Food Poisoning and Safe Food Handling
Other Places To Get Help
Online Resources
Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) Web Address: www.inspection.gc.ca The Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) is Canada's federal food safety, animal health, and plant protection enforcement agency. The CFIA has inspection programs related to foods, plants, and animals across Canada. The agency enforces the food safety and nutritional quality standards established by Health Canada and, for animal health and plant protection, sets standards and carries out enforcement and inspection.
Health Canada Food and Nutrition Health Canada Web Address: www.hc-sc.gc.ca/fn-an/index_e.html The mission of the Food and Nutrition program is to protect and improve the health of the people of Canada through science-based policies and programs related to safe and nutritious food.
Organizations
Canadian Partnership for Consumer Food Safety Education 1755 Courtwood Crescent Suite 500 Ottawa, ON K2C 3J2 Web Address: www.canfightbac.org The Canadian Partnership for Consumer Food Safety Education provides information and resources on food safety for the general public, educators, and the media.
International Food Information Council (IFIC) 1100 Connecticut Avenue NW Suite 430 Washington, DC 20036 Phone: (202) 296-6540 Fax: (202) 296-6547 E-mail: foodinfo@ific.org Web Address: http://ific.org The International Food Information Council (IFIC) is a nonprofit organization whose mission is to communicate science-based information on food safety, nutrition, and health to health and nutrition professionals, educators, government officials, journalists, and others who provide information to consumers.
Public Health Agency of Canada (PHAC) 130 Colonnade Road A.L. 6501H Ottawa, ON K1A 0K9 Phone: Telephone numbers for PHAC vary by region. For your regional number, go to the listing on the PHAC Web site at www.phac-aspc.gc.ca/contact_e.html. Web Address: www.phac-aspc.gc.ca/new_e.html The Public Health Agency of Canada (formerly the Population and Public Health Branch of Health Canada) is primarily responsible for policies, programs, and systems relating to disease prevention, health promotion, disease surveillance, community action, and disease control.
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| Author: | Monica Rhodes | Last Updated: May 27, 2007 |
| Medical Review: | Kathleen Romito, MD - Family Medicine Christine Hahn, MD - Epidemiology Andrew Swan, MD, CCFP, FCFP - Family Medicine | |
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