Final Report of an Audit Carried Out in Canada Covering Canada's Meat, Poultry, and Egg Products Inspection System, May 20 through June 25, 2008

摘要

The audit took place in Canada from May 20 through June 25, 2008. An opening meeting was held on May 20, 2008, in Ottawa, Canada, with the Central Competent Authority (CCA). At this meeting, the auditors confirmed the objective and scope of the audit and confirmed the itineraries of the auditors. Each auditor was accompanied during the entire audit by representatives from the CCA, the Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA), and/or the Area or the Regional Offices. This audit was a routine audit with special emphases on Escherichia coli 0157:H7 (E. coli) controls, humane handling and slaughter of livestock, and good commercial practices for poultry, and included three objectives. The first and main objective of the audit was to evaluate the performance of the CCA with respect to controls over the slaughter and processing establishments certified by the CCA as eligible to export meat, poultry, and egg products to the United States. The second objective was to review the establishments' programs and to conduct an on-site assessment of Canada's oversight of humane handling and slaughter of livestock and good commercial practices for poultry in the 17 slaughter establishments audited. The third objective was to review the establishment's programs and CFIA control measures for E. coli 01 57:H7 in the eight beef slaughter establishments audited. In pursuit of the objectives, the following sites were visited: The headquarters office of the CCA, two Area Offices, two Regional Offices, three microbiology laboratories, one residue laboratory, two egg products establishments, and 23 slaughter and/or- processing establishments