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Annex(e) M - Chapter/Chapitre 10

Country	Type of Products	Sampling Frequency	Sampling Amount
ARGENTINA	Canned Cooked tubed beef Muscle	Every shipment ²	3 cans 1 unit of not less than 250 g 6 units of 250 g¹
AUSTRALIA	Canned Kidney ³ Liver ³ Heart Muscle Prepared Meat Products	Every 10th shipment except every shipment in the case of liver and kidney	3 cans 6 units of 250 g¹ " " " " " " " " " 1 unit of not less than 250 g
BELGIUM	Canned	Every shipment ²	3 cans
BRAZIL	Canned Cooked tubed beef Cooked chicken products Muscle chicken ³	Every shipment ²	3 cans 1 unit of not less than 250 g 1 unit of not less than 250 g 6 units of 250 g¹
CHILE	Cooked lamb products Muscle lamb	Every shipment ²	1 unit of not less than 250 g 6 units of 250 g¹
CHINA	Canned Dried tube collagen hog casings Salted casings from pork, beef and sheep	Every shipment ²	3 cans 1 unit of not less than 250 g 1 unit of not less than 250 g
COSTA RICA	Kidney ³ Liver ³ Heart Muscle	Every shipment ²	6 units of 250 g¹ " " " " " " " " "
DENMARK	Canned Kidney ³ Liver ³ Heart Muscle Prepared Meat Products	Every shipment ²	3 cans 6 units of 250 g¹ " " " " " " " " " 1 unit of not less than 250 g
FINLAND	Canned Kidney ³ Liver ³ Heart Muscle Prepared Meat Products	Every shipment ²	3 cans 6 units of 250 g¹ " " " " " " " " " 1 unit of not less than 250 g
FRANCE	Canned Prepared Meat Products Pork muscle	Every 3rd shipment ²	3 cans 1 unit of not less than 250 g 6 units of 250 g¹
GERMANY	Canned	Every shipment ²	3 cans
HUNGARY	Canned Prepared Meat Products Muscle chicken Liver ³	Every shipment ²	3 cans 1 unit of not less than 250 g 6 units of 250 g¹ 6 units of 250 g¹
ISRAEL	Soup Mixes & Cubes	Every shipment ²	1 unit of not less than 250 g
ITALY	Canned Soup Mixes & Cubes Prepared Meat Products	Every shipment ²	3 cans 1 unit of not less than 250 g 1 unit of not less than 250 g
MEXICO	Prepared Meat Products Hog casings Pork muscle ³	Every shipment ²	1 unit of not less than 250 g 1 unit of not less than 250 g 6 units of 250 g¹
NETHERLANDS	Canned	Every shipment ²	3 cans
NEW ZEALAND	Canned Kidney ³ Liver ³ Heart Muscle Prepared Meat Products	Every 4th shipment except every shipment in the case of liver and kidney ²	3 cans 6 units of 250 g¹ " " " " " " " " " 1 unit of not less than 250 g
NICARAGUA	Kidney ³ Liver ³ Heart Muscle	Every shipment ²	6 units of 250 g¹ " " " " " " " " "
POLAND	Canned	Every shipment	3 cans
REPUBLIC OF IRELAND	Canned Kidney ³ Liver ³ Heart Muscle Prepared Meat Products	Every shipment ²	3 cans 6 units of 250 g¹ " " " " " " " " " 1 unit of not less than 250 g
REPUBLIC OF SLOVENIA	Canned	Every shipment ²	3 cans
SPAIN	Prepared Meat Products	Every shipment ²	1 unit of not less than 250 g
SWITZERLAND	Canned Dried soup mixes & cubes	Every shipment ²	3 cans 1 unit of not less than 250 g
THAILAND	Cooked chicken products Canned	Every shipment ²	1 unit of not less than 250 g/ 3 cans
UNITED KINGDOM	Canned Prepared Meat Products Kidney ³ Liver ³ Heart Muscle	Every shipment ²	3 cans 1 unit of not less than 250 g 6 units of 250 g¹ " " " " " " " " "
U.S.A.	Only Kidney ³ Liver ³ Heart Pork Muscle ³ Muscle (all other)	Every 3rd shipment that is fully reinspected	6 units of 250 g¹ " " " " " " " " " " " " " " "
URUGUAY	Canned Cooked tubed beef Muscle beef	Every shipment ²	3 cans 1 unit of not less than 250 g 6 units of 250 g¹

¹NOTE: The 6 units selected must be primary samples taken at random from throughout the load. Each sample unit must represent a different animal. In other words, a single liver cut into 6 units of 250 grams would not meet the requirement.

Every sample must be individually wrapped.

Please note that the word "canned" refers to all types of hermetically sealed containers.

²NOTE: "Every shipment" in the sampling frequency column means every shipment designated for full inspection.

³NOTE: Samples of Brazilian chicken muscle, U.S.& Mexican pork muscle and all fresh or frozen, not further processed, liver or kidney must be sent to the CFIA Centre for Veterinary Drug Residues, Saskatoon.

NOTE: On the laboratory form CFIA 5164, specify Import Residues Monitoring in the "Analysis Requested" section. Use the import control number as the "Inspector’s Sample No.".

Samples (other than raw livers and kidneys, Brazilian chicken meat and U.S.or Mexican pork meat) are to be shipped to laboratories as indicated in the following table:

Region of Collection	Laboratory
B.C. All	Cantest, BURNABY
Alberta All	Cantest, BURNABY
Saskatchewan All	Cantest, BURNABY
Manitoba All	Cantest, BURNABY
Ontario All	JR Laboratories, BURNABY
Québec All	JR Laboratories, BURNABY
Atlantic All	JR Laboratories, BURNABY

Fresh meat products kidney, liver and muscle will be analyzed for one or more of the following: antibiotics, dimetridazole, heavy metals, hormones, pesticides, PCB, PCP, sulfonamides and other residues.

Canned meat products will be analyzed for heavy metals, pesticides and PCB.

Prepared meat products will be analyzed for pesticides and PCB.

The laboratory addresses are:

Cantest Limited
4606 Canada Way
Burnaby, British Columbia
V5G 1K5
Mr. Don Enns
Tel: 604 734-7276
Fax: 604 731-2386

J-R Laboratories Limited
Unit #12, 3871 North Fraser Way
Burnaby, British Columbia
V5J 5G6
Mr. Jimmy Chang
Tel: 604 432-9311
Fax: 604 432-7768

CFIA
Centre for Veterinary Drug Residues
116 Veterinary Road
Saskatoon, Saskatchewan
S7N 5E3
Mr. Craig Salisbury
Tel: 306 975-5352 or 4071
Fax: 306 975-5711

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