Food Safety Assessments
Bureau of Food Safety Assessment
In April 1997, the Canadian Food Inspection Agency Act
established the Canadian Food
Inspection Agency, reporting to the Minister of Agriculture and
Agri-Food. The new agency consolidated all federal resources related to
food inspection, previously spread among four federal Departments.
To provide a check and balance in the system, the
Minister of Health was
given responsibility for assessing the effectiveness of the Agency's
activities related to food safety. The Bureau of Food Safety Assessment
(BFSA) was created to fulfill this responsibility.
The purpose of BFSA is to provide objective information and advice
to the Minister of Health on the effectiveness of CFIA's programs
and activities aimed at contributing to the safety and nutritional
quality of the food supply. Activities are based on Health Canada's
Policy for the Food Safety Assessment
Program. Food safety assessments consist of independent, systematic
and evidence-based examinations of food safety and nutritional quality
components of CFIA's programs and activities. These assessments
include reviewing the design and operational delivery of CFIA's
programs related to food safety, assessing compliance with health
and safety standards and evaluating the results achieved. It is
expected that the majority of CFIA's food safety activities will
be assessed over a reasonable period of time.
For more information, please e-mail: BFSA_BESA@hc-sc.gc.ca
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