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1. Receiving of birds
a) Each lot of birds must be covered by a flock sheet, and for each farm from which
birds are received for slaughter, the operator must have on file an attestation of freedom
of diseases of concern issued by a veterinary practitioner (includes a veterinarian
working in private practice or employed by a company, cooperative or government body other
than the CFIA) with a guarantee on the part of the practitioner to immediately notify the
operator in case of the occurrence of any of the diseases. The attestation by the
practitioner must be renewed on a six-month basis.
An example of an attestation that would be considered acceptable is as follows:
"To (name and address of operator)
To the best of my knowledge, no clinical cases of ornithosis or fowl cholera have
occurred on the farm located
at......................................................................................
during the last six (6) months. I undertake to notify you as soon as I become aware of
cases of these diseases.
Name Printed and Signature
Date"
The operator must undertake to inform the official veterinarian immediately and to take
appropriate action when the veterinary practitioner gives notification of occurrence of a
disease of concern.
or
b) Each lot of birds must be covered by a flock sheet and an attestation of freedom of
the diseases of concern issued by a veterinary practitioner.
An example of an attestation that would be considered acceptable is as follows:
"To (name and address of operator)
To the best of my knowledge, no clinical cases of ornithosis or fowl cholera have
occurred on the farm located
at......................................................................................
during the last six (6) months.
Name Printed and Signature
Date"
Alternative measures may also be used in provinces that have agreed to implement a
disease surveillance system for the diseases of concern, the attestation of disease
freedom by a veterinary practitioner will not be required. The components of an acceptable
disease surveillance system are described below:
a) Flock sheet
Each lot of birds must be covered by a flock sheet
Note : On the flock sheet (at the next printing of the form) the following statement
appears :" I ___________ confirm that, to the best of my knowledge, the information
contained on this form is accurate and that any diseases that were diagnosed in the flock
have been identified and reported."
b) Animal Health producer’s declaration
The flock sheet must be accompanied by an Animal Health Sheet issued by the producer
that will contain the following two statements:
Part A - Animal Health Statement: "To the best of my knowledge, no laboratory
diagnosis (excluding vaccination response) for the following trade related diseases have
occurred in this flock or on my farm during the past six months: avian (fowl) cholera,
ornithosis (psittacosis), infectious laryngotracheitis (ILT) and infectious
encephalomyelitis (AE).
Signature :___________________________ Date :___________
Part B - Release of Confidentiality: "I authorize animal health laboratories and
private veterinary practitioners to release to the Provincial veterinarian, the processor
and the CFIA veterinarian in the processing plant, any laboratory diagnosis (excluding
vaccination response) for the following trade related diseases: avian (fowl) cholera,
ornithosis (psittacosis), infectious laryngotracheitis (ILT) and infectious
encephalomyelitis (AE).
Signature :___________________________ Date:___________
c) Immediate notification of diseases of concern by Provincial veterinarian to the CFIA
veterinarian in charge and the operator of the slaughtering establishment.
All laboratories within the province will immediately notify the provincial
veterinarian when one of the diseases of concern is diagnosed. The provincial veterinarian
will in turn notify the operator and the CFIA veterinarian in charge. Alternative pathways
for advising the operator and CFIA veterinarian, e.g., via an area office, could be
arranged with the agreement of all parties.
2. Segregation and traceability
- Products destined to export must be adequately segregated from non eligible products
during production and remain identifiable until export takes place.
- Products transferred from one registered establishment to another must be accompanied by
a transfer certificate confirming that it meets the applicable requirements (see Annex J -
Introduction).
3. Responsibilities
Operators interested in exporting fresh and frozen poultry meat to China must submit to
the CFIA inspector in charge, standard operating procedures outlining how they will comply
with the applicable requirements. The inspector will review the proposed procedures and
approve them when found acceptable. The operator is responsible for implementing the
approved procedures and to perform the necessary verification activities. The inspector
will monitor the procedures to verify compliance with applicable requirements so that
certification can be issued as applicable upon request.
4. Record keeping
Operators are responsible for keeping the flock sheet, the attestation or a list of
producers with signed release of confidentiality and transfer certificates on file for a
period of at least two years. They are also responsible for making them available to the CFIA
official veterinarian when export certification is requested. |
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c) Beef : Canada officially confirms that it is
free from Foot-and-Mouth Disease, Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy (BSE), Contagious
Bovine Pleuropneumonia, Heartwater, Lumpy Skin Disease, Rift Valley Fever and Rinderpest.
Canada officially confirms that it does not permit the importation of live bovine
animals from the countries that have reported the occurrence of BSE.
