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CHAPTER 10 IMPORTS Introduction(c) pasteurized, canned, cured, boneless meat products;(d) frozen boneless beef cooked in tubes from specified establishments in certain countries;and(e) dried soup-mix products, bouillon cubes, meat extract.Additional animal health attestations are required to be incorporated in the Official MeatInspection Certificate (OMIC) from certain countries and for certain types of meat products.Depending on the species of food animals from which the meat products are derived, theTerrestrial Animal Health Division (TAHD) considers the following animal diseases to be ofconcern when importing meat and meat products to Canada:Avian species:- Newcastle Disease (ND)- Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza (HPAI)Equine species:- No diseases of concernPorcine species:- Foot and Mouth Disease (FMD)- Swine Vesicular Disease- African Swine Fever- Classical Swine Fever (Hog Cholera)Rabbits:- Rabbit haemorrhagic diseaseRuminant species (bovine, ovine, caprine, cervid):- Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy (BSE)- Foot and Mouth Disease (FMD)10.2.3 Terrestrial Animal Health Division (TAHD) Import PermitsMeat or meat products from countries which are not free of animal diseases of concern toCanada may be imported under permit issued by the TAHD following an acceptable riskassessment. The import permit must be issued prior to the product arriving in Canada.10.2.4 Exempted ProductsCertain categories of meat products are exempt from the requirements of section 9 of theMeat Inspection Act and do not have to be dealt with in the manner <strong>des</strong>cribed in this manual.These are specified in sub-sections 3(1) and 3(4) of the MIR and Chapter 1 of the MeatHygiene Manual of Procedures (MOP). TAHD import requirements may still apply.Section (3) of the Meat Inspection Regulations, 1990:Meat products exempted from the application of the Act3. (1) Sections 7 to 9 of the Act do not apply in respect of:(a)(b)a shipment of meat products weighing 20 kg or less that is intended to be used for noncommercialpurposes;a shipment of meat products that is part of an immigrant's or emigrant's effects;2012-12-10- 2

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