Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Program

Under the Canada Agricultural Products Act, the Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Program of the Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) ensures that fresh produce imported, exported and marketed domestically under federal standards is safe, meets standards, and is packaged and labelled to avoid fraud and marketed in an orderly fashion.

Summary

CFIA activities include:

• inspecting products for their safety and wholesomeness;
• verifying compliance with the federal grade, packaging and labelling requirements; and
• supporting orderly marketing to provide fairness in the marketplace.

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).