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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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Whether you're a food worker, training manager or business owner, our food safety courses make it easy for you to meet your legal requirements and develop your skills.
At CIFS, our courses can be completed online in a few hours, and many students receive their certificate on the same day that they finish the course.

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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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