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Schedule I: Food Safety and Traceability Initiative (FSTI)

Author: OMAFRA Staff
Creation Date: 28 April 2009
Last Reviewed: 28 April 2009

Recognized Food Safety Programs with accepted certification body

HACCP Programs
Accepted Certification Body
Advantage HACCP CGSB (Canadian General Standards Board)
Advantage HACCP Plus CGSB
ISO 22000 QMI - SAI Global
SQF 2000 - General Food, Processing Levels 1, 2, and 3. SGS Canada Inc.
AIB GFTC (Guelph Food Technology Centre)
BRC Food Standard (Issue 5) QMI - SAI Global
FSEP SGS Canada Inc.
Advantage Grain (Ontario) Canadian Grain Commission

Good Agricultural Practices (GAP) or Good Manufacturing Practices (GMP) Programs
Accepted Certification Body
Advantage GMPCGSB
GlobalGAPGlobalGAP
SQF 1000SGS Canada Inc.
AIBGFTC

National On-farm Food Safety Programs that have passed technical review and have received letter of completion by CFIA

  • Food-Safe Farm Practices (Sheep)
  • Canadian Quality Milk (Dairy)
  • Canadian Quality Assurance (Pork)
  • Start Clean, Stay Clean (Eggs)
  • Safe, Safer, Safest (Chicken)
  • CHEQ™ (Broiler Hatching Egg)
  • Canadian Horticultural Council (Leafy Vegetables and
    Cruciferae, Potato, Small Fruit, Treefruit and Vine,
    Greenhouse)
  • Good Agriculture and Collection Practices (GACP) (Herbs and Spices)
  • Turkey Farmers of Canada On-Farm Food Safety Program
  • Verified Beef Production VBP


This list may be updated periodically.

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