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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 Slovenia

1. Meat Inspection systems approved:

1.1. beef, slaughter, cutting, deboning and offal, natural salted animal intestinal casings #

1.2. pork, 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 (chilled or frozen):

   2.1.1. all meat products derived from ruminants of Slovenian origin, including natural salted intestinal casings - BSE - importation not allowed

2.1.2. meat and meat products derived from pigs - 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. all processed meat products (heat treated and raw) , 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. all meat products derived from ruminants of Slovenian origin, including natural salted intestinal casings - BSE - importation not allowed

2.2.2. meat and meat products derived from pigs - the country is not recognised by CFIA** as being free of FMD, CSF, ASF and SVD - import not allowed

2.3. 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, meat extract:

   2.3.1. all meat products derived from ruminants of Slovenian origin, including natural salted intestinal casings - BSE - importation not allowed

2.3.2. all other, non-ruminant derived meat products from CFIA** approved sources - no animal health restriction

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. none

* 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.

Amended/ New Format/ May 24, 2005 / Lou Skrinar




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