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Food > Meat and Poultry Products > Manual of Procedures > Chapter 10  

Chapter 10 ANNEX A

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Conditions for importation of meat products from Romania:

1. Meat Inspection systems approved:
1.1. pork and farmed wild boar slaughter, cutting, deboning and offal, natural salted animal intestinal casings
2. Types of meat products accepted for import: (based on animal health restrictions)
2.1. fresh meat and raw processed meat products (raw frozen or chilled)
2.1.1. meat and meat products derived from pigs including farmed wild boar - the country is not recognised by CFIA** as being free of Foot and mouth disease (FMD), classical swine fever (CSF), African swine fever (ASF) and swine vesicular disease (SVD) - import not allowed
2.2. heat treated processed meat products , other than shelf stable commercially sterile meat products packaged in hermetically sealed containers (cans and/or retortable pouches) and shelf stable dried soup-mix products, bouillon cubes and meat extract:
2.2.1. meat and meat products derived from pigs including farmed wild boar - the country is not recognised by CFIA** as being free of Foot and mouth disease (FMD), classical swine fever (CSF), African swine fever (ASF) and swine vesicular disease (SVD) - import not allowed
2.3. commercially sterile, shelf stable meat products packaged in hermetically sealed containers (cans or retortable pouches)and shelf stable dried soup-mix products, bouillon cubes, meat extract:
2.3.1. all pig meat products derived from CFIA** approved sources - no animal health restrictions
3. Additional certification statements/attestations required on the OMIC* :
3.1. none
4. Additional certificates/documents required:
4.1. none
5. Establishments eligible for export to Canada:
5.1 list available on request
6. Specific import and final use conditions and restrictions:
6.1. Consult chapter 11 for possible export restrictions.

* Official Meat inspection Certificate
** Canadian Food Inspection Agency/Agence canadienne d’inspection des aliments
*** zone - only applies in situations where the CFIA** has made a formal zoning decision in relation to FMD, CSF, ASF or SVD.

Created March 21, 2006/ E. Guirguis




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