canadian food inspection agency emerging...
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Canadian Food Inspection Agency Emerging Policies
Forestry Horticulture Field Crops Crop Inputs
Plant Protection Act and Regulations
Seeds Act and Regulations
Fertilizers Act and Regulations
Sub-Programs
Legislation
Science Informing Programs
Program and Policy Program Design and Development
Operations Program Delivery
CFIA’s Branches
Invasive Alien Species
CFIA Plant Protection Program
• Increasing diversity (origin and products) and volume of global trade
• Ornamental horticulture, traditional food and medicine, herbs, fresh produce, and grain pathways
• E-commerce (internet and mail order catalogue sales of
regulated pests and potential invasive alien species) • Domestic movement/biosecurity (e.g. firewood,
agricultural machinery)
• Broad range and interests of stakeholders (e.g. risk bearers vs risk makers)
• New technologies • Climate change
Some Reasons for Policy Updates
Invasive Plants Program (e.g. plants for planting, weed seeds in grain, seed and fresh produce, traditional food and medicine, contaminated machinery) Asian Gypsy Moth Program (e.g. Canadian program and joint Canada-United States pre-departure certification program in countries regulated for AGM)
Plant Biosecurity Pathways (emerging) (e.g. clean agricultural machinery, e-commerce)
Import and domestic movement of living organisms (e.g. butterflies, biocontrol agents, biocontainment) Treatments/Risk Mitigation Methods (e.g. devitalization of weed seeds, fumigation alternatives, etc.)
Examples of Current IAS Initiatives at the CFIA
Plant Protection Act Invasive Plants
Invasive Plants Program
Key Components • Invasive Plants Policy (Feb 2012) • Invasive Plants Directive D-12-01 (Oct 2013) • Importation and domestic movement of plants regulated as
pests • Prohibited plants (intentional and unintentional introduction) • Pathways and end-use approach • Specific import and domestic requirements based on:
– Pathway – Available risk mitigation measures – End-use
• Consultations with stakeholders and partners • On-going evaluation of potential invasive pest plants
Currently Regulated Aegilops cylindrica (jointed goatgrass) Alopecurus myosuroides (slender foxtail) Centaurea solstitialis (yellow starthistle) Centaurea iberica (Iberian starthistle) Crupina vulgaris (common crupina) Cuscuta spp. (dodder) Dioscorea polystachya (Chinese yam) Echium plantagineum (Paterson’s curse) Eriochloa villosa (woolly cup grass)
To be regulated in the future Pueraria montana (kudzu) Others (based on pest risk analysis, partnerships and operational feasibility)
Microstegium vimineum (Japanese stiltgrass) Nassella trichotoma (serrated tussock) Orobanche spp. (broomrape) Paspalum dilatatum (Dallis grass) Persicaria perfoliata (Devil’s-tail Tearthumb) Senecio inaequidens (South African ragwort) Senecio madagascariensis (Madagascar ragwort) Solanum elaeagnifolium (silverleaf nightshade) Striga spp. (witchweed) Zygophyllum fabago (Syrian bean-caper)
Invasive Plants Program
Seeds Act Weed Seed Order
Weed Seed Order (WSO) Revisions Reasons:
• Limit introduction of new weeds via the seed pathway • Protect Canada’s export markets from future weed
problems • Some weeds are now considered crops • Continue to address both the agricultural and non-
agricultural pathways – wildflower mixtures – wildlife mixtures (birds, deer, etc.) – land reclamation mixtures
WSO Proposed Revisions: Placement
• From Class 1 Prohibited Noxious to Class 2 Primary Noxious:
• From Class 2 Primary Noxious to Class 3 Secondary Noxious:
Russian knapweed
Jimsonweed Lens-pod hoary cress
Horse Nettle (Ball Nettle)
Nodding thistle Leafy Spurge Heart-pod hoary cress
Johnson grass
Poison hemlock Globe-pod hoary cress
Red bartsia
Yellow rocket (or winter cress)
Ox-eye daisy
Wild mustard
WSO Proposed Revisions: Additions Additions to Class 1 Prohibited Noxious
Additions to Class 2 Primary Noxious
Additions to Class 3 Secondary Noxious
Slender foxtail Tall water-hemp Field brome
Yellow bluestem Cow parsley Japanese brome
