Regulatory Compliance

2. Safe Food for Canadians Regulations (SFCR) Compliance

Help organizations understand, implement, assess, and maintain systems designed to meet applicable requirements of the Safe Food for Canadians Regulations.

Key Areas

• SFCR applicability assessment

• Licensing requirements

• Preventive controls

• Traceability requirements

• Import and export considerations

• Documentation and record keeping

• Food safety controls

• Regulatory gap assessments

• Compliance monitoring

• Corrective action planning

• Inspection readiness

• Regulatory training

3. Preventive Control Plan (PCP) Development

Develop and strengthen documented Preventive Control Plans designed to identify hazards, establish preventive controls, demonstrate compliance, and support effective food safety management.

Key Areas

• Hazard identification and analysis

• Preventive control development

• Process control documentation

• Sanitation controls

• Supplier controls

• Allergen controls

• Traceability procedures

• Recall procedures

• Monitoring procedures

• Verification procedures

• Corrective action procedures

• Record-keeping systems

• PCP review and maintenance

4. Hazard Analysis and Critical Control Point (HACCP) Systems

Develop, implement, evaluate, and strengthen HACCP-based food safety systems to identify, evaluate, and control significant biological, chemical, and physical hazards.

Key Areas

• Preliminary HACCP activities

• Process flow diagrams

• Hazard identification

• Hazard analysis

• Critical Control Point determination

• Critical limit establishment

• Monitoring procedures

• Corrective actions

• Verification procedures

• Validation support

• Record keeping

• HACCP reassessment

• HACCP training

5. Traceability Systems

Design and assess traceability systems that enable organizations to track products, ingredients, materials, and distribution activities throughout the supply chain.

Key Areas

• Traceability system design

• Lot and batch identification

• Supplier traceability

• Ingredient tracking

• Production traceability

• Distribution tracking

• Record-keeping requirements

• Traceability testing

• Mock traceability exercises

• Digital traceability

• Traceability performance measurement

• Continuous system improvement

6. Recall Planning

Develop practical recall systems that enable organizations to identify affected products, make timely decisions, communicate effectively, and execute recalls efficiently.

Key Areas

• Recall plan development

• Recall team responsibilities

• Product identification

• Distribution information

• Traceability integration

• Recall decision processes

• Communication procedures

• Regulatory notification preparation

• Mock recall exercises

• Recall effectiveness assessment

• Root cause analysis

• Post-recall corrective actions

7. Regulatory Readiness

Prepare organizations to demonstrate regulatory compliance through structured assessments, documentation review, operational verification, and corrective action planning.

Key Areas

• Regulatory requirement assessment

• Compliance gap analysis

• Documentation review

• Facility readiness

• Program implementation review

• Record verification

• Employee preparedness

• Regulatory risk identification

• Corrective action planning

• Mock regulatory assessments

• Management readiness

• Continuous compliance monitoring

8. Inspection Readiness

Prepare facilities, employees, documentation, and management systems for regulatory, customer, certification, and third-party inspections.

Key Areas

• Inspection readiness assessments

• Facility walkthroughs

• Documentation review

• Record readiness

• Employee interview preparation

• Program verification

• Mock inspections

• Deficiency identification

• Corrective action planning

• Inspection response procedures

• Management preparation

• Post-inspection improvement planning

9. Internal Audits

Conduct or develop structured internal audit programs to evaluate compliance, identify control weaknesses, and support continuous improvement.

Key Areas

• Internal audit program development

• Audit planning

• Regulatory compliance audits

• Food safety system audits

• Quality system audits

• Process audits

• Documentation audits

• Evidence collection

• Non-conformance identification

• Audit reporting

• Corrective action follow-up

• Audit performance monitoring

10. Gap Assessments

Evaluate existing systems, processes, documentation, and operational practices against applicable regulatory, quality, food safety, or organizational requirements.

Key Areas

• Regulatory gap assessments

• Food safety gap assessments

• Quality system gap assessments

• Documentation gap analysis

• Operational gap analysis

• Governance gap assessment

• Risk-based prioritization

• Compliance maturity assessment

• Findings classification

• Corrective action recommendations

• Implementation roadmaps

• Progress monitoring

11. Corrective Action Planning

Develop structured corrective action programs to address non-conformances, regulatory deficiencies, audit findings, and recurring operational problems.

Key Areas

• Problem definition

• Immediate correction

• Root cause analysis

• Corrective action development

• Responsibility assignment

• Implementation planning

• Due-date management

• Effectiveness verification

• Recurrence prevention

• Corrective action documentation

• Trend analysis

• Management reporting

12. Compliance Monitoring

Establish systems for continuously monitoring regulatory obligations, operational controls, documentation, performance indicators, and emerging compliance risks.

Key Areas

• Compliance monitoring frameworks

• Regulatory requirement tracking

• Compliance Key Performance Indicators

• Exception monitoring

• Risk-based compliance monitoring

• Documentation monitoring

• Corrective action tracking

• Regulatory change monitoring

• Compliance dashboards

• Early-warning indicators

• Management reporting

• Continuous improvement

13. Regulatory Training

Develop practical training programs that help employees, supervisors, managers, and executives understand regulatory requirements and their responsibilities for maintaining compliance.

Key Areas

• Regulatory awareness training

• SFCR training

• CFIA licensing readiness training

• Preventive Control Plan training

• HACCP training

• Inspection readiness training

• Traceability and recall training

• Documentation and record-keeping training

• Supervisor and management training

• Regulatory change training

• Customized corporate training

• Competency assessment