{"id":157,"date":"2026-10-03T01:00:52","date_gmt":"2026-10-03T01:00:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/romyalegria.ca\/requisitos-cfia-exportar-alimentos-canada\/"},"modified":"2026-10-06T06:36:15","modified_gmt":"2026-10-06T06:36:15","slug":"requisitos-cfia-exportar-alimentos-canada","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/romyalegria.ca\/en\/requisitos-cfia-exportar-alimentos-canada\/","title":{"rendered":"CFIA requirements for exporting food"},"content":{"rendered":"<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"157\" class=\"elementor elementor-157\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c586749 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"c586749\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e42b06e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e42b06e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"margin:0;\"><a href=\"\/en\/\" style=\"color:#B9C3D6;text-decoration:none;\">Home<\/a> &nbsp;\/&nbsp; <span style=\"color:#B9C3D6;\">Guide to exporting to Canada<\/span> &nbsp;\/&nbsp; <span style=\"color:#FF8A7F;\">CFIA requirements for exporting food<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-91b6815 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"91b6815\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">CFIA requirements for exporting food to Canada<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ec63532 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"ec63532\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b1aaac7 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"b1aaac7\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-29e8e67 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"29e8e67\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"font-size:19px;color:#14213D;\">Let's start with the basics: what is the CFIA? The <strong>Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA)<\/strong> is the most important filter for your food products to enter Canada. It is the agency that protects Canadians from foodborne illness and regulates what enters the country and how.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-99ba40a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"99ba40a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Among other things, the CFIA requires labels to be truthful, in both official languages, and to show allergens and country of origin. We cover this in detail in our guide on <a href=\"\/en\/etiquetado-alimentos-canada\/\">food labelling in Canada<\/a>.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fd7fe40 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"fd7fe40\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">The minimum the CFIA expects from you as an exporter<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-257a959 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"257a959\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-afdc0b9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"afdc0b9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">01<\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e5cd987 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"e5cd987\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">A preventive control plan<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-936c941 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"936c941\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tThis is a document you must provide to the importer. It states that the food was produced to the same safety and hygiene standards required in Canada.\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-af21f05 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"af21f05\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3c731e2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"3c731e2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">02<\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d61431d elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"d61431d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Traceability (a recent, mandatory requirement)<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5475e9a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5475e9a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tThe producer must be able to show:<ul><li>Who produces it and where.<\/li><li>Who the processor is.<\/li><li>Who the customer or distributor in Canada is.<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1412f92 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"1412f92\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4dd0eaa elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"4dd0eaa\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">03<\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fa595f0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"fa595f0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">An emergency response plan<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d7e8d8d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"d7e8d8d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tImporter and exporter need a procedure to recall goods and handle complaints in an emergency. For example, in a salmonella case, the importer must be able to trace the affected lot and quickly pull it from the shelves.\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-27bddf0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"27bddf0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">This is the minimum, but it isn't everything<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a0a3839 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a0a3839\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>There are additional requirements depending on the product: each food category has its own rules. Don't assume the basics are enough; before you ship, confirm what applies to your specific product.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e993bed e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"e993bed\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ae24848 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"ae24848\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Ready to meet CFIA requirements without wasting time or money?