Enhanced Animal Health Protection from BSE

In infected cattle, BSE concentrates in certain tissues known as specified risk material (SRM). As a public health protection, these tissues are removed from all cattle slaughtered for human consumption. To limit BSE spread among cattle, the Government of Canada banned most proteins, including SRM, from cattle feed in 1997. To provide further animal health protection, as of July 12, 2007, SRM are also banned from all animal feeds, pet foods and fertilizers.

• Enhanced Animal Health Protection from BSE

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Permits

A permit is required for transporting, accepting and disposing of certain cattle tissues capable of transmitting bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE), known as specified risk material (SRM).

• SRM permits

Sector-Specific Guidance

Abattoirs

• Requirements for Slaughtering Cattle and Processing Beef
• Decision Documents
  • Blood collection during slaughter
  • Comprehensive synopsis of specified risk material (SRM) composting requirements
  • Contamination of floor waste and waste water materials by specified risk material (SRM)
  • Disposal of specified risk material (SRM) on non-contiguous premises
  • Domestic use and export of specified risk material (SRM)-removed ruminant meat and bone meal (MBM)
  • Head hides (face plates) from cattle slaughtered in Canadian abattoirs
  • Incidental OTM cattle stunning and contamination with specified risk material (SRM) in slaughter of UTM cattle
  • Substances approved for staining specified risk material (SRM)

Cattle Auction Markets

• Requirements for cattle auction markets

Cattle Producers / Veterinarians

• Requirements for Canadian cattle producers
• Requirements for the salvage use of livestock carcasses
• Requirements for transporting cattle carcasses
• Requirements for Bovine Practitioners
• Decision Documents
  • Disposal of specified risk material (SRM) on non-contiguous premises

Diagnostic Laboratories

• Requirements for diagnostic laboratories

Feed for pets and other animals / Feed Manufacturers

• Change over to specified risk material (SRM) removed meat and bone meal (MBM) production in rendering plant operations
• Change over to specified risk material (SRM) removed meat and bone meal (MBM) in feed production
• Fish By-Product Renderers
• Permit conditions for U.S. fish meal and fish oil importation into Canada

Fertilizers and Supplements

• Regulation of Compost under the Fertilizers Act and Regulations
• Requirements for Fertilizers and Supplements
• SRM Composting Requirements
• Decision Documents
  • Compost containing grocery store meat waste exempt from requirements for supplement products containing prohibited material

Public / Retailers

• Domestic use of composted SRM
• SRM Composting Requirements
• Decision Documents
  • Compost containing grocery store meat waste

Transporters

• Requirements for transporting cattle

Waste Management Facilities

• Requirements for Disposing of Cattle Material
• Decision Documents
  • SRM should neither be considered nor managed as "hazardous material"