• Monitor or audit slaughter, evisceration and food processing activities.
• Collect and prepare samples of finished product or surface for laboratory analysis to test for the presence of residues or pathogens.
• Inspect and monitor regulated party facilities to ensure that hygiene and food safety measures are followed.
• Inspect and certify products for export to ensure they meet the requirements of importing countries.
• Conduct audits and assessments of animal slaughter facilities and systems against regulatory standards and HACCP systems, identify non-compliant areas and negotiate corrective actions.
• Investigate complaints related to illness, environmental hazards, emergencies, food safety issues and commercial fraud.
• Provide information and clarification on Canadian and foreign regulatory requirements to clients, other government departments and the public.
• Evaluates imported shipments of animals and animal products including associated
documentation; monitors quarantine premises and conducts post-importation testing of animals;
assesses animal products against Canadian or foreign standards and prepares export certificates.
• Performs various tests on live animals
and interprets the results.