Containment standards for facilities handling plant pests : A104-65/2008E

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This document describes the minimum acceptable physical and operational requirements for facilities that work with plant pests other than weeds, soil, genetically modified plants and arthropod biological control agents. This document is intended as a resource for Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) staff and for other persons who grow, raise, culture or produce anything that is a pest or is infected or infested with a pest. It provides guidance on the operation of plant pest containment facilities such as laboratories, greenhouses and screenhouses.

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Publication information
Department/Agency Canadian Food Inspection Agency.
Title Containment standards for facilities handling plant pests
Publication type Monograph
Language [English]
Other language editions [French]
Format Paper
Other formats Electronic-[English]
Note(s) For more information, please contact: Office of Biohazard Containment and Safety, Canadian Food Inspection Agency, 159 Cleopatra Drive, Ottawa, ON K1A 0Y9. Tel.: (613) 221-7068; Fax: (613) 228-6129.
Publishing information Ottawa - Ontario : Canadian Food Inspection Agency c2007.
Binding Softcover
Description 75p. : figs., glossary, illus., references ; 23 cm.
ISBN 978-0-662-47481-4
Catalogue number
  • A104-65/2008E
Departmental catalogue number P0590E-07
Edition 1st edition
Subject terms Agri-food industry
Codes of practice
Environmental protection
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