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David Thompson Regional Health Authority,
Red Deer, 403-341-8622
East Central Regional Health Authority, Camrose,
780-608-8800
Capital Health Authority, Edmonton,
780-342-2000
Aspen Regional Health Authority, Westlock,
780-349-8705
Peace Country Health Authority,
Grande Prairie, 780-538-5387
Northern Lights Regional Health Authority,
Ft. McMurray, 780-791-6024
www.health.gov.ab.ca
When is a Provincial
License/Inspection
Required?
Provincial inspection of a food processing
establishment is required in the case of: dairy
processing and meat & poultry processing.
Dairy Processing
Alberta Agriculture and Rural Development’s dairy
section administers regulatory functions pertaining
to the Dairy Industry Act and National Dairy Code.
Contact:
Alberta Agriculture and Rural Development
Regulatory Services Division
Inspection and Investigation Branch
Provincial Building
4920 - 51 Street
Red Deer, Alberta T4N 6K8
Telephone: 403-340-7172
Processed Meats and Poultry
Alberta Agriculture and Rural Developments’s
Regulatory Services Division approves and licenses
abattoirs, and inspects processes in accordance with
the provincial Meat Inspection Act and Regulations
(AR 42/2003). All meat and poultry products for sale
in Alberta must be government (federal or
provincial) inspected. Meat that is to be sold only in
Alberta can be processed at a provincially inspected
plant.
Contact:
Alberta Agriculture and Rural Development
Regulatory Services Division
Meat Inspection Branch
304, 7000 - 113 St.
Edmonton, Alberta T6H 5T6
Telephone: 780-422-2104
When is a Federal
Establishment License
Required?
Federal regulations cover meat products, dairy
products, fish products, shell and processed eggs,
fresh and processed fruits and vegetables, honey and
maple products which are sold interprovincially and
internationally (i.e. products destined for out-of-
province sales).
Federal registration of a food processing
establishment may apply if you manufacture food
products containing any of the following
commodities and are selling the product outside of
Alberta:
• meat
• dairy
• processed fruit and vegetables
• honey and maple products
• shell egg and processed egg
• fish