City of Montreal: Food Service Inspection Flashcards
Compare Montreal’s food inspections division between 1927 and now
1927: First municipal regulation following Typhoid fever outbreak
Now: Mandate to inspect ALL provincial food establishments
i.e. producers, wholesalers, distributer, restaurants and retailers
What are the key words in the mission statement of Montreal’s Food Service Inspection?
- Ensure
- Quality and Safety
- Prepared, served and sold
- restaurant, retail, production, distribution and wholesale sectors
Rank the positions of the food inspection division
Chief of division -> Scientific advisor, Administration -> supervisor -> Inspectors
T/F: There are more Administration staff than inspectors
FALSE, usually about 10-11 inspectors per division
T/F: Retirement homes & vending machines are subject to inspection
True!
List 4 examples of establishments under inspection
- Hospitals
2, Summer camps - Food banks
- Produce/public markets
How many establishments in Montreal are under inspection?
A) 500
B) 5000
C) 10 000
D) >10,000
D)
approx. 13900 establishment
T/F
Food inspection in quebec is the shared responsibility between federal and provincial government authorities
FALSE
Shared responsibility between Federal, Provincial and Municipal
Name the 4 ways the federal government regulates food inspection
- Health Canada
- Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA)
- Agriculture Canada
- Fisheries and Oceans Canada
How does the provincial government regulate food inspection?
Ministry of agriculture, food and fisheries of Quebec
(MAPAQ)
Who determines policies and regulations on the matters of health, safety, and the nutritional value of foods sold in Canada (FDA) ?
Health Canada
Federal
The CFIA is responsible for what?
A) Administrate and apply the food labeling policies
B) Mandated to safeguard Canada’s food supply (plants and animals)
C) Inspect all major Canadian food establishments (slaughterhouses)
D) Inspect food establishments that import or export food across provincial or national borders
E) All of the above
E)
(T/F) MAPAQ inspects and applies provincial laws and regulations to food establishments in Montreal
False
Outside of montreal
Who is a MAPAQ subcontractor?
What will they do?
The City of Montreal Food Inspection Division
Will inspect provincially applied laws by MAPAQ to establishments within Montreal
Besides inspecting & applying food laws and regulation to food establishments outside of Montreal, the MAPAQ also does what? (2)
1) Establish agreements with the CFIA
2) Inspect animal production and transportation
At the provincial level, the law is called ____
Food products act