The Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) has approved a program for exporting fresh apples from Ukraine to Canada.

Ukrainian producers have gained new export opportunities to the Canadian market, according to a statement from the State Service of Ukraine on Food Safety and Consumer Protection.

Canada has already updated its import requirements for Ukraine in its Automated Import Reference System (AIRS) and approved the Ukrainian Apple Export Program (Malus domestica) to Canada, which includes the following key aspects:

• producers growing apples, packing companies, and exporters must be registered with the State Service of Ukraine on Food Safety and Consumer Protection and included in the list of exporters, producers, and packers of Ukrainian apples to Canada;
• orchard surveillance must be conducted under the supervision of the State Service to predict the spread of harmful organisms and provide recommendations for their control;
• pest control measures must ensure that registered operators maintain a low prevalence of harmful organisms or the absence of pests regulated by Canada;
•  enterprises must use sorting equipment to remove mites, insects, other pests, dirt, and similar contaminants.

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