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CANADIAN INDUSTRY ONLINE - JANUARY 2012
CFIA
The Canadian Food Inspection
Agency (CFIA) is responsible for de-
velopment of forest policies that
prevent the introduction and spread
of regulated pests into Canada and
export programs for Canadian for-
estry products.
CFIA ACTIVITIES INCLUDE:
• deve l oping po l i cy di rec t i ves and
impor t requi rement s targe t ing the
cont ro l of invas i ve pes t s and the i r
re l at ed commodi t y pathways of
int roduc t i on;
• work ing wi th sec tor s takeho l der s
and government par tner s to deve l op
expor t programs for Canadi an fores t r y
produc t s ; par t i c i pat ing in work ing
groups and d i s cus s i ons wi th nat i onal
and reg i onal pl ant prot ec t i on agenc i es ,
and the Int ernat i onal P l ant Prot ec t i on
Convent i on, to es tabl i sh phy tosani tar y
and cer t i f i cat i on s tandards .
EXPORT OF FIREWOOD TO THE UNITED
STATES
Firewood of hardwood (non-conif-
erous) species from Canada must be
heat treated to achieve a minimum
wood core temperature of 60°C for a
minimumof 60minutes to be eligible
for entry into the U.S.
All commercial shipments of fire-
wood of hardwood species from
Canada must be accompanied by a
Heat Treatment Certificate Using a
Kiln Facility. This certificate is is-
sued by the facility responsible for
the heat treatment. A Phytosanitary
Certificate is not required. Each
non-commercial shipment must be
accompanied by a treatment certifi-
cate or a treatment label on the
outside of each of the firewood
bundles that can be linked to a
treatment certificate.
Notice to Industry: The United
States to Implement New Import
Requirements for All Firewood and
Spruce Logs from Canada.
For more information please
contact CFIA
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