National Chemical Residue Monitoring Program and Chemistry Food Safety Oversight Program Annual Report 2021 to 2022

​This report summarizes testing results from the NCRMP in food samples collected between April 1, 2021, and March 31, 2022, (hereafter referred to as 2021/22). Over 93,000 tests for residues of veterinary drugs, pesticides, metals and contaminants were performed on approximately 14,500 NCRMP monitoring samples and generated millions of results, which are summarized in Annex B of this report. This amount of sampling and testing was lower than the planned amount due to the COVID-19 global pandemic and resulting resource constraints to deliver on emergency response activities at the CFIA. Despite the reduction in chemical residue testing on domestic and imported food products, the CFIA has confidence in the reported results and conclusions provided in this report. The test results from samples taken as part of the NCRMP showed that the overwhelming majority of food on the market meets Canadian standards for chemical residues. The overall compliance rate was determined to be 97.7% which is slightly higher than compliance in past years.

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Canadian Food Inspection Agency

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2026-08-17