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The following is provided by the Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA).
Temporary import requirements for romaine lettuce from the United States
Requirements begin on September 25, 2025
To decrease the risk associated with E. coli O157:H7 in romaine lettuce, the Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) is implementing temporary Safe Food for Canadians (SFC) licence conditions the importation of romaine lettuce originating from the U.S.
From September 25 to December 17, 2025, importers of romaine lettuce and/or salad mixes containing romaine lettuce from the U.S. must:
• declare that the product does not originate from counties of Santa Cruz, Santa Clara, San Benito and Monterey in the Salinas Valley, California, U.S., or
• submit an attestation form and Certificates of Analysis for each shipment to demonstrate that the romaine lettuce does not contain detectable levels of E. coli O157:H7
Additional information is available at the following link
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