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flag Canada keeps banning U.S. honey bee imports over mite fears, citing no scientific need to change rules.

flag The Canadian Food Inspection Agency says there's no scientific basis for restricting honey bee imports from outside North America to prevent the spread of the tropilaelaps mite, which has been found in Asia but not in countries like Australia, New Zealand, Italy, or Chile. flag The agency maintains current rules—requiring exporting countries to certify bees are mite-free—are sufficient and continues to monitor the situation. flag Despite calls from Alberta beekeepers and MP Arnold Viersen to lift the long-standing ban on U.S. imports, the CFIA says the risk of introducing pests remains too high to allow such changes. flag It will revisit its stance if new evidence emerges.

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