Non-federally Registered Food Sector

The Canadian Food Inspection Agency enforces the safety and nutritional quality provisions of the Food and Drugs Act (FDA).

The "non-federally registered" food sector covers a wide range of products, including infant foods, alcoholic beverages, bakery products, and cereal products. These foods may be traded intra-provincially, inter-provincially, or imported. The jurisdiction for inspection of non-federally registered foods is shared between the CFIA and provincial/ territorial governments because the sector also includes a large variety of foods that are traded solely intra-provincially.

Information we provide to the food industry includes:

• Allergens
  • Communiqués
  • Reference Material
• Exports
  • Export Declaration Form for Foods Regulated Solely under the Food and Drugs Act and Regulations.
• Imports
  • Information for Food Manufacturers - Recall of Hydrolysed Vegetable Protein (HVP) by Basic Flavors Inc., Las Vegas, Nevada
  • New Import Requirements for Food Products from China Containing Milk or Milk-derived Ingredients
• Processing
  • Safe Water for Food Processing
• Retail
  • Borax (Boric Acid) Sold or Represented as Food