National Farm-Level Biosecurity Standard for the Potato Sector

The Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) has established a Potato Sector Biosecurity Advisory Group (PSBAG), which will guide the development of a voluntary National Farm-Level Biosecurity Standard for the Potato Sector.

This standard will be available to producers in fall 2012.

The standard will be a voluntary tool that:

• provides a consistent approach across the country for identifying and mitigating the risks for transmitting disease and pests;
• facilitates advancements in industry’s identification and knowledge of the risks associated with pathogens and pests;
• identifies outcomes to achieve, and measures that will support improved biosecurity practices; and
• helps identify potential gaps in current control measures, which can help growers improve the control of potato diseases and pests at the farm level.

Additional information

• Industry notices
  
  • 2011-07-08 - Canadian Food Inspection Agency and the potato industry work to develop biosecurity standard
  • 2010-11-12 - National farm-level biosecurity standard for the potato sector
• National Farm-Level Biosecurity Planning Guide