Improved Food Inspection Model
Revised Draft

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Consultation: The Revised Draft Improved Food Inspection Model

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Table of Contents

• Overview
• Guide for navigating the document
• 1.0 Introduction
  • 1.1 CFIA’s legislative authorities
  • 1.2 Guiding principles
  • 1.3 Roles and responsibilities
• 2.0 Licensing
  • Introduction
  • 2.1 Parties subject to licensing
  • 2.2 Licensing requirements
  • 2.3 Period of validity
  • 2.4 Issuing, renewing and amending a licence
  • 2.5 Suspension of a licence
  • 2.6 Cancellation of a licence
  • 2.7 Preventive control plans
• 3.0 Risk-based inspection oversight
  • Introduction
• 4.0 Overview of inspection
  • Introduction
  • 4.1 Inspection work planning and priorities
  • 4.2 Inspection procedures
• 5.0 Imports
  • 5.1 Preventive control plans
  • 5.2 Inspection
  • 5.3 Surveillance
• 6.0 Exports
  • 6.1 Preventive control plans
  • 6.2 Inspection
  • 6.3 Issuance of export certificates
• 7.0 Compliance and enforcement
  • Introduction
  • 7.1 CFIA response when non-compliance is detected
  • 7.2 Compliance and enforcement actions
• 8.0 System performance and continuous improvement
  • Introduction
  • 8.1 Framework for the assessment of system performance
  • 8.2 Evaluation methodology
• 9.0 Transparency
• Annexes
  • Annex A: Details for issuing, renewing and amending a licence
  • Annex B: Elements of the preventive control plan: outcomes, performance criteria and inspection activities
  • Annex C: Basic inspection steps and draft inspection report
  • Annex D: Compliance and enforcement: range of possible responses
  • Annex E: System performance: preliminary draft indicators
  • Annex F: Exemptions
  • Annex G: Draft glossary of terms