Trade News

4 July 2007 Import scandal taints China The following article is excerpted from the 4 July 2007 edition of the “Toronto Star”. In the past few weeks, Bruce Cran's office has been flooded with calls from hundreds of consumers concerned about the safety of Chinese goods. If it's not about toothpaste…

4 July 2007 Update to CFIA – AIRS website Chapter 05 was published to change the recommendation from "Refer to CFIA-ISC" to "REFER TO CFIA - VETERINARY INSPECTION" 05.11.99.1292.16 Animal Semen (other than bovine) fresh - Zoo animal 05.11.99.1292.16 Animal Semen (other than bovine) frozen - Zoo…

4 July 2007 Update to CFIA – AIRS website Chapter 44 was published to change the release recommendation from "Refer to CFIA-ISC" to "Approved" for Ontario and Quebec for various U.S. states. 44.03.20.0128.07 - Cedar - other products such as logs - untreated This resulted in a version change for the…

4 July 2007 World Customs Chiefs focus on the 21st century Customs environment The following news release is available on the WCO website at http://www.wcoomd.org/ie/En/en.html The WCO Council, the Organization’s top decision-making organ, met in Brussels at WCO Headquarters from 28-30 June 2007 for…

4 July 2007 US, South Korea sign free-trade pact The following article is excerpted from the 2 July 2007 edition of the “Journal of Commerce”. South Korea and the U.S. signed a free-trade agreement on Saturday that aims to open the Korean economy to more foreign investment and forge new links for…

3 July 2007 Coiled Metal Products The following notice is from Canadian National (CN). On Thursday May 17th, a letter was sent out advising of a serious incident involving a shipment of containerized metal coils. Fortunately, due to early detection, potential serious consequences were avoided. CN…

3 July 2007 Illegal Importation of Fish Results in Company Fine The following news release is available on CFIA website at http://www.inspection.gc.ca/english/corpaffr/projud/2007/20070629be.sht… The failure to provide notification to an inspector for the importation of fish into Canada resulted in…

3 July 2007 Macartney Farms fined $6,000 On May 16, 2007, Macartney Farms (1248671 Ontario Inc), located in Ottawa, entered a guilty plea and was convicted on two counts of violating the Meat Inspection Act. The offences, which took place on March 17, 2006, involved applying or using the regulatory…

3 July 2007 Taiwan Reopens To Canadian Beef The full article is available on Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada website at http://www.agr.gc.ca/cb/index_e.php?s1=n&s2=2007&page=n70629a Honourable Chuck Strahl, Minister of Agriculture and Agri-Food and Minister for the Canadian Wheat Board and the…

3 July 2007 July 2007 SIMA Index The SIMA index for July 2007 is available on the CBSA website at http://www.cbsa-asfc.gc.ca/sima/monthly-e.html.

3 July 2007 Dangerous fake goods crossing border This article was excerpted from the 2 July 2007 edition of the “Toronto Star”. RCMP Superintendent Ken Hansen gave his boss a pack of batteries last summer as an example of Chinese counterfeit merchandise arriving at Canadian ports. They made quite an…

3 July 2007 CBP, ATF Join Canadians in Launching Firearms Public Information Campaign Along U.S.-Canadian Border The full article is available on CBP website at http://www.cbp.gov/xp/cgov/newsroom/news_releases/06292007_6.xml The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) and U.S…

29 June 2007 Mandatory Line Release at the Ambassador Bridge CBSA in Windsor has provided a document advising of new requirements and effective dates for changes to mandatory line release at the Ambassador Bridge. This document can be viewed on the CSCB website at http://www.cscb.ca/listinfo…

29 June 2007 Specified Risk Material Permits for Cattle This CFIA news release is available at http://www.inspection.gc.ca/english/anima/heasan/disemala/bseesb/enhren…. As of July 12, 2007, a permit is required for transporting, accepting and disposing of certain cattle tissues capable of…

29 June 2007 Certification of Imported Aquaculture Fish Products from Chile for the Absence of Emamectin Benzoate This CFIA news release is available at http://www.inspection.gc.ca/english/anima/fispoi/commun/20070628e.shtml The Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) and the National Fisheries…

29 June 2007 Police move in ahead of blockade Ontario Provincial Police, who shut down Canada's busiest highway early Friday morning west of Kingston due to native protesters in the area, have decided to reopen Highway 401. The OPP had closed it earlier in the day after the protesters blockaded a…

29 June 2007 U.S., Panama Sign Free Trade Pact Just In Time The United States and Panama signed a free trade agreement on Thursday [28 June 2007]…. Like trade deals struck with Colombia and Peru, the Panama pact requires congressional approval. It is considered relatively noncontroversial, but it is…

29 June 2007 TSN convinces CBP to stagger ACE start-up for entries This articles is excerpted from the 29 June 2007 edition of the “American Shipper” U.S. Customs and Border Protection has pulled back its plan to turn on its modernized trade processing system in one fell swoop for all importers, and…

29 June 2007 FDA detains Chinese seafood This article is from the 28 June 2007 edition of the “Journal of Commerce”. The Food and Drug Administration on Thursday said it would detain imports of five species of farmed Chinese seafood until China can show that they are free of potentially dangerous…