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AHPD-DSAE-IE-2001-9-5
(AH-96-PF-NAC-03)
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Commodity Characteristics:
- Rawhide pet chews;
- Dried pig ears;
- Dried cattle ears;
- Cow hooves;
- Bull pizzles;
- Commercially prepared pet food (including pet treats).
For the purpose of this directive, "pet food" means food intended for animal
pets that are not considered as livestock under the Health of Animals Act and Regulations.
In Section 2 of the Health of Animals Regulations, livestock is defined as
animals of the bovine, caprine, equine, ovine and porcine species.
Procedures:
N.B. For pet food products imported from the United
States, the Certain Ruminants and Their Products Importation Prohibition Regulations
remain in effect until further notice.
Designated countries or regions: countries or regions which have been
recognized by Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) as free of diseases of concern; with
regards to BSE, countries or regions which have been recognized by the CFIA to be of
negligible BSE-risk (category 1).
For the purpose of this directive, the diseases of concern for each species from which
the product is derived are as follows: |
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For pet food containing ingredients of ruminant (bovine, ovine or
caprine) origin, designated country must be free of foot-and mouth disease (FMD)
and of negligible risk (category 1) for bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE). Dried
pet chews such as cattle ears, bull pizzles and cow hooves must come from countries free
from foot-and-mouth disease only (BSE is not a disease of concern for these last
products). For finished rawhide pet chews, there are no diseases of concern. If
the pet food contains ingredients of porcine origin, designated country
must be free of foot-and-mouth disease, swine vesicular disease, African swine fever,
classical swine fever (hog cholera).
If the pet food contains ingredients of avian origin, designated
country must be free from Velogenic Newcastle disease and pathogenic avian influenza (fowl
plague). |
Rawhide Pet Chews, Dried Pig Ears, Pig Tails and Cattle
Ears must be:
- dried, degreased, dehaired, free of blood and dirt;
- comminuted or single piece;
- in final packaging or bulk;
- if basted, must be in dry form.
Shipments may be subject to inspection at the first point of entry or at destination by
an inspector designated under the Health of Animals Act. |
Rawhide Pet Chews: |
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From the United States: Proof of origin acceptable to the CBSA,
and a written declaration from the importer (dated, signed, and linked to the shipment
being imported) stating that the finished product does not contain any hides or skins from
the head of a ruminant. Risk: Low
From any other country: Commercial Customs Invoice (CCI) specifying
that the product is dried and contains no other animal product or by-product.
Risk: Low |
Dried Pig Ears, Pig Tails and Cattle Ears: |
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From the United States: Proof of origin acceptable to the CBSA,
and in the case of cattle ears, a written declaration from the importer (dated, signed,
and linked to the shipment being imported), stating that the finished product does not
contain, and is not derived from bovine Specified Risk Material (SRM), as defined in this
directive under commercially prepared pet food. Risk: Low
From designated countries: Official export certificate from the
country of origin specifying that the product is dried.
Risk: Low
From non-designated countries: Official export certificate from
country of origin stating that the product was subjected to a heat treatment of at least
70 degrees Centigrade for a minimum of 22 hours (Any other proposed treatment must be
evaluated by Headquarters).
Risk: Medium |
Dried Bull Pizzles and Cow Hooves for use as Pet Chews: |
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From the United States: Proof of origin acceptable to the CBSA,
and a written declaration from the importer (dated, signed, and linked to the shipment
being imported), stating that the finished product does not contain, and is not derived
from bovine Specified Risk Material (SRM), as defined in this directive under commercially
prepared pet food. Risk: Low
From designated countries :Official export certificate from the
country of origin specifying that the product is dried.
Risk: Low
From non-designated countries:
Cow Hooves: Official export certificate from the country of origin
stating that the cow hooves have been subjected to a heat treatment of at least 140
degrees Centigrade for a minimum of 2 hours (Any other proposed treatment must be
evaluated by Headquarters).
Risk: Medium
Dried Bull Pizzles: Official export certificate from the country of
origin stating that the product was subjected to a heat treatment of at least 90 degrees
Centigrade for a minimum of 5 hours ( Any other proposed treatment must be evaluated by
Headquarters).
