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APHIS Publishes Rule Allowing Immediate Canadian Beef Imports
Following a decision by a U.S. Federal Court last week, the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) has published a final rule on imports from countries defined as of minimal risk in spreading bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE) to the United States and added Canada to the list.
Effective July 18, 2005, most Canadian beef products from cattle aged under 30 months can be imported freely:
“1. Beef (including veal) or bison meat, meat byproducts, and meat food products as defined by the Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) regulations in Title 9 of the Code of Federal Regulations Part 301.2 (9 CFR 301.2), when accompanied by the required Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) veterinary health export certificate certifying that the products:
a. Were processed in a CFIA-inspected establishment, which operates in compliance with an approved CFIA program to prevent commingling of ruminant meat products eligible for export to the United States with ineligible ruminant meat products;
b. Were derived from animals that were subjected to a ruminant feed ban equivalent to the requirements of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (21 CFR 589.2000);
c. Were derived from animals for which air-injected stunning was not used at slaughter;
d. Do not contain specified risk materials (SRMs) as defined by FSIS regulations (9 CFR Parts 301, 309, et. al.); and
e. Were derived from animals that were under 30 months of age when slaughtered.”
Beef livers can be imported from animals of any age. The rule also specifies regulations for import of sheep and goat meat from animals under 12 months.
Full details can be read online at the USDA Web site.
Canada
APHIS Publishes Rule Allowing Immediate Canadian Beef Imports
Following a decision by a U.S. Federal Court last week, the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) has published a final rule on imports from countries defined as of minimal risk in spreading bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE) to the United States and added Canada to the list.
Effective July 18, 2005, most Canadian beef products from cattle aged under 30 months can be imported freely:
“1. Beef (including veal) or bison meat, meat byproducts, and meat food products as defined by the Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) regulations in Title 9 of the Code of Federal Regulations Part 301.2 (9 CFR 301.2), when accompanied by the required Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) veterinary health export certificate certifying that the products:
a. Were processed in a CFIA-inspected establishment, which operates in compliance with an approved CFIA program to prevent commingling of ruminant meat products eligible for export to the United States with ineligible ruminant meat products;
b. Were derived from animals that were subjected to a ruminant feed ban equivalent to the requirements of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (21 CFR 589.2000);
c. Were derived from animals for which air-injected stunning was not used at slaughter;
d. Do not contain specified risk materials (SRMs) as defined by FSIS regulations (9 CFR Parts 301, 309, et. al.); and
e. Were derived from animals that were under 30 months of age when slaughtered.”
Beef livers can be imported from animals of any age. The rule also specifies regulations for import of sheep and goat meat from animals under 12 months.
Full details can be read online at the USDA Web site.