CFIA

Canada Royal Milk receives Canadian Food Inspection Agency approval to begin infant formula production

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Wednesday, March 27, 2024
Health Canada, Health, Canadian Food Inspection Agency, Milk, Parent, CFIA, Infant, Safety

KINGSTON, Ontario, March 27, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Canada Royal Milk issued the following statement regarding the production of infant formula for the Canadian marketplace:

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  • KINGSTON, Ontario, March 27, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Canada Royal Milk issued the following statement regarding the production of infant formula for the Canadian marketplace:
    “Canada Royal Milk and its more than 150 skilled professionals employed in the Kingston facility welcome the decision by the Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) that will allow for the production of infant formula.
  • After a lengthy process of nearly two years, Canada Royal Milk has now received both Health Canada and CFIA approval.
  • Meeting the infant formula needs of parents has been Canada Royal Milk’s number one priority since breaking ground in 2019.
  • Canada Royal Milk is guided by the highest standards of safety, quality and excellence to create a made-in-Canada infant formula.

Fish Head Farms, Inc. Announces Exclusive Distribution and Sales Agreement With D&K Products, Inc.

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Wednesday, March 20, 2024
Environment, Sports, Marketing, Golf, Communications, Fishing, Alternative Medicine, Health, Agriculture, Natural Resources, USDA, OMRI, Nutrient, NPK, CDFA, Germination, FISH, Soil, CFIA

Today, Fish Head Farms, Inc is announcing an exclusive sales, marketing, and distribution agreement with D&K Products, Inc, for FISH SH!T.

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  • Today, Fish Head Farms, Inc is announcing an exclusive sales, marketing, and distribution agreement with D&K Products, Inc, for FISH SH!T.
  • The agreement between the companies is for the golf and turf markets in Iowa, Nebraska, and Western Illinois.
  • Fish Head Farms manufactures, markets, and distributes FISH SH!T, the most robust beneficial bacteria product available for use in the Agricultural, Golf Course Maintenance, Cannabis and Plant Industries.
  • Joe Blanchard, Fish Head Farms Chief Revenue Officer, said “We are thrilled to partner with D&K Products.

DS Smith, Leading Global Fiber-Based Packaging Company, Unveils DryPack Solution in U.S. Market to Help Seafood Processors Phase out Plastic Containers

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Tuesday, March 5, 2024
Environment, Packaging, Transport, Chemicals, Plastics, Sustainability, Manufacturing, Food, Beverage, Logistics, Supply Chain Management, Recycling, Retail, CFIA, FBA, Multimedia, Circular economy, Poultry, FDA, Carbon, DS Smith, Ice, NAPP, Automation, Plastic, EPS, Seafood, USDA, International Air Transport Association, Partnership, Thermoplastic

DS Smith , a leading global provider of sustainable, fiber-based corrugated packaging, is launching its DryPack seafood box in North America.

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  • DS Smith , a leading global provider of sustainable, fiber-based corrugated packaging, is launching its DryPack seafood box in North America.
  • View the full release here: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20240305299419/en/
    DryPack is a sustainable seafood box that can replace non-recyclable expanded polystyrene (EPS) foam boxes.
  • In addition to seafood packaging, the technology is used in the fresh poultry and produce industries to replace non-recyclable, wax-coated boxes.
  • With DryPack, DS Smith is furthering its ambition to accelerate plastic replacement in the packaging space.

Minister MacAulay announces support for Animal Health Canada's work to prevent and prepare for animal disease outbreaks

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Thursday, March 7, 2024
FAP, CFIA, Livestock, Food safety, Deer, Investment, Viral disease, Pig, Executive Schedule, Cattle, Animal, Sheep, AAFC, ASF, Government, Goat, FMD, Risk, African swine fever virus, Food, Canadian Food Inspection Agency, Health, Pithing, Disease, Foot, Research, Human

Today the Honourable Lawrence MacAulay, Minister of Agriculture and Agri-Food, announced an investment of up to $1,697,850 to Animal Health Canada to support their role in foreign animal disease prevention and preparedness efforts in Canada, including for African swine fever (ASF) and Foot and Mouth Disease (FMD).