Risk: Medium |
Commercially prepared Pet Food (including pet treats): |
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Cooked canned commercially prepared pet food containing animal
by-products (bone meal, meat meal, blood meal, rendered animal fats, gluestock,
meat, inedible meat). From the United States: Proof of origin
acceptable to the CBSA, a copy of the list of ingredients, and a written declaration from
the importer (dated, signed, and linked to the shipment being imported) stating that (1)
there are no ingredients derived from bovine animals in the pet food, OR (2) the bovine
ingredients in the pet food are not derived from Specified Risk Material (SRM), OR (3) the
bovine animals from which the pet food ingredients are derived from originated in Canada
or a country considered to be of negligible BSE-risk by the CFIA (Argentina, Australia,
Brazil, Chile, New Zealand or Uruguay).
Risk: Low
From countries recognized to be of negligible BSE-risk by CFIA (category 1):
CCI describing that it is commercially cooked sterile canned product.
Risk: Low
From countries Not recognized to be of negligible BSE-risk by CFIA (category 2
and 3): Case by case evaluation, a permit will be issued by Headquarters only
after the successful completion of a risk assessment. The attached questionnaire (Annex 1) must be completed and submitted with the permit application.
No permits will be issued in cases where the exporting/processing pet food facility
receives, stores or processes bovine Specified Risk Material (SRM) and/or rendered
material from any other ruminant from countries not recognized to be of negligible BSE-risk
by the CFIA (category 2 and 3). For the purpose of this directive, SRM consists of:
- the skull including the brain, trigeminal ganglia and eyes, the spinal cord and
vertebral column (excluding the vertebrae of the tail, the transverse processes of the
thoracic and lumbar vertebrae, and the wings of the sacrum) of bovine animals aged 30
months or older;
- the small intestine and tonsils from bovine animals of all ages.
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Commercially prepared pet food in bulk or final packaging other
than cooked canned: From the United States: Proof of origin
acceptable to the CBSA, a copy of the list of ingredients, and a written declaration from
the importer (dated, signed, and linked to the shipment being imported) stating that (1)
there are no ingredients derived from bovine animals in the pet food, OR (2) the bovine
ingredients in the pet food are not derived from Specified Risk Material (SRM), OR (3) the
bovine animals from which the pet food ingredients are derived from originated in Canada
or a country considered to be of negligible BSE-risk by the CFIA (Argentina, Australia,
Brazil, Chile, New Zealand or Uruguay).
Risk: Low
From designated countries also of negligible BSE-risk (category 1):
Official export certificate from the country of origin describing the product and a copy
of the list of ingredients.
Risk: Low
From non-designated countries but of negligible BSE-risk (category 1):
import permit pursuant to Section 52.2; OR, in the event that an import permit does not
accompany the shipment, the shipment is accompanied by official certification attesting to
acceptable processing (as determined by Headquarters).
Risk: Medium
From non-designated countries of controlled or undetermined BSE-risk (category
2 and 3): Case by case evaluation, a permit will be issued by Headquarters only
after the successful completion of a risk assessment. The attached questionnaire (Annex 1)
must be completed and submitted with the permit application. No permits will be issued in
cases where the exporting/processing pet food facility receives, stores or processes
bovine Specified Risk Material (SRM) and/or rendered material from any other ruminant from
countries not recognized to be of negligible BSE-risk by the CFIA (category 2 and 3). For
the purpose of this directive, SRM consists of:
- the skull including the brain, trigeminal ganglia and eyes, the spinal cord and
vertebral column (excluding the vertebrae of the tail, the transverse processes of the
thoracic and lumbar vertebrae, and the wings of the sacrum) of bovine animals aged 30
months or older;
- the small intestine and tonsils from bovine animals of all ages.
N.B.: When the commercially prepared pet food
contains only plant products, highly processed products, fish ingredients or fishmeal as
ingredients from any country, and no other animal by-products, it may be imported if a CCI
and a list of ingredients is referred to a CFIA inspector and the inspector is satisfied
that is does not contain any other regulated ingredients. |
Plant Products:
Implementation:
For rendered material see respective directive.
This directive relates to Animal Health import requirements and does not remove any
obligation to the Canadian importer to comply with the import requirements of other CFIA
programs and/or other departments.
