Dairy Products

The Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) regulates dairy products leaving federally inspected establishments or being imported into Canada to verify they are safe, wholesome, labelled to avoid misleading consumers and eligible to be traded interprovincially or internationally.

What information is available?

• Import and Interprovincial Requirements for Dairy Products
  • Application for a Cheese Import Licence (CFIA/ACIA 5562)
• Labelling
  • Industry Labelling Tool
• Manuals
• Reference Listing of Accepted Construction Materials, Packaged Materials and Non-Food Chemical Products
• Sampling and Testing of Dairy Products

Additional government and industry information

• Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada - Dairy
• Canadian Dairy Commission
• Dairy Farmers of Canada