National Survey Finds No Potato Wart in Soil Samples

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Ottawa – The Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) has completed its 2024 National Potato Wart Survey and confirms that the disease was not detected. This year’s survey analyzed more than 2200 soil samples collected from seed potato fields in British Columbia, Alberta, Saskatchewan, Manitoba, Ontario, Quebec, New Brunswick, Prince Edward Island (PEI), and Nova Scotia that had no known association …

Regulated area expanded for plum pox virus in the Niagara Region

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Ottawa – The Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) has expanded the current regulated area for plum pox virus (PPV) in Ontario’s Niagara region to prevent this plant disease from spreading further and to safeguard the region’s tender fruit trees and associated industries. There are no human health or food safety risks associated with this disease. This decision follows confirmed detections of …