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Canadian Food Inspection Agency
About the CFIA
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Audits, Reviews and Evaluations
Evaluation of the Meat Programs
Evaluation of the
CFIA
's Meat Programs
Final Report
Complete Text
Executive Summary
Key Findings and Recommendations
1.0 Introduction
1.1 Background to the evaluation
2.0 Program Profile
2.1 Meat Programs
2.2 Inspection Verification Office
2.3
Listeria
3.0 Study Methodologies
3.1 Document and data review
3.2 Interviews
3.3 Focus groups
3.4 Survey of inspectors
3.5 Expert panel
3.6 International comparison study
3.7 Financial analysis
4.0 Program Relevance
4.1
Q
1: The need for the Meat Programs
4.2
Q
2: Consistency of the program with federal government priorities and
CFIA
's mandate and priorities
4.3
Q
3: Appropriate roles and responsibilities of
CFIA
, other federal partners, industry, and the provinces
5.0 Program Effectiveness
5.1
Q
4: Effectiveness of requirements for plant operations
5.2
Q
5: Effectiveness of the systems for inspections, sampling, and testing
5.3
Q
6: Effectiveness of recall processes
5.4
Q
7: Effectiveness of the procedures for equivalency determinations
5.5
Q
8: Effectiveness of the Import Inspection System
5.6
Q
9: To what extent are meat products distributed in Canada safe for human consumption?
5.7
Q
10: Effectiveness of the program to ensure the compliance of export products
5.8
Q
11: Stakeholder Satisfaction
6.0 Program Delivery
6.1
Q
12: Effectiveness of performance measurement
6.2
Q
13: Effectiveness of the governance and delivery process
6.3
Q
14: Adequacy of staff resources and competencies
7.0 Economy and Efficiency
7.1
Q
15: Potential for more cost-effective delivery processes for the Meat Programs
7.2
Q
16: Are there less costly ways for
CFIA
to achieve the intended results of the Meat Programs?
8.0 Conclusions and Recommendations
8.1 Conclusions
8.2 Recommendations
Annex A: Logic Models, Results Chains and Program Profile
I
. Domestically produced and distributed products
II
. Imported products
III
. Exported products
IV
. Recalls
V
. Role of Other Government Departments
VI
. Organization of the Meat Programs
Annex B: Evaluation Methodology Limitations and Mitigation Strategies
Annex C: Examples of Interview Guides, plus the Survey Questionnaire
Annex D: Members of the Expert Panel
Annex E: Additional Findings: Inspection Verification and
Listeria
Enhancements
Annex F: Microbial Sampling: Planned
vs
Actual
Annex G:
CFIA
Meat Program Budget Tables
Annex H: Responsibilities of the
CFIA
Related to
HACCP
Annex I: Meat export data
Annex J: Research questions addressed in the evaluation
Date modified:
2018-03-15