Inspection Programs

Food From Animals

| Meat | Eggs | Dairy |

Meat:

• Ontario's Meat Inspection System

• Food Safety and Quality Act

  • Meat Regulation (O. Reg. 31/05)
    
  • General Regulation, (O. Reg. 222/05)
    

  • Fees Regulation, (O. Reg 223/05)

• Amendments to the Meat Regulation

• Emergency Slaughter
  • Emergency Slaughter In Place
  • Scenarios
  • List of Appointed Veterinarians for Emergency Slaughter
  • List of Slaughter Plants for Emergency Slaughter
  • Emergency Slaughter Contacts
  • Process for Emergency Slaughter
  • Emergency Slaughter Decision Tree - On Farm/Off Site (PDF ) (HTML)
  • CFIA Permits to Receive Emergency Slaughter Cattle (Specified Risk Material - SRM) at a Provincial Abattoi
  • CFIA Permits to Transport Emergency Slaughter Cattle (Specified Risk Material - SRM) at a Provincial Abattoir
    

• New Provisions for Non-Emergency On-Farm Slaughter
  • Information Sessions in May 2008 (PDF) (HTML)
  • Information for Livestock Producers (PDF) (HTML)
  • Information for Meat Plant Operators (PDF) (HTML)
  • Information for Examiners (PDF) (HTML)

• Hunted Game Standards
  

• Labeling requirements for poultry and rabbits
  

• Livestock and Poultry Producers, Dealers and Buyers’ responsibilities under the Meat Regulation
  

• Provincially Licensed Slaughter Plants
  

• Provincially Licensed Freestanding Meat Processors
  

• Audit Program
  

• Audit Ratings of Provincially Licensed Meat Plants
  

• Meat Processing Information Bundle

• Humane Handling
  

• Meat Inspection Hotline

Additional Resources:

• Code of Professionalism ( PDF ) ( HTML )
• Non-Traditional and Specialty Meat Products
• National Meat and Poultry Regulations and Code
• Specified Risk Materials
• Ontario Beef Cattle Financial Protection Program (OBCFFP)
• Livestock Community Sales Act
• HACCP Advantage
• Rail Grade Plants

Eggs:

• Ontario's Eggs Sales/Grading Program

Dairy:

• Ontario's Dairy Food Safety Program

• Protect Your Family's Health Always Choose Pasteurized Milk

• Milk Act

• Regulatory Amendments under the Milk Act made December 2004

• Cheesemaking Business Information Bundle

• National Dairy Regulations and Code

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