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- This page describes aquatic animal health export certification requirements for India.
Program: Animals
- This document describes the Canadian Food Inspection Agency's (CFIA) oversight of the inspection of pedigreed seed crops by Licensed Seed Crop Inspectors (LSCI) operating under the supervision of Authorized…
Program: Plants
Specific work instructions (SWI 142.1.2-2): Cereals and small grains seed crop inspection procedures
- This specific work instruction (SWI) outlines the procedures that a seed crop inspector will follow when inspecting pedigreed status seed crops of barley, oats, triticale, wheat, rye, buckwheat, canary seed, flax…
Program: Plants
- The CFIA evaluates and licenses seed crop inspectors to conduct field inspections of pedigreed seed crops and issue Reports of Seed Crop Inspection that support the issuance of a crop certificate by the…
Program: Plants
- This Seed Program Quality System Procedure outlines the procedures for pedigreed seed crop inspection in Canada intended to maintain and safeguard varietal identity and varietal purity during seed multiplication.
Program: Plants
- This Seed Program Specific Work Instruction (SWI) outlines the procedures that a crop inspector will follow in inspecting forage crops and related species for pedigreed seed crop status.
Program: Plants
- This Seed Program Quality System Procedure is subject to periodic review. Amendments will be issued to ensure the procedure continues to meet current needs.
Program: Plants
- The purpose of pedigreed seed crop inspection is to provide an unbiased inspection and complete a Seed Crop Inspection Report on the isolation, condition, and purity of the seed crop to support a certification…
Program: Plants
- The purpose of pedigreed seed crop inspection is to provide an unbiased inspection and complete a Report of Seed Crop Inspection for the Canadian Seed Growers' Association (CSGA) on the isolation, condition…
Program: Plants
- As a technical science and specialized field of activity, pedigreed seed production and certification often involves the use of technical and specific jargon as well as references and acronyms. This Seed Program…
Program: Plants