{"id":4109,"date":"2022-12-03T13:48:05","date_gmt":"2022-12-03T18:48:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.nationalpotatocouncil.org\/?p=4109"},"modified":"2022-12-05T14:00:28","modified_gmt":"2022-12-05T19:00:28","slug":"cfia-commits-to-modernizing-potato-wart-plan-on-pei","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.nationalpotatocouncil.org\/cfia-commits-to-modernizing-potato-wart-plan-on-pei\/","title":{"rendered":"CFIA Commits to Modernizing Potato Wart Plan on PEI<\/strong>"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

This week, the Canadian Food Inspection Agency announced to the U.S. their intention to \u201cmodernize\u201d the Long Term Management Plan that is intended to deal with potato wart on Prince Edward Island, Canada (PEI). This announcement was made during the Potato Association of America meeting in Washington, D.C.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThough we don\u2019t have details yet, this announcement is a positive step by CFIA. It is consistent with NPC\u2019s request for rapid action by the U.S. and Canadian governments to address the threat from potato wart on PEI identified in USDA\u2019s October 14 report,\u201d said Kam Quarles, NPC CEO.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In mid-October, USDA APHIS released a report<\/a> that \u201cevaluates the likelihood of introduction of the potato wart pathogen from Canada into the United States via a) commercially produced propagative material (excluding true potato seed), b) commercially produced potatoes for consumption and c) soil.\u201d  Specifically, NPC noted the following conclusions from the report;<\/p>\n\n\n\n