Meat Hygiene Program

The Meat Hygiene Program ensures that meat and poultry products leaving federally-inspected establishments for interprovincial and export trade or being imported into Canada are safe and wholesome.

Eligibility Criteria

Federally registered plants. 

Summary

The Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) monitors registered and non-registered establishments for labelling compliance and audits the delivery of a grading program based on objective standards of meat quality and retail yield.

CFIA activities include:

• registration and inspection of slaughter and processing establishments of meat products;
• inspection and grading of exports and meat products for interprovincial trade;
• inspection of imported meat products;
• process, formula, labelling policy and program development, registration and verification;
• verifying that food advertising complies with requirements;
• retail inspection including enforcing label regulations at retail; and
• residue testing.

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).