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  • Today the Honourable Lawrence MacAulay, Minister of Agriculture and Agri-Food, announced an investment of up to $1,697,850 to Animal Health Canada to support their role in foreign animal disease prevention and preparedness efforts in Canada, including for African swine fever (ASF) and Foot and Mouth Disease (FMD).
  • Animal Health Canada brings together the agriculture industry, and federal, provincial and territorial partners to provide input on a cohesive, functional and responsive farmed animal health and welfare system in Canada.
  • Animal Health Canada's coordination role with partners and stakeholders has been key to Canada's animal disease prevention, and to ensuring our livestock sector is ready in the event of an outbreak.
  • -       The Honourable Lawrence MacAulay, Minister of Agriculture and Agri-Food
    "We're pleased we are continuing our collaboration with industry and government to not only prevent and control African swine fever in Canada, but other foreign animal disease outbreaks."

Evogene Reports Fourth Quarter and Full Year 2023 Financial Results

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Thursday, March 7, 2024
Shekel, Growth, Sale, Perception, Health, Webcast, Fruit, Herbicide, AG, Generator, CFIA, Marketing, Seed, Canadian Food Inspection Agency, CPB, Therapy, Production, ICL, Burn, Conference, Safety, Collaboration, Patent, CO2, Agreement, Insurance, Visceral pain, Agricultural science, Gene editing, EIC, Probiotic, Computational biology, Patient, Israeli new shekel, IBS, Pharmaceutical industry

REHOVOT, Israel, March 7, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Evogene Ltd. (Nasdaq: EVGN) (TASE: EVGN), a leading computational biology company targeting to revolutionize life-science-based product discovery and development utilizing cutting edge computational biology technologies, across multiple market segments, today announced its financial results for the fourth quarter and full-year period ending December 31, 2023.

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  • Collaboration with Colors Farm and Ben Gurion University: Evogene partnered to pioneer crustacean gene editing technology aimed at enhancing crustacean traits.
  • EU Grant for Ag-Seed Division: Evogene secured a €1.2 million EU grant to develop oil-seed crops with enhanced CO2 assimilation and drought tolerance.
  • In the fourth quarter of 2023, general and administrative expenses were approximately $1.2 million, down from about $1.7 million in the same period the previous year.
  • This increase in net loss during the fourth quarter of 2023 is primarily attributed to other income received in 2022, as mentioned above.

Expansion of the emerald ash borer regulated area in Québec

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Monday, February 26, 2024
CFIA, RCM, Plant, Canadian Food Inspection Agency, Health, Tree, EAB, First Nations, Movement

The CFIA has updated its regulated areas for EAB to include additional Regional County Municipalities (RCM) in Québec.

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  • The CFIA has updated its regulated areas for EAB to include additional Regional County Municipalities (RCM) in Québec.
  • This expansion is due to detections of EAB in 2022 and 2023 in Québec.
  • Preventing the spread of invasive species, like the emerald ash borer (EAB), is the best way to protect forests, native plants and forestry-related businesses.
  • This means that ash material (such as logs, branches and woodchips) and all species of firewood cannot be moved outside the regulated area without permission from the CFIA.

Potato wart not detected in national soil survey

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Tuesday, February 20, 2024
Soil, CFIA, Synchytrium, AHDB Potatoes, Plant Protection Act, Scab, Risk management, News, Farmer, Government, Canadian Food Inspection Agency, Ministerial order, Certification, Synchytrium endobioticum, Statistics Canada, Farm, Movement, Comment, USDA, PEI, Maple syrup

The Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) has completed its 2023 National Survey for Potato Wart and confirms the pest was not detected in any of the soil samples tested.

