Cervids from Canada
The Department of Agriculture’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service has announced that beginning Sept. 1 Canadian-origin cervids imported into the U.S. must be accompanied with a health certificate that includes additional chronic wasting disease verification statements. APHIS and the Canadian Food Inspection Agency developed the language to capture the additional CFIA CWD verification that APHIS began requiring June 1 for all Canadian-origin cervids imported into the U.S. for purposes other than immediate slaughter.
A draft of the certificate addendum to inform stakeholders of these additional certification requirements can be found on the APHIS Live Animal Imports website.
Beet Root from the U.K.
APHIS is considering a request to allow the importation of fresh table beet root from the United Kingdom into the continental U.S., Hawaii, Puerto Rico, and the U.S. Virgin Islands for consumption. APHIS has drafted a pest risk analysis that lists the potential pests likely to remain on this commodity upon importation if no mitigation is applied. Comments on this analysis, including information that might lead APHIS to revise its assessment before identifying pest mitigations and proceeding with the commodity import approval process, are due by Oct. 23.
Pork from Italy
APHIS is proposing to recognize the regions of Tuscany and Umbria in Italy as free of swine vesicular disease. This action would lift existing restrictions on the importation of pork and pork products from these regions. Comments on APHIS’ associated risk evaluation are due by Oct. 23.
Poultry from Belarus
Effective Aug. 14 and until further notice, APHIS is restricting the importation of poultry, commercial birds, ratites, avian hatching eggs, unprocessed avian products and byproducts, and certain fresh poultry products originating from or transiting Belarus based on a determination that highly-pathogenic avian influenza exists in commercial birds in that country.
Processed avian products and byproducts originating from or transiting any restricted area, imported as cargo, must be accompanied by an APHIS import permit and/or government certification confirming that the products were treated according to APHIS requirements.
Importation, as cargo, of fresh, unprocessed shell/table eggs and other egg products, void of the shell (i.e., liquid eggs, dried egg whites), originating from or transiting any restricted zone is prohibited unless the products are consigned from the port of arrival directly to an APHIS-approved breaking and pasteurization facility. An import permit and/or certificate is not required for these shipments when consigned directly to an APHIS-approved establishment.
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