Food Safety Resources

• Health Canada

  Health Canada works with governments, industry and consumers to establish policies, regulations and standards related to the safety and nutritional quality of all food sold in Canada. Health Canada is responsible for assessing the Canadian Food Inspection Agency's activities related to food safety. The Department also evaluates the safety of veterinary drugs used in food-producing animals.

• Public Health Agency of Canada

  Each year Canadians become ill from the foods they eat. The Public Health Agency of Canada, together with Health Canada and the Canadian Food Inspection Agency, work in close cooperation with health authorities to protect the public from these outbreaks.

• Ontario Ministry of Health and Long Term Care

  The Ministry of Health and Long Term Care has a mandate that is set out in the Health Protection and Promotion Act (HPPA) : To provide for the organization and delivery of public health programs and services, to prevent the spread of disease, to promote and protect the health of the people of Ontario.

• Canadian Partnership for Consumer Food Safety Education

  The Canadian Partnership for Consumer Food Safety Education (the Partnership) is a group of industry, consumer and government organizations that develop and implement a national safe food handling education program for consumers.

• Be Food Safe

  Be Food Safe is a division of the Canadian Partnership for Consumer Food Safety Education. Be Food Safe was introduced in Canada to bring renewed focus and a fresh new look to the four (4) core food safety practices of Clean, Separate, Cook and Chill. Retailers, food and consumer product companies and other organizations interested in promoting these preventive health messages are invited to work with the Partnership.

• Canadian Food Inspection Agency

  The Canadian Food Inspection Agency provides information about national food safety, recent and ongoing food recalls and allergy alerts.

• County of Lambton Community Health Services Department

  The County of Lambton Community Health Services Department provides information on food safety including information on the Safe Food Handling Course, applications for new food premises and special event application forms.