Canada to Again Impose Import Requirements on US Romaine
Canada will again impose additional temporary import requirements for U.S.-origin romaine lettuce, USDA’s Foreign Agricultural Service said in a report this month. The requirements, which Canada also has imposed in previous years (see 2109280034 and 2308070019), will allow Canadians to import romaine lettuce from the Salinas Valley counties of Santa Clara, Santa Cruz, Monterey or San Benito only if the lettuce tests negative for “E. coli O157:H7.” The requirements will be in effect Sept. 26 through Dec. 28.
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Canada has imposed the requirement each fall since 2019. USDA said Canadian importers of the affected romaine may need to provide additional proof of origin documents, attestations and other forms to prove the lettuce is free of E. coli.