Health Minister Jean-Yves Duclos (Québec, Que.) issued a statement: “Today I invite all Canadians to join me in recognizing World Food Safety Day 2022. This year’s theme ‘Safer food, better health’ serves as a reminder that we all have a role to play in keeping food safe. After all, food safety is everyone’s business, from … Read more
The CFIA’s newly published Food Fraud Annual Report: 2020 to 2021 outlines the results of its enhanced surveillance activities to test the authenticity of five foods: honey, fish, olive oil, other expensive oils (such as, sesame seed oil, grapeseed oil, coconut oil and others), and spices. Overall, CFIA’s testing showed four of the five commodities had satisfactory results above … Read more
The Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) is on high alert for pests like the spotted lanternfly, which is particularly a threat in eastern Canada along the border with the United States. If introduced to Canada, this striking and colourful invasive insect could cause serious damage to grape, fruit tree and forestry industries. The ongoing infestation in … Read more
Agriculture Minister Marie-Claude Bibeau (Compton-Stanstead, Que.) issued a statement: “This has been an unprecedented year for the highly pathogenic avian influenza H5N1 (HPAI) worldwide. Working together, we can prevent the spread of the disease and minimize the impact on poultry producers across Canada. Today I had another meeting with stakeholders from the agricultural sector to … Read more
The Canadian Food Inspection Agency welcomed the news from the United States Department of Agriculture’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, that imports of Prince Edward Island (PEI) potatoes for consumption can now resume to the United States with conditions. Field grown seed potatoes from PEI may not be exported to the U.S. at this time. … Read more
The Chief Veterinary Officer of Canada, Dr. Mary Jane Ireland and the United States CVO, Dr. Rosemary Sifford, issued a statement: “We are pleased to announce that the Canadian Food Inspection Agency and the United States Department of Agriculture’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service have officially agreed to implement an Emergency Transit Policy for Regulated … Read more
The Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) has been testing soil samples from Prince Edward Island as part of its tracing activities for the 2021 potato wart investigation. To date, the CFIA has collected and tested over 3,500 samples from priority fields associated with the two 2021 potato wart detections in restricted fields in October 2021. The CFIA … Read more
The Canadian Food Inspection Agency has taken steps to help Canadian businesses use the EU’s digital system of export certificate issuance called Trade Control and Expert System New Technology (TRACES NT). Effective January 15, 2022, the EU will require industry to use updated export certificates to maintain market access due to the Animal Health Law that … Read more
The Canadian Food Inspection Agency has completed its national survey for potato wart ahead of schedule, and potato wart was not detected. The national survey conducted this fall involved soil testing across areas of Canada that grow seed potatoes (except Newfoundland) to confirm that unregulated areas of Canada remain free from this pest. It demonstrates Canada’s … Read more
The Government of Canada is standing firm in the interests of PEI potato farmers in discussions with the U.S. and is working with the PEI Government on all possible ways to resume trade and minimize the impact on affected potato farmers, including recent adjustments to ensure farmers are able to take full advantage of the … Read more
