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Fruit and Vegetable Inspection Branch
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The Fruit and Vegetable Inspection Branch was established on April 1, 1982 within the Ontario Ministry of Agriculture and Food. The branch was created when the Farm Products Quality Branch was divided to form the Fruit and Vegetable Inspection Branch and the Dairy Inspection Branch.
The Fruit and Vegetable Inspection Branch formed part of the Quality and Standards Division. In 1990, the Fruit and Vegetable Inspection Branch was replaced with the Plant Products Inspection Branch.
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The Fruit and Vegetable Inspection Branch regulated the inspection and grading of orchard and field produce, tobacco, honey, maple syrup and Christmas trees in Ontario. The branch licensed nurseries, wholesalers, grain- storage and cold-storage operators under strict quality control and health standards. It also supplied farmers, processors, and consumers with information on quality standards and the marketing of produce.
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RAD: Rules for Archival Description, 2nd edn (2008)
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2026-11-16: migrated to AtoM
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Annual Reports of the Ministry of Agriculture and Food, 1981- 1989
Maintenance notes
Not found in Canadiana Authorities, 1996-12-24.
Archivist(s):
Paul McIlroy