Preventive Control Plans for Food Importers: What CFIA Really Expects A Preventive Control Plan (PCP) is the backbone of food safety compliance for Canadian food importers. CFIA doesn’t expect perfection — but they do expect importers to understand their risks and have documented controls in place to manage them. A strong PCP shows how your…
The Most Common Food Safety Compliance Challenges for Canadian Food Importers Food importers face unique food safety compliance challenges because responsibility doesn’t stop at the border. Under SFCR, importers must ensure that food meets Canadian regulatory requirements regardless of where it was produced. This creates gaps when supplier controls, documentation, or verification processes are weak…
Exporting Food from Canada: Common Compliance Mistakes Exporting food products from Canada can open significant growth opportunities for small and medium-sized businesses, but many exporters underestimate how different export compliance is from domestic food sales. While Canadian food safety systems provide a strong foundation, exporting introduces additional expectations from customers, importing countries, and certification bodies.…
Importing Food into Canada: What Businesses Need to Know When Applying for a CFIA Licence Importing food into Canada is highly regulated, and many small and medium businesses underestimate the requirements for a licence application. Under the Safe Food for Canadians Regulations (SFCR), most importers must hold a valid CFIA licence and have a documented…
Understanding Canada’s New Food Labelling Rules: What Importers and Retailers Need to Know If you import food products into Canada or sell them at retail, the CFIA / Health Canada implementation plan for recent food‑labelling changes is something you cannot ignore. These changes introduce stricter and more transparent labelling requirements—especially around nutrition, health claims, and…
Living with COVID-19: Managing Quality and Food Safety Programs in the New Normal OCTOBER 2, 2020 – PART THREE: Remote Quality Audits – Is this compromising food safety? *Part 3 of a 3 part series. In part one of our series, we looked at the new challenges across multiple industries during the first wave…
Living with COVID-19: Managing Quality and Food Safety Programs in the New Normal JULY 15, 2020 – PART TWO: Moving to a Digitized System & Developing Operational Procedures Built on Resilience *This is part 2 of a 3 part series that we will be publishing over the next few weeks. In Part One…
Living with COVID-19: Managing Quality and Food Safety Programs in the New Normal JULY 2, 2020 – PART ONE: Food Delivery – Is our food supply chain ready for this new challenge? *This is part 1 of a 3 part series that we will be publishing over the next few weeks. During the…
