CSMS Message: 01-001140

TO : ALL ABI BROKERS.

FROM : CARLA DONOFRIO

SUBJECT : USDA-APHIS BSE CERTIFICATIONS

DATE : 10/19/2001

AT THE REQUEST OF USDA-APHIS, THIS MESSAGE IS BEING DISSEMINATED
TO ALL BROKERS VIA THE ADMINISTRATIVE BULLETIN BOARD AS A MEANS
TO SUPPLEMENT DISTRIBUTION BY USDA-APHIS. ALL QUESTIONS SHOULD
BE REFERRED TO USDA-THE VETERINARY MEDICAL OFFICE AT
301-734-7633.

OCTOBER 10, 2001

SUBJECT: IMPLEMENTATION OF NEW POLICY OF CERTIFICATIONS FOR
ANIMALMATERIALS ENTERING THE UNITED STATES FROM COUNTRIES
NOT AFFECTED BY BOVINE SPONGIFORM ENCEPHALOPATHY

TO: IMPORTERS, BROKERS, AND OTHER INTERESTED PARTIES

AS YOU ARE AWARE, THE ANIMAL AND PLANT HEALTH INSPECTION SERVICE
(APHIS) IS TAKING EVERY PRECAUTION AGAINST THE INTRODUCTION OF BOVINE
SPONGIFORM ENCEPHALOPATHY (BSE) INTO THE UNITED STATES. ACCORDINGLY,
VETERINARY SERVICES (VS) ON AUGUST 14, 2001, ANNOUNCED ADDITIONAL
PRECAUTIONS TO BE E NACTED THAT WILL ENSURE PRODUCTS WHICH ARE
PROHIBITED FROM BEING IMPORTED INTO THE UNITED STATES DUE TO THEIR
ORIGIN ARE NOT MOVED TO ANOTHER COUNTRY AND THEN TO THE UNITED STATES
THIS POLICY WAS FURTHER REVISED ON OCTOBER 5, 2001 TO ACCOUNT FOR A
SIXTH ADDITIONAL CERTIFICATION STATEMENT. THIS POLICY IS AVAILABLE IN
A RECENTLY PUBLISHED INTERIM RULE THAT REVISES TITLE 9, CODE OF FEDERAL
REGULATIONS (CFR) PART 95.4.

THIS NEW POLICY REQUIRES THAT ALL SHIPMENTS OF PROCESSED OR
RENDERED ANIMAL MATERIALS FROM A COUNTRY NOT AFFECTED WITH BSE BE
ACCOMPANIED BY AN ORIGINAL CERTIFICATE SIGNED BY A VETERINARIAN OF
THE AGENCY RESPONSIBLE FOR ANIMAL HEALTH IN THE EXPORTING REGION. THE
MATERIALS COVERED UNDER THIS REQUIREMENT INCLUDE BULK SHIPMENTS OF
PROCESSED ANIMAL PROTEINS,OFFAL,TANKAGE, PROCESSED FATS AND OILS
RUMINANT GLANDS, UNPROCESSED RUMINANT FAT TISSUE AND TALLOW,
EXCLUDING TALLOW DERIVATIVES. PROCESSED ANIMAL PROTEINS ARE DEFINED
TO MEAN MEAT MEAL, BONE MEAL, MEAT AND BONE MEAL, BLOOD MEAL,
DRIED PLASMA AND OTHER BLOOD PRODUCTS, HYDROLYZED PROTEINS,
POULTRY MEAL,FEATHER MEAL, FISH MEAL, AND OTHER SIMILAR PRODUCTS.

