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4. Pet foods, other than dog and cat food
Examples of these foods would be food for birds (parrots, budgies), ornamental fish, rabbits, ferrets, rodents, reptiles, etc.
For foods in this category, only foods containing animal-origin ingredients are subject to import controls.
For pet foods containing only plant-origin ingredients, see item 7.
From the United States:
The same conditions apply as those pet foods in sections 1 or 2, depending on the case.
From all other countries:
•The importation is subject to a case-by-case evaluation.
•An import permit will be issued only after the successful completion of a risk assessment. The attached questionnaire (Annex 1) must be completed and submitted with the import permit application.
•A visit to the exporting country may be required to collect additional information and/or to verify the information provided.
•No permits will be issued in cases wherein the exporting/processing pet food facility and/or any of its suppliers receive, store, or process bovine material and/or rendered ruminant material from countries not recognized to be of negligible BSE risk by the CFIA. The only countries that are currently recognized to be of negligible BSE risk by the CFIA are Argentina, Australia, Chile, Finland, Iceland, Norway, New
Section 1 or 2
Import Conditions and Procedures
1. Commercially prepared pet food, in cans or retortable pouches, and pet treats
Commercially prepared and processed pet food, pet treats, and compound/stuffed pet chews containing animal by-products (e.g. meat, fish, organ meats, bone meal, meat meal, blood meal, fish meal, rendered animal fats, gluestock).
United States:
i.Pet food containing non-bovinae ingredients from the United States (U.S.) (i.e. poultry, fish, pork)
Import permit — required to import the pet food. An import permit will be issued by Headquarters, only after the successful completion of a risk assessment. The attached Facility Questionnaire: Importation of Pet Foods/Treats/Compound Chews from the U.S. Containing Only Non-Bovinae Animal Ingredients (Annex 2) must be completed and submitted with the import permit application.
Once the permit is approved, the following documents must accompany each shipment:
◦Import permit
◦Importer Statement of Compliance
Each non-bovinae shipment must be accompanied by the Importer Statement of Compliance (Annex 5), using the importer's letterhead, signed, dated, and linked to the shipment.
◦Canada Customs Invoice (CCI), or a commercial invoice
The CCI must link to the shipment and clearly describe the product(s) being imported, indicating the country of origin and end use.
ii.Pet food containing bovinae ingredients from the U.S. (cattle, bison, buffalo, and exotics)
Import permit - required to import the pet food. An import permit will be issued only after successfully completing a risk assessment and facility inspection. The attached bovinae Pet Food Facility Questionnaire (Annex 3) and the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA)-Certified Pet Food Facility Inspection Checklist for Canada (Annex 4) must be completed, signed, stamped, and submitted by the importer with the import permit application.
Once the permit is approved, the following documents must accompany each shipment:
◦Import permit
◦Zoosanitary Export Certificate
Each shipment must be accompanied by an Original Export Health Certificate, endorsed by a full-time, salaried veterinarian of the USDA- Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) attesting the following:
The pet food, pet treat, or compound chew products were manufactured with U.S.-origin bovinae ingredients that do not contain any of the following tissues considered to be SRM: the skull, brain, eyes, tonsils, trigeminal ganglia, spinal cord, or dorsal root ganglia from bovinae animals aged 30 months or older and the distal ileum from bovinae of all ages;
Or
Certified bovinae material that originated from a country recognized by the CFIA as negligible risk for BSE (Argentina, Australia, Chile, Finland, Iceland, New Zealand, Norway, Paraguay, Singapore, Sweden, and Uruguay);
Or
Bovinae ingredients originated in Canada;
And
The certified pet food/treats/compound chews were manufactured in either:
A dedicated facility that does not receive, process, or store any bovinae SRM or bovinae ingredients that contain SRM (the skull, brain, eyes, tonsils, trigeminal ganglia, spinal cord, dorsal root ganglia from bovinae animals aged 30 months or older and the distal ileum from bovinae of all ages);
Or
On a dedicated line from receipt of raw material to final packaging and storage with no risk of cross-contamination with any bovinae SRM-derived tissues. (Note: If the facility has ineligible materials on the premises, all pet foods for export to Canada must be produced on a totally dedicated line);
And
The pet food products, subject of this shipment, were sufficiently processed to assure the destruction of microbiological pathogens;
And
Precautions have been taken to avoid recontamination of the product with pathogenic agents after heat treatment:
◦CCI or a commercial invoice
The CCI must be linked to the shipment and must clearly describe the product being imported, and indicate the country of origin and end use.
