On January 8, 2025, the Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) released two investigation reports on ethyl carbamate in fermented soybean products and wine, respectively:

(1) CFIA investigated information on ethyl carbamate (EC) in fermented soybean products and cooking wine in 2022-2023, sampling and analyzing 275 samples, including 181 fermented soybean products and 94 cooking wine samples. EC was detected in 34% of the samples tested, with levels ranging from 4 × 10?9ug/kg to 824ug/kg. The highest levels of EC were found in tofu samples;

(2) CFIA surveyed information on furans, 2-methylfurans, and 3-methylfurans in selected foods for the years 2021 through 2023, collecting a total of 748 samples from foods that could potentially contain these compounds, including baked goods, baby foods, and pasta. Furans were detected in 86% of the surveyed samples at levels ranging from 0.32 × 10?9ug/kg to 459ug/kg. The highest mean concentrations of furans were found in bakery products. The majority of samples (58%) contained all 3 analogs.