Commodity and Issue Responsibilities

For more information on the Farm Products Grades and Sales Act for a particular commodity or a legislative requirement please contact a Food Inspection Branch representative from the list below.

Commodities

Apples, Apricots, Asparagus, Beans (all),Beets, Berries (all), Broccoli, Brussels Sprouts, Cabbage, Cantaloupes, Carrots, Cauliflower, Celery, Christmas Trees, Cucumber,Currants, Garlic, Grapes, Greenhouse Food Crops, Honey,Lettuce (all), Maple Syrup, Melons (all), Mushrooms, Nectarines, Nuts, Onions, Oriental Vegetables (all), Parsnips, Peaches, Pears, Peas, Peppers (all), Plums (all), Potatoes, Pumpkins, Radishes, Rhubarb, Rutabagas, Seeds for sprouting (all), Spinach, Squash (all), Sweet Corn, Tobacco (MH-30), Tomatoes, Zucchini

 Program Related

  • Food Safety Monitoring
  • Containers
  • Controlled Atmosphere Storage
  • Issues Management
  • Legislation
  • Policy
  • Procedures
  • Other fruits and vegetables
  • Tropical fruits and vegetables

Contacts:

Foods of Plant Origin Program
Food Inspection Branch
Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs
1 Stone Road West, 5NW
Guelph, ON N1G 4Y2


Paul Bailey
Risk Identification and Management Coordinator
Food Inspection Branch
Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs
1 Stone Road West, 5NW
Guelph, ON N1G 4Y2
Tel: 1-888-466-2372, ext 64380 (Ontario only)
or (519) 826-4380
Fax: (519) 826-4375
Email: paul.bailey1@ontario.ca

John Henderson
RiskManagement Specialist
Food Inspection Branch
Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs
95 Dundas Street, RR 3
Brighton, ON K0K 1H0
Tel: (613) 475-5175
Fax: (613) 475-3835
Email: john.henderson@ontario.ca

Bengt Schumacher
Risk Management Specialist
Food Inspection Branch
Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs
2284 Nursery Road
Midhurst, ON L0L 1X0
Tel: (705)725-7295
Fax: (705)739-8901
Email: bengt.schumacher@ontario.ca

Peter Van Weerden
Risk Management Specialist
Food Inspection Branch
Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs
4890 Victoria St. North, Box 800
Vineland Station, ON L0R 2E0
Tel: (905) 562-1671
Fax: (905) 562-5639
Email: peter.vanweerden@ontario.ca

 


For more information:
Toll Free: 1-877-424-1300
Local: (519) 826-4047
E-mail: ag.info.omafra@ontario.ca
Author: OMAFRA Staff
Creation Date: 17 September 2003
Last Reviewed: 19 November 2008