Please be advised that the Canadian Food Inspection Agency has updated Chapter 18 of the Meat Hygiene Manual of Procedures to use a more flexible, science-based approach to carry out inspection activities and to better align the meat inspection system with the impending Safe Food for Canadians Regulations (SFCR) and integrated Agency Inspection Model (iAIM).
The main changes are as follows:
- All sections - The abbreviation for Inspection Report – Corrective Action Request was changed from CAR to IR-CAR.
- Sections 18.4.6 and 18.7.1.1.2 – Introduction of the Outcome Assessment activities utilized to trigger verification tasks.
- Various sections – Modified to introduce the modification to the previous “HACCP system design and in depth verification” tasks (CVS section 4).
- Section 18.7.4.4 - Removal of the instruction to link recently closed IR-CAR to a new one.
- Sections 18.7.4.5, 18.7.4.6, 18.7.4.7 and 18.6.2 – Introduction of provisions concerning IR-CARs for which inspectors must request an action plan.
The updated Chapter 18 is published at the following link: http://www.inspection.gc.ca/food/meat-and-poultry-products/manual-of-procedures/chapter-18/eng/1335181754842/1335241998814
Please refer to the sections referenced above for more details on the modifications.