A number of federal, provincial and municipal agencies are involved in ensuring food safety for consumers.
The Canadian Food Inspection Agency is a federal authority which addresses a number of issues regarding food safety. The site listed below includes links to items including product recalls for both domestic and imported foods.
http://www.inspection.gc.ca/english/toce.shtml
The Government of Ontario is responsible for establishing the provincial standards addressing a variety of health related issues including public health. The primary statute is the Health Protection and Promotion Act and the Regulations governing food premises.
The following link provides the food premises regulations.
http://www.e-laws.gov.on.ca/html/regs/english/elaws_regs_900562_e.htm
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