Validation of Ready-to-Eat Foods for Changing the Classification of a Category 1 into a Category 2A or 2B Food - in relation to Health Canada's Policy on Listeria monocytogenes in Ready-to-Eat Foods (2011)

This document has been prepared to assist processors and importers of RTE foods with the validation of the classification of their RTE products into either Category 2A or Category 2B, as defined in Health Canada's Policy on Listeria monocytogenes in Ready-to-Eat Foods (Health Canada, 2011)

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Last Updated	April 17, 2026, 22:10 (UTC)
Created	April 17, 2026, 22:10 (UTC)
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open_canada_collection	publication
open_canada_date_published	2017-05-18 00:00:00
open_canada_keywords	{"fr": ["Aliments Prêts à Consommer", "RTE", "Validation des Aliments PAM", "modification de la classification de la catégorie d'aliments", "politique-sur-Listeria-monocytogenes-dans-les-Aliments PAM"], "en": ["Ready-to-Eat Foods", "RTE", "Validation of RTE-Foods", "changing the-classification-of-food-category", "policy-on-Listeria-monocytogenes-in-RTE-Foods"]}
open_canada_subject	["health_and_safety"]
sensitivity_level	unrestricted
title_fr	Validation du changement de catégorie des aliments prêts-à-manger, soit de la catégorie 1 à la catégorie 2A ou 2B - en lien avec la Politique sur la présence de Listeria monocytogenes dans les aliments prêts-à-manger (2011) de Santé Canada
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