A Guide to Identifying Food Products Affected by the Proposed Imported Food Sector Product Regulations

Step A: Initial Analysis

• Initial Screening Tool

Initial Screening Tool

In general, an Imported Food Sector (IFS) product:

• meets the defintion of 'agricultural product' in the Canada Agricultural Products Act (CAPA);
• is intended as food for human consumption or as an ingredient in food;
• originated in a country other than Canada; and
• is not regulated under the following federal food commodity-specific legislation:
  • The Meat Inspection Act and Regulations
  • The Fish Inspection Act and Regulations
  • The following regulations under the CAPA:
    1. Dairy Products Regulations
    2. Egg Regulations
    3. Processed Egg Regulations
    4. Honey Regulations
    5. Maple Products Regulations
    6. Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Regulations
    7. Processed Products Regulations

An 'agricultural product' is defined in the CAPA as:

1. an animal, a plant or an animal or plant product, or
2. a product, including any food or drink, wholly or partly derived from an animal or a plant.

Decision Tree 1 uses general questions to determine whether a food product is, or may be, an IFS product.

If the result of Decision Tree 1 is that the food product may be an IFS product, further analysis using one of the food commodity-specific decision trees is required.

Decision Tree 1: Initial IFS Product Screening Tool

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Description-Decision Tree 1

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