CFIA fines BC ostrich farm for avian flu non-compliance
Friday, May 30, 2025, 9:20 pm
The Canadian Food Inspection Agency fined a British Columbia ostrich farm $20,000 after it failed to cooperate with anti-avian flu measures, delaying critical cull planning. This strict enforcement underlines regulators’ commitment to preventing avian flu spread despite the bird farm’s persistent non-compliance.
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Version includes a genotype associated with a human infection in a poultry worker in Ohio
Universal Ostrich Farm “failed to undertake appropriate biosecurity risk mitigation measures,” the Canadian Food Inspection Agency said in a statement.
The Canadian Food Inspection Agency says the birds have a genetic composition of the illness associated with a human case in Ohio
The Canadian Food Inspection Agency says it has fined a British Columbia ostrich farm $20,000 for failing to co-operate with anti-avian flu measures, as the owners continue to resist a cull order. It also says the farm has not substantiated claims of scientific research on the birds, and that the…
The Canadian Food Inspection Agency says it has fined a British Columbia ostrich farm $20,000 for failing to co-operate with anti-avian flu measures, as the owners continue to resist a cull order.
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