Dr. Parthi Muthukumarasamy at the Agriculture and Agri-Food Committee

On May 31st, 2023. See this statement in context.

May 31st, 2023 / 5:20 p.m.

Executive Director, International Programs Directorate, Canadian Food Inspection Agency

Thank you for the question.

We demonstrated that there is a different level of risk and disease prevalence between Canada and the U.S. That is the basis of the risk assessment and the decision to restrict the import of packaged bees into Canada.

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