Canadian Food Inspection Agency

7 datasets found
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    Fruit Juice Authenticity Summary Data

    ​The Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) collected samples of fruit juice to verify accurate representation of their composition. The juice samples were tested for authenticity by assessing the soluble solids, mineral, organic acids, preservative and sugar content of the products. Fruit juice...
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    Grated Hard Cheese Adulteration Summary Data

    ​The Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) collected samples of grated hard cheese to verify accurate representation. Samples of grated hard cheese were tested for the presence of the food additive cellulose (a form of insoluble fibre), which is allowed to be used as an anticaking agent but, if...
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    Canadian Food Inspection Agency
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    Meat Species Substitution Summary Data

    ​The Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) conducts surveillance of raw, ready-to-eat (RTE) and heat-treated non-RTE meat products, to verify the accurate representation of the species declared on the product label and whether species substitution has occurred. Samples were tested using an...
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    Canadian Food Inspection Agency
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    Honey Authenticity Summary Data

    The Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) collects samples of honey from across Canada to test for adulteration with foreign sugars. Testing is done using two techniques. Samples in the datasets below were tested by the CFIA for the addition of C4 sugars using Stable Isotope Ratio Analysis...
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    Canadian Food Inspection Agency
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    Oils Authenticity Summary Data

    ​Canadian Food Inspection Agency collects samples of olive oils and other expensive oils to verify accurate representation. The olive oil samples are tested for authenticity, adulteration, substitution or dilution with cheaper oils by assessing the sterol and fatty acid profile by gas...
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    Canadian Food Inspection Agency
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    Fish Species Substitution Summary Data

    The Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) conducted surveillance of fish products to verify the accurate representation of their common name, and whether species substitution had occurred. Samples were tested using DNA-based fish species identification (ID) testing. Additional Information:...
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    Canadian Food Inspection Agency
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    Spices Authenticity Summary Data

    ​Canadian Food Inspection Agency collects samples of spices to verify accurate representation. The samples of spices are tested for the presence of fillers (such as wheat (gluten) and nut shells (peanut and almond)) and undeclared additives used to enhance their apparent value (such as colouring...
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    Canadian Food Inspection Agency
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