E. coli Infection

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

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/contac-eng.php.
Web Address:	www.phac-aspc.gc.ca/index-eng.php
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.
S.T.O.P.
P.O. Box 4352
Burlington, VT  05406
Phone:	1-800-350-7867 (victims and victims' families) 1-802-863-0555 (media and business)
E-mail:	mail@safetables.org
Web Address:	www.stop-usa.org
Safe Tables Our Priority (S.T.O.P.) is a nonprofit organization that works to inform the public and lobby for government action to eliminate or reduce all food-borne illnesses.

Go to previous section	Go to top of page	Go to next section
Author:	Douglas Dana Ralph Poore	Last Updated: August 25, 2006
Medical Review:	Adam Husney, MD - Family Medicine W. David Colby IV, MSc, MD, FRCPC - Infectious Disease
© 1995-2008 Healthwise, Incorporated. Healthwise, Healthwise for every health decision, and the Healthwise logo are trademarks of Healthwise, Incorporated.This information does not replace the advice of a doctor. Healthwise disclaims any warranty or liability for your use of this information. Your use of this information means that you agree to the Terms of Use. How this information was developed to help you make better health decisions.