Dairy Inspection Program

The Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) regulates dairy products leaving federally inspected establishments or being imported into Canada to verify they are safe, wholesome, labelled to avoid misleading consumers and eligible to be traded interprovincially or internationally.

Eligibility Criteria

The CFIA's dairy inspection program applies to any establishment engaged in the interprovincial or international trade or movement of all dairy products.

Summary

CFIA activities include:

• registration of manufacturing establishments;
• inspection and certification of imports, exports and product destined for interprovincial trade;
• residue testing;
• retail inspection including enforcing regulations at retail;
• policy and program development for food labelling and label verification; and
• verifying that food advertising complies with requirements.

Manitoba Contact(s):
Canadian Food Inspection Agency
Room 613
269 Main Street
Winnipeg, Manitoba  R3C 1B2
Telephone: 204-983-2200
Fax: 204-984-6008
Web site: http://www.inspection.gc.ca/english/toce.shtml
 

National Contact(s):
Canadian Food Inspection Agency
1400 Merivale Road
Ottawa, Ontario  K1A 0Y9
Telephone: 613-225-2342
Fax: 613-228-6601
Toll-free (information): 1-800-442-2342
TTY Toll-free (hearing impaired): 1-800-465-7735
Web site: http://www.inspection.gc.ca/english/toce.shtml
Hours of operation: Monday to Friday, 8:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. (Eastern Time).