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Create a food safety program
The information and resource provided on this page will help you and your organization to ensure you are following industry best-practice and government regulations in your food production business.
Some of the benefits of a food safety program include:
- increased food safety
- increased customer confidence in food safety
- meeting and exceeding customer requirements
- best practices reinforced constantly by staff
- maintain or improve market access
Resources
- Alberta Foodborne Illness and Risk Investigation Protocol 2017
- Environmental public health business information – Alberta Health Services
- Food retail and foodservices code – Ministry of Health
- Food retail and foodservices code (PDF, 417 KB) 2016 – Federal/Provincial/Territorial Food Safety Committee
- Food Safety Guidebook
- Global Food Safety Initiative
- Hazard Analysis Critical Control Point
- Meat Facility Standards
- Processed Meat Products Quick Facts
- Risk Mitigation Program, Canadian Agriculture Partnership
- Serving Safer Food Alberta guidebook (PDF, 16 MB) – Alberta Health Services
- Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada
- Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA)
- Codex Alimentarius, International Food Standards
- Food Safety – Government of Canada
- International HACCP Alliance
Training
- Alberta Food Processors Association courses
- Environmental Public Health courses – Alberta Health Services
- Food Safety Training for Processors
- Meeting Customer Requirements
- Preventative Controls Training online course
- Food and agriculture processing videos
Legislation
Alberta legislation mainly deals with hygiene requirements. Federal legislation covers specific food safety requirements such as food additives, process controls, allergens, composition, and labelling requirements.
Alberta
- Dairy Industry Act and Regulation
- Livestock and Livestock Products Act and Regulations
- Marketing of Agricultural Products Act and Regulations
- Meat Inspection Act and Regulations
- Public Health Act and Food Regulation
Canada
- Food and Drugs Act
- Consumer Packaging and Labelling Act
- Canada Agriculture Products Act
- Safe Food for Canadians Act
United States of America
- Food Safety Modernization Act – Food and Drug Administration
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