For more information, refer to our section on food safety. Travellers into Canada are obliged to declare certain foods, animal and plant products in their baggage or face a fine. This measure reduces the risk of diseases that could harm people, forests, crops and animals. Food sleuth Stan Bacler and his team test various products to determine whether consumers are getting what they pay for. Canada and Russia agree on spuds - CFIA and plant health counterparts from Russia agree on new criteria for trade in potatoes.
Canadian growers welcome potential sales opportunities.