<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b34a94f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b34a94f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Book a meeting with me to review your specific product and map out the right route into the Canadian market.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fe4c289 elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"fe4c289\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"#consulta\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Book a meeting \u2192<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0b8d5e0 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"0b8d5e0\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8a357b0 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"8a357b0\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2334e5a elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"2334e5a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Guides to exporting to Canada<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2febd06 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2febd06\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<nav aria-label=\"Guides to exporting to Canada\"><ul style=\"margin:0;padding:0;\"><li style=\"margin:0 0 10px;list-style:none;\"><a href=\"\/en\/como-exportar-a-canada-desde-peru\/\" style=\"display:flex;align-items:center;justify-content:space-between;gap:12px;padding:14px 18px;border-radius:14px;text-decoration:none;font-weight:500;font-size:15px;line-height:1.35;background:#fff;color:#14213D;border:1px solid #DFE5EE;\"><span>How to export to Canada from Peru<\/span><span style=\"font-size:18px;\">\u203a<\/span><\/a><\/li><li style=\"margin:0 0 10px;list-style:none;\"><a href=\"\/en\/requisitos-cfia-exportar-alimentos-canada\/\" aria-current=\"page\" style=\"display:flex;align-items:center;justify-content:space-between;gap:12px;padding:14px 18px;border-radius:14px;text-decoration:none;font-weight:600;font-size:15px;line-height:1.35;background:#D52B1E;color:#fff;\"><span>CFIA requirements for exporting food<\/span><span style=\"font-size:18px;\">\u203a<\/span><\/a><\/li><li style=\"margin:0 0 10px;list-style:none;\"><a href=\"\/en\/etiquetado-alimentos-canada\/\" style=\"display:flex;align-items:center;justify-content:space-between;gap:12px;padding:14px 18px;border-radius:14px;text-decoration:none;font-weight:500;font-size:15px;line-height:1.35;background:#fff;color:#14213D;border:1px solid #DFE5EE;\"><span>Food labelling in Canada<\/span><span style=\"font-size:18px;\">\u203a<\/span><\/a><\/li><li style=\"margin:0 0 10px;list-style:none;\"><a href=\"\/en\/importadores-en-canada\/\" style=\"display:flex;align-items:center;justify-content:space-between;gap:12px;padding:14px 18px;border-radius:14px;text-decoration:none;font-weight:500;font-size:15px;line-height:1.35;background:#fff;color:#14213D;border:1px solid #DFE5EE;\"><span>How to find importers in Canada<\/span><span style=\"font-size:18px;\">\u203a<\/span><\/a><\/li><li style=\"margin:0 0 10px;list-style:none;\"><a href=\"\/en\/empresa-en-canada-para-exportar\/\" style=\"display:flex;align-items:center;justify-content:space-between;gap:12px;padding:14px 18px;border-radius:14px;text-decoration:none;font-weight:500;font-size:15px;line-height:1.35;background:#fff;color:#14213D;border:1px solid #DFE5EE;\"><span>Do you need a company in Canada to sell?<\/span><span style=\"font-size:18px;\">\u203a<\/span><\/a><\/li><li style=\"margin:0 0 10px;list-style:none;\"><a href=\"\/en\/mercado-mango-canada\/\" style=\"display:flex;align-items:center;justify-content:space-between;gap:12px;padding:14px 18px;border-radius:14px;text-decoration:none;font-weight:500;font-size:15px;line-height:1.35;background:#fff;color:#14213D;border:1px solid #DFE5EE;\"><span>The mango market in Canada<\/span><span style=\"font-size:18px;\">\u203a<\/span><\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9e84db9 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"9e84db9\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f2bd045 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"f2bd045\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">First consultation free<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2147ad6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2147ad6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Tell me which product you want to bring to Canada and I'll tell you where to start.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1f10101 elementor-align-justify elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"1f10101\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"#consulta\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Book a consultation<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Inicio &nbsp;\/&nbsp; Gu\u00eda para exportar a Canad\u00e1 &nbsp;\/&nbsp; Requisitos de la CFIA para exportar alimentos Requisitos de la CFIA para exportar alimentos a Canad\u00e1 Empecemos por lo b\u00e1sico: \u00bfqu\u00e9 es la CFIA? La Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) es el filtro m\u00e1s importante para que tus productos alimenticios ingresen a Canad\u00e1. Es la entidad que [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-157","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/romyalegria.ca\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/157","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/romyalegria.ca\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/romyalegria.ca\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/romyalegria.ca\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/romyalegria.ca\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=157"}],"version-history":[{"count":9,"href":"https:\/\/romyalegria.ca\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/157\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":333,"href":"https:\/\/romyalegria.ca\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/157\/revisions\/333"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/romyalegria.ca\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=157"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}