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Sep 26, 2024 · The CFIA takes food fraud seriously and its oversight activities centre around 3 themes: prevent, detect and deter. This report summarizes the work done under each of these themes and covers the Government of Canada's 2022 to 2023 fiscal year, which was from April 1, 2022 to March 31, 2023.
- Food Fraud Annual Report 2021 to 2022 - inspection.canada.ca
As part of its food fraud initiative, during fiscal year...
- Food Fraud Annual Report 2021 to 2022 - inspection.canada.ca
As part of its food fraud initiative, during fiscal year 2021 to 2022, the Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) conducted a number of activities to prevent, detect and deter food fraud. This report summarizes these activities.
This report is an overview of the food fraud initiative activities performed by CFIA during the 2020 to 2021 fiscal year, with a focus on the results of surveillance of certain high-risk commodities (honey, fish, olive oil, other expensive oils and spices) susceptible to food fraud.
Mar 7, 2023 · The Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) has released its Food Fraud Annual Report for 2021–2022, which summarizes the activities CFIA conducted throughout the year to prevent, detect, and deter food fraud.
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The Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) continues to tackle food fraud so consumers can be confident the food they buy is safe and accurately represented and businesses can compete fairly in the market.
March 2, 2023 – Ottawa, Ontario
The Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) continues to tackle food fraud so consumers can be confident the food they buy is safe and accurately represented and businesses can compete fairly in the market. The agency is pleased to share the latest food sampling results in its Food Fraud Annual Report. This year the CFIA tested the authenticity of 6 foods that are commonly misrepresented. Overall, the testing showed a compliance rate of 92.7% for fish, 77.5% for honey, 99.1% for meat, 86.9% for olive oil, 64.3% for other expensive oils, and 90.8% for spices.
Meat is a new addition to the report this year and had a high rate of compliance. The findings for the rest of the commodities are consistent with last year's report, showing that the CFIA's efforts to protect consumers and the food industry from food fraud continue to be effective. This annual testing not only helps the agency address existing risks, it is also used to plan future sampling and inspection strategies to better target areas of high risk.
When potential food fraud was discovered, the CFIA took action, preventing more than 100,000 kg of misrepresented food from being sold in Canada. These actions include destroying, relabelling or removing products from Canada.
Everyone has a role to play in combatting food fraud. Industry is responsible for properly representing and labelling its food products and providing consumers with information that is neither false nor misleading. Anyone who suspects that a food product is not accurately represented can report it to the CFIA.
"Canada has one of the best food safety systems in the world. Through the Canadian Food Inspection Agency and Health Canada, our government is working to prevent, detect, and deter food fraud so Canadians can feel confident that the food they buy is accurately represented and safe to eat."
– The Honourable Jean-Yves Duclos, Minister of Health
"Our government takes food fraud seriously. When food is misrepresented, it prevents consumers from making an informed choice, and can create an uneven, unfair market. This report highlights the excellent work being done to protect consumers and food businesses from this deceptive practice."
– The Honourable Marie-Claude Bibeau, Minister of Agriculture and Agri-Food
"As the voice of the Canadian spice industry, the Canadian Spice Association has always promoted the highest food safety standards in the spices produced and sold by its members. We therefore welcome the CFIA's initiative in carrying out these surveys, and fully support its efforts to fight food fraud at all levels of the food supply chain."
– Gaspare Colletti, President ex-Officio, Canadian Spice Association
•Canadian law prohibits the labelling, packaging, treating, processing, selling or advertising of any food in a manner that is false, misleading or deceptive to consumers regarding the character, value, quantity, composition, merit or safety of the product.
CFIA's enforcement actions are guided by the Standard Regulatory Response Process.
Under the Food Policy for Canada, launched in June 2019, the Government of Canada invested $24.4 million over 5 years for the CFIA to tackle food fraud.
The CFIA works closely with Health Canada, which supports these efforts by addressing health and safety risks related to food fraud, and researches potential new methods to detect adulteration in food.
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CFIA is dedicated to safeguarding food, animal and plant health, which enhances the health and well-being of Canadians, the environment and our economy. This Agency develops and delivers inspection and other services to: prevent and manage food safety risks; protect plant resources from pests, diseases and invasive species;
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May 12, 2022 · The CFIA's newly published Food Fraud Annual Report: 2020 to 2021 outlines the results of its enhanced surveillance activities to test the authenticity of 5 foods: honey, fish, olive oil, other expensive oils (such as, sesame seed oil, grapeseed oil, coconut oil and others), and spices.