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  • The Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) has completed its 2023 National Survey for Potato Wart and confirms the pest was not detected in any of the soil samples tested.
  • The survey builds on the results from previous national surveys for potato wart, as well as specific and general visual potato wart surveillance that has been ongoing in PEI since 2000.
  • As part of the 2023 National Survey for Potato Wart survey, over 2000 soil samples were collected from fields across the country, excluding Newfoundland and Labrador.
  • The potato wart pathogen (Synchytrium endobioticum) was not detected in any of the samples collected as part of the survey.

4CAD Group strengthens its position with the acquisition of Astrée Software, editor and integrator of MES software

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Thursday, February 15, 2024
Acquisition, Software, CFIA, Future, Sale, Entrepreneurship, Information, Software as a service, Process, Knowledge, MES, Face, Partnership, Online shopping

NANTES, France, Feb. 15, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- 4CAD Group, distributor and integrator of industrial software solutions, acquires Astrée Software, the only French editor and integrator 100% dedicated to MES software.

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  • NANTES, France, Feb. 15, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- 4CAD Group, distributor and integrator of industrial software solutions, acquires Astrée Software, the only French editor and integrator 100% dedicated to MES software.
  • 4CAD Group has reinforced its position in both its strategic and geographical sectors, while strengthening its teams, notably through the successive acquisitions of Tangerine Software's distribution business and e-THEMIS.
  • Like 4CAD Group, Astrée Software democratizes and simplifies access to the Factory of the Future for its customers.
  • "The merger with 4CAD Group is part of a strategy to accelerate Astrée Software's growth in France and internationally", reports Nicolas STORI, Co-Founder of Astrée Software.

CanGrow Crop Solutions Secures Exclusive Distribution Rights for Biodyne Environoc ® Technology in Canada

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Thursday, January 25, 2024
CFIA, Rhizosphere, Biology, Farmer, Health, Partnership, Canadian Food Inspection Agency, Science, Soil, Microbiology

ALVINSTON, ON, Jan. 25, 2024 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- CanGrow Crop Solutions, a distinguished formulator of plant and soil health products, is delighted to announce its exclusive partnership with Biodyne, a leading provider of microbiology solutions. This collaboration designates CanGrow Crop Solutions as Canada's exclusive distributor for Environoc ® agriculture products.

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  • CanGrow Crop Solutions has announced an exclusive partnership with Biodyne, a prominent provider of microbiology solutions.
  • As a result of this collaboration, CanGrow Crop Solutions becomes the sole distributor of Environoc® agriculture products in Canada.
  • ALVINSTON, ON, Jan. 25, 2024 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- CanGrow Crop Solutions , a distinguished formulator of plant and soil health products, is delighted to announce its exclusive partnership with Biodyne , a leading provider of microbiology solutions.
  • This collaboration designates CanGrow Crop Solutions as Canada's exclusive distributor for Environoc ® agriculture products.

QUAKER CANADA ISSUES RECALL DUE TO POSSIBLE HEALTH RISK

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Friday, January 12, 2024
Chronic pain, CFIA, Diarrhea, Quaker Oats Company, Salmonella, Canadian Food Inspection Agency, EST, Fever

MISSISSAUGA, ON, Jan. 11, 2024 /CNW/ - Quaker Canada today announced a voluntary recall of granola bars and Harvest Crunch cereals due to the potential exposure to salmonella.

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  • MISSISSAUGA, ON, Jan. 11, 2024 /CNW/ - Quaker Canada today announced a voluntary recall of granola bars and Harvest Crunch cereals due to the potential exposure to salmonella.
  • This is the direct result of a recall initiated earlier today in the United States by the Quaker Oats Company.
  • This action is being taken in Canada out of an abundance of caution and commitment to the wellbeing of our Canadian consumers.
  • Quaker Canada is working closely with the Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) to ensure the recalled products are removed from the marketplace.