U.S. stops CANADIAN canola meal shipments at border because of salmonella

18.nov.09
Canadian Press

EDMONTON -- Western farmers say the U.S. is stopping an increasing
number of canola meal shipments from Canadian plants at the border over
concerns about salmonella bacteria.
And they are calling on the federal government to help sort out the
situation before the backlog affects production and the price of the
lucrative crop, which is used in animal feed.
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration says import alerts have been
slapped on canola meal plants operated by Bunge Canada in Saskatchewan,
Manitoba and Ontario; Cargill in Saskatchewan and Viterra in Manitoba.
The alerts allow inspectors to detain the shipments because they appear
to contain a poisonous substance that could be harmful.
Canadian Food Inspection Agency officials say it is up to individual
companies to satisfy U.S. import rules.