Tackling spent fowl fraud at the border to protect consumers and support Canadian farmers

Mar 21, 2025

OTTAWA, ON, , The Honourable Kody Blois, Minister of Agriculture and Agri-Food and Rural Economic Development and the Honourable David J. McGuinty, Minister of Public Safety and Emergency Preparedness, issued the following statement:

The Government of Canada is committed to protecting Canadian consumers, supporting our poultry industry, and ensuring a fair and transparent trade environment. The issue of spent fowl misrepresentation is one that demands decisive action. This is fraud and it undermines consumers, our farmers, distorts our markets, and puts Canadian jobs at risk.

That is why we are taking steps to enhance collaboration with industry and enforcement agencies and advance our efforts to address this issue. The Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) and the Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) are working on sharing intelligence to develop an action plan to improve detection, enforce compliance, and ensure a level playing field for all.

Protecting Canadians and upholding the integrity of our food supply is a top priority. We will act decisively, working with partners to implement solutions that reinforce fairness, trust, and accountability.

Source : Newswire.ca

Video: Understanding the Basics of the Renewable Fuel Standard

On Friday, April 24, 2026, from 12 noon–1:00 ET, the Penn State Center for Agricultural and Shale Law, alongside the Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture’s (PDA) Agricultural Business Development Center (ABDC), presented this webinar in the Understanding Agricultural Law Educational Series, a course designed to develop subject matter literacy and competence on fundamental issues of agricultural law for attorneys and business advisors who work with or represent agricultural or rural clients but may not necessarily specialize in agricultural law:

“Understanding the Basics of the Renewable Fuel Standard”

The Clean Air Act’s Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS) program requires transportation fuel sold in the United States to contain a minimum volume of renewable fuels such as ethanol, biodiesel, or advanced biofuels. Established by the Energy Policy Act of 2005 and later expanded by the Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007, the RFS is implemented by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) in collaboration with the Department of Energy and the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA).

This webinar provides an overview of the legal authority and structure for the RFS program and explain how it works, including the program’s system of Renewable Identification Numbers (RINs) and categories of renewable fuels. Additionally, this webinar addresses EPA annual volume requirement rulemaking and associated recent legal issues.