Meat Species Substitution Summary Data

​The Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) conducts surveillance of raw, ready-to-eat (RTE) and heat-treated non-RTE meat products, to verify the accurate representation of the species declared on the product label and whether species substitution has occurred. Samples were tested using an enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) with antibodies specific to each of the following species: porcine (pork), bovine (beef), poultry (chicken), caprine (goat), ovine (sheep) and equine (horse) to identify the species declared on the product label. **Additional Information:** + CFIA's [Food Fraud Annual Report 2024 to 2025](https://inspection.canada.ca/en/about-cfia/science-and-research-cfia/our-research-and-publications/food-fraud-report-2025) + CFIA's [Food Fraud Annual Report 2023 to 2024](https://inspection.canada.ca/en/about-cfia/science-and-research-cfia/our-research-and-publications/food-fraud-report-2024) + CFIA's [Food Fraud Annual Report 2022 to 2023](https://inspection.canada.ca/en/about-cfia/science-and-research-cfia/our-research-and-publications/food-fraud-report-2023) + CFIA's [Food Fraud Annual Report 2021 to…

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Canadian Food Inspection Agency

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2026-09-04