrition Facts Table Core Information & Additional Nutrition Information

Bilingual Labelling

• CFIA’s Bilingual Labelling Guidance

Sweetener and Food Additive Labelling

• CFIA’s Sweetener Labelling Guidance

Country of Origin

• CFIA’s Country of Origin Labelling Guidance

Grades

• CFIA’s Grade Labelling Guidance
• Canadian Grade Compendium

Irradiation

• CFIA’S Irradiation Labelling Guidance

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FOOD DEFENSE AND FOOD FRAUD

• FDA’s Food Defense Plan Builder 2.0
• FDA’s Food Defense Mitigation Strategies Database
• FDA’s Guidance for Industry: Mitigation Strategies to Protect Against Intentional Adulteration
• FDA’s Overview of the Carver Plus Shock Method for Food Sector Vulnerability Assessments
• USDA’s Food Defense Overview
• European Commission’s Food Adulteration Incidents Registry (FAIR)
• European Commission’s Rapid Alert System for Food and Feed (RASFF) Portal

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IMPORTING AND EXPORTING

Importing

• Canada Revenue Agency – Business Registration Online
• Canada Border Services Agency Guide to Importing Commercial Goods into Canada
• Automated Import Reference System (AIRS)
• AIRS Tutorial
• Food Imports
• US FDA Import Alerts
• US FDA Import Refusals

Exporting

• Canada Border Services Agency Guide to Exporting Commercial Goods from Canada
• Food Exports

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FOOD SAFETY STANDARDS

• Global Food Safety Initiative (GFSI)
• BRCGS (Brand Reputation through Compliance Global Standard )
• Safe Quality Food (SQF)
• Canada GAP (Good Agricultural Practices)
  
• Global GAP 
• IFS (International Featured Standard)
• FSSC (Food Safety System Certification) 22000
• NSF Certification Options

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HACCP – HAZARD ANALYSIS

• HACCP System Documentation (Includes Forms 1-11)
• Reference Database for Hazard Identification
• Foodborne Pathogenic Microorganisms and Natural Toxins Handbook

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NOVA SCOTIA PROVINCIAL INFO

• Food Protection Publications and Factsheets
• NS Business Navigators
• NS Food Safety Laws and Requirements Overview
• Nova Scotia Health Protection Act
• NS Food Safety Regulations
• Nova Scotia Meat Inspection Regulations
• Nova Scotia Dairy Industry Act
• NS Food Retail and Food Services Code
• Food Safety Guidelines for Public Markets
• Nova Scotia Food Hygiene (Handling) Courses
• NS Food Protection Fact Sheets and Publications
• CFIA Code of Practice for the Production and Distribution of Unpasteurized Apple and Other Fruit Juice/Cider in Canada
• CFIA General Principles of Food Hygiene, Composition and Labelling

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ALLERGENS AND FOOD ADDITIVES

• Food Allergies and Intolerances Overview
• Food Additives Overview
• Health Canada’s Maximum Level of Chemical Contaminants
• Food Safety Magazine eBook: Developing an Effective Allergen Management Plan

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WATER QUALITY

• Guidelines for Canadian Drinking Water Quality
• Boiler water treatment

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FOOD RECALL NOTIFICATIONS

• CFIA Recall and Allergy Alerts
• US FDA Food Recalls, Market Withdrawals and Safety Alerts

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SUPPLIES FOR FOOD FACILITIES

• Color-coded cleaning tools
• Metal detectable items
• Hairnets, beard nets
• Hairnets, beard nets
• Uniforms
• Gloves

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STAINLESS STEEL GRADES

• Stainless steels for the food processing industries

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INDUSTRY SUPPORT GUIDES

• Metal detection/Check-weighing/X-ray

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FOOD SAFETY EDUCATIONAL MATERIAL

• IFSQN Food Safety Friday Webinars
• Food Safety Magazine
• Food Quality and Safety Webinars
• Safe Food Alliance’s ‘Safe Food Spotlight’

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LABORATORIES

• Nova West Laboratory (Accredited)
• PEI Bio Food Tech (Accredited)
• RPC (Accredited)