Importation of Commercially Prepared Pet Food from Countries of
Controlled or Undetermined BSE-risk
Questionnaire for Risk Assessment
To: Canadian importers applying for an import permit (CLASS 3 FEES) for
commercially prepared pet food.
reference: Import policy AHPD-DSAE-IE-2001-9-5
1. |
Name, list of ingredients and size of containers of each types
of processed pet food that you wish to import into Canada. Please join a copy all labels. |
2. |
What is the complete name and address of the foreign facility
where your product is processed? (please include the government approval number of the
facility) |
3. |
What kind (name) of material of animal origin is processed
and/or stored in the facility? |
4. |
What is the species of origin of the material of animal origin
that is processed/stored in the facility? |
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Who (name, address and government approval number) supplies this material?
If they receive the raw material from another manufacturer/supplier what else is processed
by the other manufacturer/supplier? Please provide copies of all relevant import
certifications. |
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b. |
Does that manufacturer/supplier receive, store or process any ruminant
material on its premises? If yes, what is the country of origin of the ruminant material?
How does that manufacturer/supplier verify that the material has not contaminated and/or
has not been cross contaminated with the bovine Specified Risk Material (SRM) listed
below? |
5. |
Does the facility process or store any of the following
materials: |
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a. |
processed animal proteins (such as meat and bone meal, meat meal, bone
meal, blood meal, dried plasma and other blood products, hydrolysed proteins, poultry
meal, feather meal, or any similar products) |
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b. |
offal, tankage, gluestock, fat, tallow, glands, edible or inedible meat. |
6. |
If so, what is the species of origin of this material? |
7. |
If the facility has discontinued processing or storing this
type of material, when did they stop processing or storing them in the facility? |
8. |
What protein source is used in the preparation of the final
products? |
9. |
What is the species of origin of the protein sources? |
10. |
If the protein source was obtained elsewhere, how is it
determined that it was not cross contaminated with bovine SRM from countries not of
negligible BSE-risk? |
11. |
What final products are manufactured in the processing
facility? |
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a. |
Are these products exported or can they sold domestically? |
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b. |
Is there a difference between the products used domestically and those
exported? If so, what is the difference? |
12. |
Where are the animal products used in the facility? |
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a. |
Do they have one portion of the facility that is 1)
dedicated to only using certain animal origin materials or 2)
cleaning and disinfecting of grinders, mixers and other equipment is performed between
batches of product intended for export to Canada? If so, how is the equipment cleaned and
disinfected? |
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b. |
If 1) is true then how do they verify that there is no cross contamination
in this portion facility? Do they separate by time as to use of mammalian protein vs.
non-mammalian proteins, or do they have other methods of separation? |
13. |
How is raw material moved around in the facility? |
14. |
Is certain equipment only used for certain products? If so,
please specify (a facility diagram may be necessary), how the animal origin raw materials
are segregated in the facility. |
15. |
With regard to storage and transport to and from the facility: |
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a. |
Are there different storage areas for incoming products; mammalian vs.
non-mammalian proteins? |
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b. |
Are there different storage areas for finished products? |
16. |
What is the name of the government competent authority
responsible for animal health and the competent regulatory authority which overseas
(inspects and approves) the production of your product and can provide government
certification? |
17. |
Please describe the processing treatment that the pet food
undergoes in the manufacturing facility. |
18. |
Is the prepared pet food that you wish to import into Canada
allowed in the U.S.A.? If so please provide a copy of the import permit issued by United
States Department of Agriculture/Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (USDA / APHIS). |
In the case of commercially prepared pet food, please note that the CFIA is concerned
in particular with certain ruminant derived products that originates from countries that
the CFIA does not recognize to be of negligible BSE-risk and the possibility of
cross-contamination/commingling. At this time, the only countries that the CFIA recognizes
to be of negligible BSE-risk are: Argentina, Chile, New Zealand, Australia, Uruguay and
Brazil (includes health certification guarantees provided by the Brazilian authorities).
Importation of rendered animal proteins containing or prepared using the following bovine
SRM, and/or material from any other ruminant, from countries that CFIA does not recognize
to be of negligible BSE-risk is prohibited. Products that may be cross-contaminated or
have commingled with such animal proteins are prohibited as well.
Specified Risk Materials (SRM):
- the skull including the brain, trigeminal ganglia and eyes, the spinal cord and
vertebral column (excluding the vertebrae of the tail, the transverse processes of the
thoracic and lumbar vertebrae, and the wings of the sacrum) of bovine animals aged 30
months or older;
- the small intestine and tonsils from bovine animals of all ages.
In Effect: February 22, 2006 |
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