Calgary, Alberta
Practical federal food safety compliance support for Calgary manufacturers, processors, importers and other food businesses subject to applicable CFIA and SFCR requirements.
Federal food safety requirements can involve licensing, preventive controls, written PCPs, traceability, records, labelling and inspection readiness depending on the activity and food involved.
CS Food Safety helps businesses identify relevant gaps, organize compliance systems and strengthen the documentation and implementation needed to demonstrate control.
We focus on practical readiness: what requirements appear relevant to the scope, what systems already exist, what is missing and what actions should be prioritized.
The Safe Food for Canadians Regulations do not apply in exactly the same way to every food business. The activity being conducted is critical.
Examples of activities that may trigger federal requirements include importing food and certain SFC-licensed manufacturing, processing, treating, preserving, grading, storing, packaging or labelling activities. Interprovincial and export activities can also be relevant.
A business should be prepared to demonstrate not only that written procedures exist but that they are implemented, monitored and supported by records.
When a gap is identified, the response should address both the immediate issue and the reason it occurred. Repeated problems often indicate weak procedures, training, monitoring or verification.
Federal CFIA/SFCR requirements and Alberta/AHS requirements are different layers of food regulation. A local restaurant is not automatically subject to the same federal obligations as an importer or federally licensed processor. Requirements should be assessed from the business’s actual activities.
That depends on the activity, food and market. The applicable CFIA licensing rules should be checked against your actual operation.
Inspection activities can include review of preventive controls, PCPs where required, records, traceability and evidence that procedures are implemented. The exact scope depends on the regulated activity.
No. We can support gap assessment, documentation and implementation, but the business remains legally responsible for compliance and CFIA makes regulatory decisions.
Yes, where a written PCP is appropriate to the engagement.
Yes, subject to the agreed scope. Importers can require focused support around PCPs, foreign suppliers, product specifications, traceability and records.
Where this falls within the consultant's confirmed expertise, label compliance can be reviewed. Specialized legal or technical questions may require an appropriate specialist.
CS Food Safety does not guarantee compliance or CFIA approval. Applicability depends on the activity, commodity, licence and market. Federal requirements are not the same as Alberta or AHS requirements.