by Ashley Peyrard | Nov 9, 2016 | Actualités
The Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) has delayed its final set of requirements intended to prevent the introduction of the European Grapevine moth to Canada. The delayed requirements apply to kiwi fruit, plants for planting, and fresh herbs. These requirements...
by Ashley Peyrard | Nov 9, 2016 | Actualités
Following a request by Loblaws Companies Limited to establish a test market for beets of various colours packaged together, the Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) solicited comments from industry stakeholders and provincial governments as per the Fresh Fruit and...
by Ashley Peyrard | Oct 2, 2016 | Actualités
In preparation for the March on Capitol Hill, close to 500 representatives of the fresh produce sector held discussions on the changes needed in the current regulatory programs in support of a legal and viable workforce, the possible impact of trade agreements being...
by Ashley Peyrard | Oct 2, 2016 | Actualités
Joint AAFC-CFIA-MAS Organics Industry Meeting CHC representatives met with representative of Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC), Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) and the Market Access Secretariat (MAS) together with several other national organic industry...
by Ashley Peyrard | Sep 11, 2016 | Actualités
On August 17, CHC President Keith Kuhl and Executive Director Rebecca Lee hosted a crop protection information tour of Quebec horticultural production facilities for staff of Health Canada’s Pest Management Regulatory Agency (PMRA) and Agriculture and Agri-Food...
by Ashley Peyrard | Août 4, 2016 | Actualités
CHC was informed by the CFIA of the detection in Ontario European Cherry Fruit Fly (Rhagoletis cerasi) (ECFF), a previously unknown pest to North America. The host plants of this pest are cherry species and species of the invasive wild honeysuckle plant (Lonicera...
