The vast majority of food on the market in Canada meets standards for chemical residues, according to a Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) report summarizing sampling activities conducted in 2020–2021.
The National Chemical Residue Monitoring Program (NCRMP) is an annual CFIA regulatory surveillance program that verifies the compliance of certain foods to Canadian standards and guidelines for chemical residues and contaminants. Foods included in the monitoring program span seven commodity groups, which are: