Safe Food for Canadians Regulations Come Into Force January 15, 2019

Are You Ready? 

Let NSF technical experts ensure you comply with the new regulations. Don’t wait, it’s coming into force January 15, 2019. 

Let us help you prepare now!

The final Safe Food for Canadians Regulations (SFCR) was published in Canada Gazette, Part II on June 13, 2018. The legislation and proposed regulations will improve Canada’s food safety system and allow the Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) to create a stronger, more consistent and preventive system with a risk-based inspection model.

Canadian Agricultural Partnership Upcoming Deadlines

Intake #3

Application Deadline: Thursday, July 19 at 4:30 p.m. 
AAC Board Review Date: Thursday, September 13

Intake #4

Pre-proposal Deadline: Wednesday, October 3
Application Deadline: Thursday, October 18 at 4:30 p.m. 
AAC Board Review Date: Wednesday, December 5

Visit the Canadian Agricultural Partnership page to learn more.

For further information, contact us today.

Meet Our Microbiology Expert!

NSF in partnership with microbiology expert, Dr. Ruby Lee, can help you fully optimize your food safety program using best practices to design and implement a solution customized to your facility.

Dr. Ruby Lee, Microbiology Expert​​

Dr. Lee is available to leverage her extensive experience and industry knowledge to assess your food safety program in the following areas:

  • Pathogen control
  • Regulatory compliance
  • Recall management
  • GFSI and food safety management system audit readiness
  • Environmental monitoring program design, implementation and troubleshooting

Dr. Ruby Lee, M.Sc. Ph.D., a microbiologist by profession, has provided consulting, training and auditing services for hundreds of companies in the food, veterinary and diagnostic laboratory industries in North America for over 25 years. She is a Senior Microbiologist at NSF, faculty at York University’s Schulich Executive Education Centre and President of Lee Food Microbiologists Inc.

Contact NSF today at to arrange a confidential appointment with Dr. Lee.