Food safety inspectors from the United States banned a number of Canadian plants from marketing into the U.S. market until and unless they come up to compliance with Canadian Food Inspection Agency standards.
Olymel and Maple Leaf were included in the bans.
CFIA officials accompany the American inspectors when they come to check conditions and at the end of their inspection they agree on what they observed.
This practice has been going on for at least 45 years. I know because I was the first Canadian reporter to write about it.
Olymel S.E.C. had two delistings, (removal from the list of Canadian plants approved to export to the U.S) both on July 2 this year.
D & S Meat Products of Ajax, Ont., was also delisted this July 1.
Amir Quality Meats, Inc,, was delisted Aug.3, 2022. It is a Halal meat plant in Brampton.
Hamel Inc. of Levis, Que., was delisted Feb. 7, 2002.
975837 Ontario Ltd (Patty King International of Concord) was delisted Feb. 7, 2002.
Abattoir Agri-Bio, Inc., of Saint-Agapit, Que., was delisted Feb. 7, 2002.
Meilleures Marquees Limitee of Blainveille, Que., was delisted Aug., 23, 2022.
The U.S.Department of Agriculture posts its list of Canadian plants that are both approved and delisted.
The list does no distinguish between voluntary removals and disciplinary removals.