THE ORIGINAL CERTIFICATE SHOULD INCLUDE THE FOLLOWING
INFORMATION:

1. THE ANIMAL SPECIES FROM WHICH THE MATERIAL WAS DERIVED;
2. THE LOCATION OF THE FACILITY IN WHICH THE MATERIAL WAS
PROCESSED;
3. A STATEMENT CERTIFYING THAT THE MATERIAL WAS DERIVED ONLY
FROM ANIMALSTHAT HAVE NEVER BEEN IN ANY REGION LISTED IN TITLE
9, CFR PART 94.18(A);
4. A STATEMENT CERTIFYING THAT THE MATERIAL DID NOT ORIGINATE
IN, AND WAS NEVER STORED, RENDERED, OR OTHERWISE PROCESSED IN A
REGION LISTED IN TITLE 9, CFR PART 94.18 (A);
5. A STATEMENT CERTIFYING THAT THE MATERIAL WAS NOT OTHERWISE
PHYSICALLY ASSOCIATED WITH A FACILITY LOCATED IN A REGION LISTED IN
TITLE 9, CFR PART 94.18 (A); AND
6. A STATEMENT CERTIFYING THAT THE MATERIAL WAS NOT OTHERWISE
PHYSICALLY ASSOCIATED WITH, EXPOSED TO, OR COMMINGLED WITH RUMINANT
MATERIAL FROM A REGION LISTED IN TITLE 9 CFR PART 94.18 (A).

THE REGIONS LIST IN TITLE 9, CFR 94.18 (A) SHOULD BE LISTED ON
THE CERTIFICATION. THE LIST OF THESE COUNTRIES CAN BE FOUND AT
HTTP:

WWW.APHIS.USDA.GOV.NCIE.COUNTRY.HTML.

THE POLICY WILL BE IMPLEMENTED AT ALL U.S. PORTS OF ENTRY
EFFECTIVE OCTOBER 12, 2001. THIS TIMEFRAME WAS ESTABLISHED TO ALLOW
IMPORTERS SUFFICIENT TIME TO MAKE THE NECESSARY ARRANGEMENTS TO ENSURE
THAT SHIPMENTS WILL BE ACCOMPANIED BY THE APPROPRIATE CERTIFICATE. ON
THIS DATE, ANY SHIPMENT COVERED BY THIS NEW POLICY WILL BE REFUSED
ENTRY IF NOT ACCOMPANIED BY THE APPROPRIATE CERTIFICATE AND
CERTIFICATION STATEMENTS 1 - 5 AS INDICATED ON THE PREVIOUS PAGE.
ON NOVEMBER 2, 2001, ALL SHIPMENTS MUST BE ACCOMPANIED BY A COMPLETE
CERTIFICATE (ADDRESSES ALL REQUIRED INFORMATION) OR THE SHIPMENT WILL
BE REFUSED ENTRY.

FOR THOSE SHIPMENTS THAT ARE REFUSED ENTRY, IMPORTERS WILL BE
GIVEN THE OPTION OF RE-EXPORT OR DESTRUCTION UNDER APHIS SUPERVISION.

WE APPRECIATE YOUR COOPERATION IN ENSURING THAT THE UNITED
STATES IS KEPT FREE OF BSE. IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS CONCERNING THIS
NEW POLICY CONTACT VS, NATIONAL CENTER FOR IMPORT AND EXPORT AT
301-734-3277, OR PLANT PROTECTION AND QUARANTINE'S, VETERINARY MEDICAL
OFFICE AT 301-734-7633.

-S-

LEE ANN THOMAS
ASSISTANT DIRECTOR
PLANT PROTECTION AND QUARANTINE
VETERINARY MEDICAL OFFICE

UNITED STATES
DEPARTMENT OF
AGRICULTURE

MARKETING AND
REGULATORY
PROGRAMS

ANIMAL AND
PLANT HEALTH
INSPECTION
SERVICE

PLANT PROTECTION AND QUARANTINE
PLANT HEALTH PROGRAMS
VETERINARY MEDICAL OFFICE

4700 RIVER ROAD
UNIT 129
RIVERDALE, MD 20737

PHONE: 301-734-7633
FAX: 301-734-8538

APHIS - PROTECTING AMERICAN AGRICULTURE
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