What is a food recall?
Food manufacturers use many controls to make sure that the products they produce are safe. Sometimes, for many different reasons, a product may be manufactured and sold which may make some people ill or injure them, or is in violation of the legislation. When an unsafe or violative food product has left the control of the manufacturer, it must be removed from the market. This process of removing the product is called a “recall”. If your company has made a product which is unsafe or violative and you have sold the product to someone else, you must recall the product. If you choose not to conduct a recall, the Minister of Agriculture and Agri-food Canada may order you to conduct the recall under Section 19 of the Canadian Food Inspection Act. This applies to all manufacturers which have sold an unsafe product. This information and addition information on establishing a recall plan is available at the Office of Food Safety and Recall.
