Honey Inspection Program

The Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) regulates honey or honey products leaving federally inspected establishments or any honey imported into Canada. This includes evaluation of the overall manufacturing practices of honey processing establishments to ensure that all honey and honey products are manufactured under sanitary conditions.

Summary

CFIA activities include:

• inspecting establishments to ensure compliance with regulatory requirements for grade and standardized container sizes;
• assessing equipment for its capacity to be adequately cleaned and its appropriateness for the intended use; and,
• sampling honey for analysis of contaminants such as yeast, mould, chemical residues, heavy metals and harmful extraneous matter, for compliance with grades, net quantity and labelling requirements and to verify authenticity.

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).