date:Aug 01, 2014
As part of the Canadian Food Inspection Agency's (CFIA) annual testing of various food products, a study released today found that more than 98 per cent of a wide variety of food samples tested met Health Canada's standards for chemical residues and metals.
The CFIA's National Chemical Residue Monitoring Program (NCRMP) tests foods of animal and plant origin for multiple chemical hazards, including pesticide residues, veterinary drug residues and environmental contaminants. Information obtained