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March 26, 2021
Prince Edward Island seed potatoes cleared for export to United States after no more potato wart found
The Canadian Food Inspection Agency has lifted its voluntary suspension of export certification for P.E.I. seed potatoes, allowing trade to the United States to resume.
March 05, 2021
No more potato wart found in 2 P.E.I. fields
Seed potato exports from Prince Edward Island to the United States halted last fall now closer to resuming.
December 01, 2020
Presence of Potato wart (Synchytrium endobioticum) confirmed in Prince Edward Island
The Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) has recently confirmed the presence of potato wart in two fields on a farm in Prince Edward Island (PEI). Potato wart is a regulated quarantine pest in Canada.
October 21, 2014
Potato Seed shipments from Prince Edward Island to the United States halted
Following the discovery of potato wart on Prince Edward Island (PEI) in August the Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) notified the USDA’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) of temporary mitigation efforts by CFIA.
August 20, 2014
Potato wart found in Prince Edward Island field
The Canadian Food Inspection Agency has confirmed a case of potato wart in a Prince Edward Island field.
September 20, 2012
Potato wart confirmed on Prince Edward Island
The Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) has confirmed the presence of potato wart in two fields on separate farms in PEI. Potato wart poses no threat to human health or food safety. However, it is a quarantine pest that is regulated in Canada becau... Sponsored Content
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October 16, 2007
PEI testing potatoes for wart
A virus that crippled Prince Edward Island's potato industry for six months in 2000 may have returned. A single spud from a quarantined processing field near Kensington is being tested for potato wart, a disease that poses no threat to humans but leave...