Share your thoughts: Support the development of a new national potato wart response plan

About the consultation

The Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) led a public consultation to seek comments on several guidance documents and recommendations related to potato wart, including:

• revisions to the categorization of potato wart primary contact and other contact fields
• options for mitigating the risk of potato wart spread
• seed potato production in fields associated with potato wart

The goal of these documents and the consultation was to support the development of a new national-level potato wart response plan to replace the existing Potato Wart Domestic Long Term Management Plan.

Join in: how to participate

1. Participants reviewed the following risk management documents (RMDs):
   • RMD – 23-02 – Seed propagation in restricted fields
   • RMD – 23-03 – Review of Category C and D field categorization
   • RMD – 23-04 – Biosecurity control programs – Options for the mitigation of risk of Synchytrium endobioticum (potato wart) spread

Who was the focus of this consultation

The CFIA sought comments from:

• potato producers and packers
• industry associations
• seed potato industry
• producer groups
• commodity/value chain associations
• consumers and interested public parties
• other government departments/agencies, including provincial/territorial and municipal
• trading partners
• other special interest groups
• other government organizations

Key themes for discussion

The CFIA sought feedback on the proposed guidance to ensure that:

• the overall guidance documents are clear
• the criteria for Category C (primary contact) and D (other contact) field classifications are clear
• the options for creating a biosecurity control program are clear
• the options for seed potato production in potato wart associated fields are clear
• there are no other elements in the proposed guidance which would require further clarification

Related information

• Questions and answers: Risk management documents
• Potato wart or potato canker – Synchytrium endobioticum
• Potato wart in Prince Edward Island
• Prince Edward Island potato wart index fields
• Information on the Potato Wart Domestic Long Term Management Plan
• Potato wart fact sheet

Contact us

Canadian Food Inspection Agency
59 Camelot Drive
Ottawa, Ontario K1A 0Y9
Email: cfia.potatosection-sectiondespommesdeterre.acia@inspection.gc.ca