Silver beardgrass Hoary alyssum Cheat
Iberian starthistle * Spiny plumeless thistle Downy brome
Squarrose knapweed Long-spined sandbur Wild parsnip
Paterson’s curse * Rush skeletonweed
British yellowhead Goat’s-rue
Spring millet grass False baby’s breath
Dallis grass * Warty bedstraw
African-rue Giant hogweed
Devil’s-tail tearthumb * Hogweed * Denotes species regulated as pests in Canada under the Plant Protection Act and D-12-01: Phytosanitary requirements to prevent the introduction of plants regulated as pests in Canada
Kudzu Dalmatian toadflax
South African ragwort * Broomleaf toadflax
Madagascar ragwort * Striped toadflax
Silverleaf nightshade * Apple of Peru
Medusahead rye Puncture vine
Syrian bean-caper *
WSO Next Steps • Change process has started • Stakeholder feedback • Regulatory Impact Analysis Statement • Pre-publication in Canada Gazette, Part I for a comment
period • Revisions to the Weed Seeds Order will come into effect:
– following publication in Canada Gazette, Part II – or “coming into force” date published in Canada Gazette, Part II.
Heal-all
Looking Ahead
CFIA’s future approach for plant health • The CFIA’s Change Agenda
• Agency Transformation • Inspection Modernization
• Effective import program • Focus on high risk pathways and proactive approaches • Mitigation of risk at origin (foreign site inspection) • Develop and implement end-use risk based import requirement
• Alternative approaches for delivery • Alternative Service Delivery • Audit-based and Systems approaches
• Increased partnerships and collaboration • MoUs and working arrangements with F/P/T partners • Harmonization of approaches with the U.S. • Involvement in networks for pest surveillance, diagnostics and other
decision support
Example: Asian Gypsy Moth Program
• NAPPO Standard for AGM formed the basis for the vessel certification program
• CFIA and USDA-APHIS have agreed to a common perimeter approach to AGM as a Beyond the Border initiative • Vessel certification requirements prior to entry to
North America are the same for Canada and the U.S. • Conduct joint assessments in areas regulated for AGM
(Korea, Japan, China, Russia) • Issue joint memorandum to industry
• Annual surveillance for AGM is a joint effort between the CFIA and the Provincial government of British Columbia.
National and International Partnerships
Trading Partners • Inspection and
certification • Monitoring population • Communication
CFIA • Protect plant resource base • Verify compliance • Surveillance – pest free status • Communication
Shipping Industry • Ensure compliance and
freedom from AGM • Communication • Economic impacts due to
non-compliance/failed certification
Shared Risk, Shared Responsibility (Asian gypsy moth example)
Canadian Stakeholders • Direct and Indirect impacts • Response: surveillance and
treatment • Communication
Prevention
Working with Partners Provinces
Environment Canada
DFATD
Health Canada
(e.g. PMRA)
Natural Resources
Canada (CFS)
CFIA • Forest products and resources • Horticulture (nursery, produce, etc.) • Invasive Alien Species • Potato • Plants with novel traits • Seeds (for planting) • Grains and Oilseeds (for consumption)
AAFC (Research
and Policy)
Industry Canada
Municipalities
CGC
Industry Stakeholders
CBSA
Trading Partners and International
Organizations
Invasive Species Centre
Invasive Species Councils
Interdepartmental IAS Committee Implementation of an Invasive Alien Species Strategy for Canada endorsed by the Joint Council of federal, provincial, and territorial Ministers of Forests, and Fisheries and Aquaculture
Canada’s Invasive Plants Framework Establishing partnerships in the prevention, early detection, response, and management of invasive plants using a blend of regulatory and non-regulatory tools
Early Detection Rapid Response EDRR working group holds regular conference calls to discuss issues of mutual concern such the registration process for , and potential use of, aquatic herbicides as EDRR tools for invasive plants, and build a network of expertise.
Domestic Partnerships
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