Cattle from which the beef is derived have not been given feed containing the following
materials:
| A) |
materials of ovine and / or caprine origin; |
| B) |
bovine origin materials imported from countries that have reported the
occurrence of BSE. |
The slaughtered cattle from which the beef was derived shall meet the following
conditions:
| A) |
did not originate from a farm involved in a disease eradication program,
and |
| B) |
did not originate from farms on which there have been occurrences of
anthrax, brucellosis and bovine tuberculosis or any other reportable disease under the
Canadian Health of Animals Act for the last twelve (12) months. |
The official veterinarian of CFIA shall carry out the following functions:
| A) |
ante-mortem and post-mortem quarantine and inspections according to
Canadian veterinary and public health laws and regulations; |
| B) |
certify that the slaughtered beef is healthy and that the meat and viscera
is free from any signs of diseases, and have no lesions relevant to human and animal
health; |
| C) |
certify that the meat is wholesome and fit for human food. |
Animals slaughtered for export to China may not be slaughtered at the same time as
animals not meeting the Chinese requirements. Beef destined to China may not be processed
at the same time as beef not meeting the Chinese requirements. Beef not meeting the
Chinese requirements must be stored in a separate area from the cold storage.
d) Pork :
Canada officially confirms that it is free
from African Swine Fever, Classical Swine Fever, Foot-and-Mouth Disease, Swine Vesicular
Disease, Teschen Disease and Rinderpest.
The pigs from which the pork was derived shall meet the following conditions:
| A) |
were born and raised in Canada, |
| B) |
did not originate from a farm involved in disease eradication program, and |
| C) |
did not originate from a farm that was affected with Brucella
suis within the past six (6) months. |
The official veterinarian of CFIA shall carry out the following functions:
| A) |
ante-mortem and post-mortem quarantine and inspections according to
Canadian veterinary and public health laws and regulations; |
| B) |
certify that the slaughtered swine are healthy and that the meat and
viscera are free from any signs of diseases, and have no lesions relevant to human and
animal health; |
| C) |
certify that the meat is wholesome and fit for human food. |
Animals slaughtered for export to China may not be slaughtered at the same time as
animals not meeting the Chinese requirements. Pork destined to China may not be processed
at the same time as pork not meeting the Chinese requirements. Pork not meeting the
Chinese requirements must be stored in a separated area of the cold storage. e) Establishments approval process for beef and pork
products:
The slaughtering and processing plants exporting pork and beef to the
People's Republic of China shall meet the requirements of the Meat Inspection Act and the
requirements of the Chinese veterinary hygiene and public health regulations which apply
to Chinese meat processing plants in the relevant Chinese laws and regulations. Prior
approval of establishments is required for pork and beef products to comply with the
provisions of the applicable protocol. The approval procedure is as follows:
- CFIA will provide CIQ-SA with a list of establishment(s) wishing to be approved to
export to China.
- CIQ-SA will determine which establishment(s) will be inspected.
- CIQ-SA will inform CFIA of its intention to inspect establishments and will require CFIA's
assistance to facilitate the inspection.
- CIQ-SA will perform the inspection and will provide CFIA with the inspection reports of
the establishments visited. CIQ-SA will establish a committee of experts to review the
inspection reports and will inform CFIA, in a timely fashion, of the list of approved
establishments and, if applicable, will advise of further action to be taken in the case
of the establishments that were not approved. As deemed necessary, CFIA will review
establishments, prior or after CIQ-SA inspections, and will make recommendation to
CIQ-SA as appropriate.
In consultation with interested parties, CFIA will coordinate applications and the
request for inspection by Chinese authorities. Applicants will have to cover the costs
related to the Chinese inspection.
CFIA will also transmit to all concerned the result of inspection upon receipt from
China.
The following establishments are approved to export to China under the requirements
described in this section as of July 11, 2006:
Beef and edible beef by-products:
38, 51, 93, 152, 161, 235A, 401, 597
Pork and edible pork by-products:
1A, 4, 7, 9, 12, 14, 69, 80, 81, 87, 94, 126, 129, 147, 147C, 150, 199, 223, 254, 270A,
320, 330, 334, 354, 365, 376, 391, 394, 456, 468, 484, 508, 513, 537, 604
NOTE: The Chinese authorities reserve the right to inspect approved establishments at
any time. Should the inspection reveal that the situation at the establishment is not in
conformity with the information provided in the inspection questionnaire completed as part
of the approval process, the Chinese authorities will suspend export privileges of the
establishment. |
