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Canadian food safety laws and requirements can be complex and confusing.

At CIFS, we use simple and straightforward language to summarize the food safety laws and requirements that you need follow.

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How to handle food for public consumption isn't always common sense. Small mistakes are what usually lead to big problems.
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