Children's Food Project - 2019 Data

The main objectives of the 2019 CFP were to: • collect data and assess the compliance of infant foods to Canadian standards for residues of pesticides and metals/elements • collect data and assess the compliance of dairy-based infant formula for melamine Previous years have analyzed pesticides, metals/elements, veterinary drug residues, aflatoxin M1 and environmental contaminants. In the 2019 CFP, a total of 298 samples of infant and toddler foods were purchased in the Ottawa, Ontario and Gatineau, Quebec areas in August and September, 2019. These samples included: • infant cereals • fruit and vegetable purees • infant and toddler snacks • dairy-based infant formula • yogurt and yogurt beverages

Publisher

Canadian Food Inspection Agency

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Catalogue metadata updated

2026-03-31