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U.S. Takes Action on PEI Potato Wart Threat

Published August 22, 2026

USDA’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service has ramped up its regulations involving potato imports from Prince Edward Island in Canada. With the change, any U.S. facility handling bulk loads of these potatoes must dispose of waste material from processing,…

Potato Wart Worries

Published August 23, 2023

An investigation related to the 2021 detection of potato wart in Prince Edward Island was recently completed. National Potato Council Chief Executive Officer Kam Quarles says infected fields should be pinpointed now. "The Canadian Food Inspection Agency sampled soils around…

Risk Mitigation

Published January 12, 2023

National Potato Council CEO Kam Quarles says Canada’s government has answered potato wart concerns regarding potato imports from Canada’s Prince Edward Island. "They made it very clear that they're working to modernize testing." Quarles expects USDA to adjust protocols to…

PEI Expects to Resume Table Potato Shipments to U.S.

Published January 28, 2022

The Canadian province of Prince Edward Island hopes to resume shipments of table potatoes to the U.S. within a matter of weeks. Trade was shut down in November over concerns about potato wart. Canadian Agriculture Minister Marie-Claude Bibeau says the…

Articles tagged under: Prince Edward Island

U.S. Takes Action on PEI Potato Wart Threat

Potato Wart Worries

Risk Mitigation

PEI Expects to Resume Table Potato Shipments to U.S.

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