Chemical Residues / Microbiology The chemical residue
surveillance program of the Canadian Food Inspection Agency
(CFIA) consists of three well-defined components. The first is
monitoring sampling, which probes the food supply for potential
contamination. The second is directed sampling which focuses on
identified chemical contamination issues and the third is
compliance sampling, which seeks removal of food in violation of
standards from the marketplace. Food MicrobiologyThe CFIA
operates a national microbiological monitoring program. The
monitoring program includes the random selection and testing of
samples for a wide variety of domestic and imported products.
Sample tests are done every year to monitor the level of
microbiological contamination in the food supply. - Microbiology
reports - Information about the microbiological monitoring
program - Implementation of Health Canada’s Revised Policy on
Listeria monocytogenes in Ready-To-Eat Foods (Library and
Archives Canada) - Notice Regarding the Information