CFIA and Food Labelling Flashcards
Who are the players in food labelling?
- Canadian Government
- Food Companies
- Consumers
What does CFIA stand for?
Canadian Food inspection Agency
What is the CFIA mandate?
Dedicated to safeguarding food, plant and enamels, which enhances the well being of Canada’s people, environment and economy.
What is the CFIA a key science based regulator for the Government of Canada?
- Food safety
- Animal health
- Plant protection
When was the CFIA created ?
1997
What 4 departments does the CFIA provide federal enforcement and compliance activities?
- Agriculture and Agri-food Canada
- Fisheries and Oceans Canada
- Health Canada
- Industry Canada
Where are most of the regional offices and laboratories for the CFIA located in Canada? Where are there none?
Mostly located in eastern Ontario, Quebec and Maritimes.
No offices in the territories.
What are some Acts of CFIA’s Legislative Authority?
Food and Drugs Act Seeds Act Feeds Act Health of Animals Act Plant Protection Act Meat Protection Act
What are some sectors regulated by CFIA?
Slaughterhouse + Meat packing Dairy Establishment Seed producers Honey and Maple products processors Fresh fruit and vegetable growers and importers
What are some examples of CFIA professionals?
Inspectors (Dietitian) Veterinarians Agronomists Biologists Chemists
Are Computer specialists, Financial officers, clerks and managers considered CFIA professionals?
Yes!
What are the 4 priorities of the CFIA?
1) Investigating consumer and industry complaints
2) taking appropriate compliance and enforcement actions related to food safety, labelling and deceptive practices
3) Recall of unsafe
4) Undertaking preventive measures buying a risk based approach
What are some activities performed by the CFIA?
- Managing food safety risk
- Helping consumers make healthy choices
- Coordinating food recalls
- Promoting science-based regulation
- Certifying exports
- Regulating biotechnology
is the CFIA involved in border control?
Yes!
Food labels and their regulations are always ____
evolving
What are the two federal departments which are based with the federal responsibility of developing Canadian food label requirement ?
Health Canada
CFIA
What does Health Canada establish ?
- Ingredients list
- Nutrition Facts table
- Instruction for safe use/consumption
- storage and handling
What other complimentary information does health canada provide to consumers ?
- Education and awareness
- Information updates
- Publications
What is the main role of the CFIA ?
Enforcing the policies and regulations that a re developed by health canada
How does the CFIA enforce the policies and regulations developed by health canada?
- enforce regulations related to:
- misrepresentation
- labelling
- advertising
- grade
- packaging
What is Canada’s primary food legislation?
Food and Drugs Act And Regulations
What does the Food and Drugs Act apply to?
Applies to all foods in Canada
What does the FDA focus on?
Focuses on standards of identity, composition, grade etc.
What is the Industry Labelling tool? What does it replace?Who uses it?
- Labelling reference for all food inspectors and stakeholders in Canada.
- Replaces the Guide to Food Labelling and Advertising
- Used by the FDA
What core labelling requirements are included in the Industry labelling tool?
- Bilingual labelling
- Common Name/Country of Origin
- List of Ingredients + Allergens
- Nutrition Labelling
- Sweeteners and Food Additives
What are some other core labelling requirement ?
- Legibility and Location
- Data Markings
- Storage Instructions
What are the 7 basic labelling requirements?
- Bilingual
- Best before date
- Nutrition Information
- Common Name
- Net Quantity
- List of Ingredients
- Name and Address of Company
Whats is a common name ? What are some examples ?When do we name foods that are “like” other food?
A common name is the name prescribed by a regulation, such as orange juice, milk, jam, bread.
When a food is “like”another food - like chocolate cake or orange drink, the name is not prescribed by a regulation and is named y which the product is commonly known.
What must jam be obtained from to bear the common name “jam” ?
1) Must be obtained by processing fruit, fruit pulp or canned fruit, by boiling to a suitable consistency with water and a sweetening ingredient.
What must jam contain NO LESS than to bear the common name, “jam”?
2) Must contain NO LESS than: 45% of the names fruit
66% water soluble solids
What can jam MAY contain to bear the common name, “jam”?
3) MAY CONTAIN: pectin, pectinous preparation, acid ingredient -class II pervasive -pH adjusting agent -antifoaming agent
What must jam NOT contain to bear the common name “jam”?
4) CANNOT CONTAIN:
- apple or rhubarb
If a “jam” like product does not meet the criteria, what is it called instead?
Fruit spread
What is the criteria for apple juice?
Juice form an apple and no sweetener added
What is the criteria for an apple drink ?
Sweetener is added
Sweetener can include an ingredient like “grape juice”
What is the criteria for and apple juice drink ?
Apple drink (contained sweeter) but contains AT LEAST 25% apple juice
What is the criteria for a drink label to bear “Made with XX% Fruit Juice” ?
When the % of juice in the drink is LESS THAN 25%
What is the criteria for a drink label bear “Has the Taste of freshly Made Apple Juice”?
Most likely contains no real juice, and all flavourings
What is the modified food of Maple Syrup? Ice Cream ? Chocolate? Apple Sauce? Mayonnaise? processed Cheese?
- Maple-flavoured syrup
- Frozen dairy dessert
- Chocolatey, Chocolate flavoured
- Apple Snack
- Dressing Sauce
- Processed Cheese Product
what is a zoonotic disease?
disease form animals
If a product is not prepackaged at a retail location, their “best before date” must _____ (2)
- Appear on food with a durable life of 90 days or less
- be accompanied by storage instructions, if different form normal room temps
What si the best before date prescribed format?
Best Before/Meilleur Avant: 2015 Feb 21
What are the 3 requirements for the Name and Address found on a label?
- can been in either official language
- may have country of origin requirements
- may indicate the plan where product was manufactured
What measurements must be present on the net quantity declaration on label? What units? What products should carry only a count? Will the amount allow consumers to calculate nutrition info of a full package?
- volume or weight
- metric units
- buns, dinner rolls should be presented in count
- yes
What are the 2 requirements for the ingredients list? What are some exceptions ?
1) Must appear in decreasing order by WEIGHT
2) Components of an ingredient must be showed (i.e chocolate chips: chocolate liquor, butter, sugar, soya lecithin …)
EXCEPTION: spices, seasonings, fine herbs, flavourings, flavour enhancers, food additives, vitamin and minerals (EXCEPT SALT) … can appear in any order at the end!
Can salt be listed in any order at the end of the ingredients list ?
No!
What are some new regulations for the new lost of ingredients ?
1) Format
2) Sugar
3) Colours, Allergens
What is not required to be bilingual of the package ?
Company name