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Food Safety Information

Through the food safety program, food premises in Newfoundland and Labrador are inspected for compliance with the Food Premises Regulations under the Food and Drug Act.

The frequency of inspections is based on a measurement, called a risk assessment, of the potential or likelihood of the premises being involved in a foodborne illness outbreak. High risk food premises are to be inspected four times per year, while low risk premises are to be inspected once every two years. The inspection frequency is provided in the table below.

Food Premises Inspection Frequency

The Public Health Division has produced food safety resources which are aimed at preventing or controlling illness caused by eating contaminated food

For food safety information:

1. General Food Hygiene Pamphlet (352 KB)
2. Home Based Food Industry (1) (64 KB)
   Home Based Food Industry (2) (330 KB)
3. Not-for-Profit (Charitable) Organizations(1) (72 KB)
   
4. Temporary Food Establishments(1) (95 KB)
   Temporary Food Establishments(2) (296 KB)
5. Hand Washing Poster (54 KB)
   
6. Food Safety Tips and Safe Temperature Cooking Guide (45 KB)
7. Food Recalls (Canada)
8. Food Handlers' Storage Guide (1.2 MB)
9. Meat Slicers (208 KB)
10. Home Bottled Foods (219 KB)
11. Manual Dishwashing for Commercial Kitchens (91 KB)

For Foodborne Disease Information:

• Salmonellosis (73 KB)
• Hamburger disease (E. coli O157 H7) (77 KB)
• Campylobacteriosis (78 KB)
• Clostridium perfringens intoxication (84 KB)
• Bacillus cereus intoxication (1.0 MB)
• Listeriosis (119 KB)
• Norovirus (210 KB)

Food Premises Licence

Under the Food Premises Regulations of the Food and Drug Act, food premises operating in Newfoundland and Labrador must have a food premises licence. To obtain a licence that will enable you to operate a food premises you must submit an application to the Government Service Centre, Department of Government Services, and have it reviewed by a public health inspector.

Food Safety Recognition Program

Please follow this link to learn more about our Food Safety Recognition Program.

Food Product or Other Food Related Complaint

If you have a complaint related to a food product or another food related issue that you would like a public health inspector to look into please contact the Government Service Centre, Department of Government Services, at the location nearest you.

Links

In addition to the information available above, the following websites provide additional food safety information that you may find useful.

• Fight Bac!
• Be Food Safe
• Health Canada
• Canadian Food Inspection Agency
• World Health Organization & Pan American Health Organization
• United States Food and Drug Administration
• Centers for Disease Control, United States
• Department of Natural Resources

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