Food safety
Safety tips for all types of food. Information to help protect people who are at greater risk of food poisoning.
Services and information
Food safety education
Health Canada's role in food safety education, and what resources are available to improve food safety practices
Safe cooking temperatures
Prevent food poisoning by using a digital food thermometer to check that cooked food has reached a safe internal temperature
Food safety for people at greater risk of food poisoning
Prevent food poisoning in people who are pregnant, people who are 60 years old and over, children who are 5 years old and under, and people with weakened immune systems
General food safety tips
Handling, storing and preparing food, information about pesticides, food safety and date labels
Food safety tips for fruits and vegetables
Handling and preparing fruits and vegetables to prevent food poisoning, the health risks of unpasteurized juice and cider
Meat, poultry, eggs, fish and seafood safety
Prevent food poisoning by following food safety tips for meat, poultry, eggs, fish and seafood
Seasonal food safety
Food safety risks for each season, including the school year, summer and warm weather, Halloween and holidays
Infant formula and milk
About powdered infant formula and unpasteurized or raw milk
Food and drinking water safety in an emergency
Take steps before, during and after an emergency to protect your family from food poisoning
Food recalls, risks and outbreaks
Food recalls and alerts, investigations, public health notices, food poisoning and other risks, monitoring and surveillance
Infectious diseases and food safety
Food safety and infectious diseases like Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza (HPAI)
Food safety for consumers
Safe food handling practices, fraud, labelling, recalls and allergy alerts