Amendment to the Health of Animals Regulations Respecting Edible Residual Material

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OTTAWA, February 20, 2008 - Under amendments to the Health of Animals
Regulations, the Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) will no longer
issue permits for the use of edible residual material (ERM) as feed.
ERM is edible material
that remains after, or is not used in, the processing, manufacture,
preparation, serving or sale of food.
The removal of the ERM
permit provision from the Health of Animals Regulations has been
replaced with a clear prohibition on the feeding of meat and meat by-products
not listed in the Feeds Regulations.
The CFIA has not
issued ERM permits for meat
and meat by-products since 2001 due to heightened risks to food safety, animal
health and industry stability. The amendments prohibit the use of meat-based
feed ingredients including ERM, unless they have been approved
under the Feeds Regulations.
The CFIA has
consulted with major industry organizations and provincial animal health
authorities in the development of the changes.
The changes were proposed in Canada Gazette, Part I, on June 16, 2007 for a public comment period which
concluded on July 16, 2007. The
full details of the regulatory amendments have been published in the Canada
Gazette Part II, which can be found online at:
http://www.canadagazette.gc.ca.
For additional information, visit:
www.inspection.gc.ca.
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