From countries recognized to be of negligible BSE risk by the CFIA:
•Zoosanitary Export Certificate
◦Each shipment must be accompanied by an original export certificate, endorsed by a full-time, salaried veterinarian of the country of origin, clearly describing the product and a copy of the list of ingredients.
•CCI or a commercial invoice
◦The CCI must clearly describe that it is a commercially cooked sterile product in cans or retortable pouches.
From countries not recognized to be of negligible BSE risk by the CFIA:
The importation is subject to a case-by-case evaluation by Headquarters;
An import permit will be issued only after the successful completion of a risk assessment. The attached questionnaire, Importation of Commercially Prepared Pet Food from Countries of Controlled or Undetermined BSE Risk (Annex 1), must be completed and submitted with the import permit application.
A visit to the exporting country may be required to collect additional information relevant to the evaluation and/or to verify the information provided.
No permits will be issued in cases wherein the exporting/processing pet food facility and/or any of their suppliers that receive, store, or process bovine material and/or rendered ruminant material from countries not recognized to be of negligible BSE risk by the CFIA. The only countries that are currently recognized to be of negligible BSE risk by the CFIA are Argentina, Australia, Chile, Finland, Iceland, New Zealand, Norway, Paraguay, Singapore, Sweden, and Uruguay.
2. Commercially prepared dry pet food and pet treats, in bulk or final packaging
United States:
The import conditions shown in section 1, subparagraphs
i.pet food containing non-bovinae ingredients and
ii.pet food containing bovinae ingredients shall apply to the import of dry pet food and treats.
The same documentation requirements shall also be required.
Note: United States facilities that produce dry bovinae-based pet foods for their domestic market, but do not ship bovinae products to Canada, will be permitted to export to Canada non- bovinae products that were produced on the same production line, subject to implementing an approved clean-out procedure prior to the production of non-bovinae pet foods destined to Canada. Separation protocols must also be maintained. The procedures and protocols must comply with the FDA Guidance for Industry 68: Small Entities Compliance Guide for Protein Blenders, Feed Manufacturers, and Distributors, and be part of the firm's Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs), a copy of which must accompany the Facility Questionnaire for non-bovinae imports to Canada.
From countries recognized to be of negligible BSE risk by the CFIA:
•Zoosanitary Veterinary Certificate — Each shipment must be accompanied by an Original export certificate endorsed by a full-time, salaried veterinarian of the country of origin, stating that the country of origin is free of BSE and diseases of concern (described under "Definitions");
•CCI— clearly describing the product; and
•List of ingredients
From countries not free of diseases of concern but recognized to be of negligible BSE risk by the CFIA:
•Import permit
•Zoosanitary Veterinary Certificate — Each shipment must be accompanied by an Original export certificate, endorsed by a full-time, salaried veterinarian of the country of origin, attesting to acceptable processing as determined by CFIA Headquarters on a case-by-case basis, and listed in the conditions of the import permit.
From countries that are not recognized to be of negligible BSE risk by the CFIA:
•The importation is subject to a case-by-case evaluation.
•An import permit will be issued only after the successful completion of a risk assessment. The attached questionnaire (Annex 1) must be completed and submitted with the import permit application.
•A visit to the exporting country may be required to collect additional information and/or to verify the information provided.
•No permits will be issued in cases wherein the exporting/processing pet food facility and/or any of its suppliers receive, store, or process bovine material and/or rendered ruminant material from countries not recognized to be of negligible BSE risk by the CFIA. The only countries that are currently recognized to be of negligible BSE risk by the CFIA are Argentina, Australia, Chile, Finland, Iceland, Norway, New Zealand, Paraguay, Singapore, Sweden, and Uruguay.
