Food Microbiology - Targeted Surveys - Final Report - Parasites in imported leafy vegetables - April 1, 2020, to March 31, 2025

Food Microbiology - Targeted Surveys - Final Report - Parasites in imported leafy vegetables - April 1, 2020, to March 31, 2025 is an open dataset from Canadian Food Inspection Agency with 1 file (CSV); catalogue record updated 2026-10-28. On CanQuery you can preview its live table, filter, chart and export up to 10,000 rows as CSV and follow the original downloads. Files are available in English and French.

A targeted survey analysed 1984 samples of imported vegetables over a 5-year period from April 1, 2020, to March 31, 2025. The samples consisted of fresh-cut vegetable salads, and trimmed, single-cut or whole leafy vegetables. Of the 1984 samples, 1310 (66.0%) were tested for the presence of both Cyclospora cayetanensis (C. cayetanensis) and Giardia spp., while 664 (33.5%) were tested for the presence of C. cayetanensis only and 10 (0.5%) were tested for the presence of Giardia spp. only. Of the 1984 samples tested, 99.6% of the samples were found to be satisfactory. C. cayetanensis was found in 5 of the 1974 (0.3%) samples tested. Giardia spp. was found in 3 of the 1320 (0.2%) samples tested. The Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) conducted appropriate follow-up activities. There were no reported illnesses related to these products.

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Canadian Food Inspection Agency

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2026-10-28