U.S. Customs and Border Protection on Friday imposed a new import ban on seafood from a Chinese fishing fleet that the agency says is using forced labor on its 32 vessels, including abuses against many Indonesian workers. The CBP said it will immediately detain tuna, swordfish and other products from the Dalian Ocean Fishing at U.S. ports of entry.
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Closure of U.S. border to Canadian exports of Buxus, Ilex, and Euonymus spp.
May 29, 2021
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Please be advised that effective immediately, all exports and re-exports of boxwood (Buxus spp.), Euonymus (Euonymus spp.) and holly (Ilex spp.) plants for planting are prohibited entry into the United States from Canada. This includes all propagative plant material from all origins, except for seed.
Canada's cattle sector on guard as beef-labelling talk returns in the U.S.
May 28, 2021
In the annals of North American trade disputes, the fight over mandatory country-of-origin labelling on beef and pork probably deserves its own chapter.
When the U.S. wielded the rules early in the last decade, it cost Canadian producers dearly and was blamed for sharp declines in livestock exports south of the border.
New international shipping line sails into Port Saint John NB
May 27, 2021
The port of Saint John has a new international shipping line. The first vessel, the Liverpool Express, arrives from the Mediterranean on Thursday morning.
Declaration and inspection of Tandoor ovens / Déclaration et inspection des fours Tandoor
May 26, 2021
The CFIA has become aware of an issue regarding declaration and import requirements for Tandoor ovens. A Tandoor oven is a cooking device that is traditionally made wholly of clay. Modern commercial tandoors may be made of steel with a clay lining.