Food and safety standards
Activities related to the safety and nutritional quality of our food supply, information on a range of food safety topics including food additives and foods made from GMOs, food safety for industry.
Services and information
Pre-market oversight of certain food products sold in Canada
Mandatory and voluntary pre-market assessments, guidance for stakeholders
Food additives
Food additives, safety of food additives, regulation of food additives, food colours, sweeteners
Novel foods, including foods made from genetically modified organisms (GMOs)
Safety and labelling of genetically modified foods, completed safety assessments, requesting a novelty determination, transparency initiative
Cellular agriculture
Foods made using cells grown in culture instead of whole living animals or plants
Food chemical contaminants
Natural toxins, environmental contaminants, process-induced chemicals, adulteration
Food irradiation
Food irradiation and its regulation in Canada
Food packaging
Requirements for food packaging submissions, guidance on the safe use of recycled materials in food packaging, regulatory requirements
Microbiological criteria for food
Microbiological standards and guidelines
Food safety for industry
Preventive controls and preventive control plans, food recalls, traceability, food packaging, safety standards and guidelines