News Releases / Information Bulletins

December 2011

• 2011-12-19 - Strengthening Food Safety in Canada
• 2011-12-02 - Canada Completes Infectious Salmon Anaemia Testing: No Confirmed Cases in BC Salmon

November 2011

• 2011-11-30 - Low Pathogenicity H7 avian influenza virus detected in wild birds
• 2011-11-28 - Emerald Ash Borer Confirmed on Manitoulin Island
• 2011-11-25 - New Seed Import Pre-clearance to Reflect Speed of Commerce
• 2011-11-25 - Supreme Court of Canada Upholds Government Position on Cheese Standards
• 2011-11-09 - No Confirmed Cases of Infectious Salmon Anaemia in British Columbia

October 2011

• 2011-10-03 - Animal Health Week: Protecting the health of all species

September 2011

• 2011-09-30 - Consumer Advisory –; CFIA Investigation into Potential Listeria Contamination
• 2011-09-29 - Government of Canada Extends Fee Cap for Livestock and Embryo Industries
• 2011-09-28 - World Rabies Day: Vaccinate to Protect Against Rabies
• 2011-09-21 - Working with Canadians to protect our trees
• 2011-09-16 - Consumer Advisory –; Listeria Contamination of Cantaloupe in the United States
• 2011-09-15 - Food Safety Confidence in Canada on the Rise
• 2011-09-02 - Canada's Wild Bird Survey for Avian Influenza Underway

August 2011

• 2011-08-30 - Brown Spruce Longhorn Beetle Confirmed in New Brunswick
• 2011-08-26 - Consumer Advisory –; Potential Salmonella Contamination in Papayas from Mexico
• 2011-08-18 - Potato Rot Nematode Confirmed in Ontario
• 2011-08-09 - Emerald Ash Borer Confirmed in United Counties of Prescott and Russell
• 2011-08-04 - Consumer Advisory - Salmonella Contamination of Ground Turkey in the United States

July 2011

• 2011-07-27 - Emerald Ash Borer Confirmed in the City of Montreal
• 2011-07-26 - Travellers Play a Key Role in Protecting Livestock
• 2011-07-06 - Emerald Ash Borer Confirmed in Gatineau Outside the Current Regulated Area
• 2011-07-05 - International Arrangement Gives Canadian Consumers More Organic Food Choices

June 2011

• 2011-06-13 - Public Safety Alert, Food tampering investigation - Update
• 2011-06-09 - Help Save Our Forests: Don't Move Firewood
• 2011-06-08 - Canada and Prince Edward Island welcome delegates of the 8th International Conference on Molluscan Shellfish Safety to Charlottetown
• 2011-06-03 - Advisory –; Enhanced Surveillance on Certain Fresh Produce from the European Union

May 2011

• 2011-05-29 - Consumer Advisory - Certain foods and beverages imported from Taiwan may contain Di-Ethyl Hexyl Phthalate (DEHP)
• 2011-05-25 - Government of Canada Implements New, Faster Testing Method For Shellfish Toxins

April 2011

• 2011-04-27 - The Raymond-Hadley Corporation Issues Allergy Alert on Undeclared Milk in Better Batter Brand 20oz.&2.5lb. Pancake&Biscuit Mix, 18.25oz. Yellow Cake Mix, and 18.25oz. Chocolate Cake Mix

March 2011

• 2011-03-25 - Emerald Ash Borer - Background
• 2011-03-25 - The CFIA Takes Further Action to Slow Emerald Ash Borer
• 2011-03-23 - Additional import controls in place for food products from Japan
• 2011-03-16 - Government of Canada Delivers More Transparency on Food Safety Enforcement

February 2011

• 2011-02-24 - Federal Court of Appeal Upholds Government Position on Cheese
• 2011-02-24 - Government of Canada Improves Access to Allergen Information
• 2011-02-14 - Implementation of the International Standard for Phytosanitary Measures No. 15 (2009) for Wood Packaging Material Moving Between Canada and the United States

January 2011

• 2011-01-31 - North American Foot-and-Mouth Disease Vaccine Bank Provides Vaccine to the Republic of Korea
• 2011-01-24 - Celebrate World Veterinary Year
• 2011-01-17 - National Farm-Level Biosecurity Standard for the Dairy Sector
• 2011-01-05 - Government Takes Steps To Further Protect Aquatic Animal Resources