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CFIA completes potato wart investigation in Prince Edward Island

| Canadian Food Inspection Agency | statements

The Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) has completed its investigation related to the two 2021 detections of potato wart in Prince Edward Island (PEI) ahead of the September 2023 target date.


Help protect our plants! It's tree check month

| Canadian Food Inspection Agency | news releases

Every August, the Canadian Food Inspection Agency observes Tree Check Month as a reminder of the importance of protecting our precious plants and trees from invasive pests.


The Canadian Food Inspection Agency takes action to address forever chemicals in the environment

| Canadian Food Inspection Agency | statements

In keeping with its mandate to protect the health and safety of Canadians and the environment, the Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) is initiating the process to implement an interim standard for domestic and imported biosolids contaminated with per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) or forever chemicals sold in Canada as commercial fertilizers.


Potato wart facts and figures

| Canadian Food Inspection Agency | backgrounders

Potato wart is a soil-borne fungus, Synchytrium endobioticum. that can remain dormant in a field for more than 40 years.


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