EU Lifts 17-Year Testing Protocol on Canadian Flaxseed, Removing a Key Non-Tariff Barrier Effective May 1
The Development Effective May 1, 2026, the European Union will terminate the sampling and testing protocol that has governed every Canadian flaxseed shipment bound for EU markets since July 2009. Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada confirmed the termination in a news release on April 24, 2026. Canada formally requested discontinuation of the protocol in 2024; the…