Subscribers may be interested in the following, published on 18 January 2014 in Part I of the Canada Gazette.
Canadian International Trade Tribunal
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Imports
CFIA No Longer Requiring FSIS Form Pre-Clearance for Meat Exports [from US]
February 12, 2014
The U.S. Department of Agriculture's (USDA) Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) [has] reported that on Jan. 20, the Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) implemented a streamlined import document review process. The CFIA is removing the requirement for pre-clearance of the FSIS Form 9135-3, Certificate for Export of Meat and Poultry Products to Canada.
CN 14-002, Mandatory electronic notification of cargo arrival at sufferance warehouses
February 12, 2014
The following is now available on the CBSA website. This notice replaces Customs Notice 13-018.
Customs Notice 14-002, Mandatory electronic notification of cargo arrival at sufferance warehouses
http://www.cbsa-asfc.gc.ca/publications/cn-ad/cn14-002-eng.html
Update to CFIA Meat Hygiene Directives
February 12, 2014
The following meat hygiene directives are now available in HTML versions at:
http://www.inspection.gc.ca/food/meat-and-poultry-products/manual-of-procedures/directives/eng/1331330793114/1331330868647
MHD 2014-01
CFIA Statement on Rejected Shipment of Products from the UK
February 12, 2014
...Recently, a shipment containing a number of products imported from the UK was detained in the course of regular border activities because it contained meat products that were not accompanied by the required documentation.
Appropriate certification of meat products is required to assure food safety and protect animal health in Canada.