Canada Debuts Online Tool to Help Processors Prevent Foodborne Illness
Rona Ambrose, Canada’s Minister of Health and the head of the Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA), today announced the launch of a searchable database to help the food industry identify and address food safety hazards. The online database, known as the Reference Database for Hazard Identification (RDHI), provides a vital resource to assist the food industry in developing preventive food safety control plans.
Food industry personnel can search the tool for food and foodborne hazards in production and processing to help guide them development of their food safety plans. Searchable subsections include Product Ingredients and Incoming Materials, Processing Steps, Plant Layout (Cross Contamination Zone), Biological Hazards, Chemical Hazards, Physical Hazards, References and the Search page.