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The purpose of Bureau of Food Safety Assessment (BFSA) is to provide objective information and advice to the Minister of Health on the effectiveness of Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) programs and activities aimed at contributing to the safety and nutritional quality of the food supply.

Activities of BFSA are based on Health Canada's Policy for the Food Safety Assessment Program. Food safety assessments consist of independent, systematic and evidence-based examinations of food safety and nutritional quality components of CFIA's programs and activities. These assessments include reviewing the design and operational delivery of CFIA's programs related to food safety, assessing compliance with health and safety standards and evaluating the results achieved. It is expected that the majority of CFIA's food safety activities will be assessed over a reasonable period of time.

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