Do you produce ready-to-eat (RTE) meat products? Do they have any additives? If so, this article is for you. … If not, keep reading for some nuggets of wisdom to help keep any food business in regulatory compliance. In February...

In June, the CFIA announced that it would again be implementing temporary import conditions for U.S. romaine lettuce this fall requiring that importers of U.S. romaine products grown in the Salinas Valley submit attestation forms and Certificates of Analysis to...

With regulatory modernization and food waste reduction being two key priorities of the Government of Canada, Health Canada and CFIA have announced initiatives to address each. Following is TAG Canada’s take on these. Regulatory Modernization. As a part of the...

Percent of foods sampled by CFIA found to be unadulterated

Canadian establishments exporting “medium-risk” food products are required to update and complete their registration(s) in CIFER by submitting an “Application for Modification” by April 30, 2023. CFIA Notification April 19-2023 IMPORTANT UPDATE FOR OPERATORS OF ESTABLISHMENTS THAT EXPORT “MEDIUM-RISK” PRODUCTS...

While most Canadian food producers know that they are required by the SFCR to have a documented recall procedure, many do not realize that they also are required to conduct a recall simulation at least once a year – and...

If you are a certified organic food producer in Canada, your products can now be sold and labelled as organic in Mexico as well. On February 15, 2023, a new Canada-Mexico Organic Equivalency Arrangement (CMOEA) went into effect, recognizing the...

While both Canada and the US require the food industry to be able to track food and ingredients one step forward and one step back, Canada’s SFCR had stricter requirements than did the US FSMA for the documentation related to...

Labour shortages are not a new issue in Canada, but the issue has been exacerbated in recent years with agri-businesses facing some significant worker staffing limitations that are impacting their ability to do business. As reported in a new Canadian...

Earlier this year, the new CFIA animal transport regulations went into effect, reducing the maximum cattle transport confinement interval without food, water and rest (FWR) from 48 hours to 36 hours. Additionally, unweaned calves and those eight days or younger...