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| July 29, 2004 |
Burnaby, B.C.
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Vancouver Importer Fined For Possession of Plums From
China
On July 22, 2004, Sol Produce Imports Ltd.
entered a guilty plea in Vancouver Provincial Court to one count of violating
the Plant Protection Act. The company was subsequently fined
$5,000.
On July 30, 2003, the Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) visited Sol Produce
Import’s warehouse in Vancouver, B.C. Upon inspection, the CFIA found and detained 29 cartons
of plums that had been imported from China.
Under the Act, no person is allowed to bring in any thing that is or could
be infested with a pest. The plums, which are not allowed into Canada from
China, were subsequently destroyed by CFIA.
The plant health program of the CFIA helps to protect
Canada’s plant resource base against the introduction and spread of
regulated pest and diseases. The agency is working to prevent the spread of the
Oriental fruit moth, which could affect B.C.’s fruit growing regions.
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For more information, contact:
Ken Lowe
Enforcement and Investigation
Canadian Food Inspection Agency
Ph. (604) 666-3436 |
Jeff Meerman
Communications
Canadian Food Inspection Agency
Ph. (403) 292-6733 |
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