CFIA – Meat and Fish Updates

The following is provided by the Canadian Food Inspection Agency.

Please be advised that export requirements under section 11.7.3, Annex W – United States of the Chapter 11 of the Meat Hygiene Manual of Procedures (MHMP), have been updated.

Please be advised that export requirements under section 11.7.3, Annex W – United States of the Chapter 11 of the Meat Hygiene Manual of Procedures (MHMP), have been updated (EST 702 added 05/18/2016)

Please be advised that Chapter 11 of the Meat Hygiene Manual of Procedures (MHMP), St-Lucia –Section 11.7.3.4, Annex A for export of fresh poultry meat to St. Lucia has been updated.

Please be advised that export requirements under section 11.7.3, Annex W – United States in Chapter 11 of the Meat Hygiene Manual of Procedures (MHMP), have been updated.

Est. 159: deleted from 2016/04/01, establishment closed.

Est. 175: deleted from 2015/03/20, establishment closed.

Please be advised that the List of Establishments approved to export meat to Mexico in Chapter 11 of the Meat Hygiene Manual of Procedures (MHMP), has been revised.

Establishment 70: add (2016-05-31), mechanically separated meat (MSM) – Poultry

Please be advised that the List of Exporters of Live Lobster and Lobster Tomalley Products to Japan has been revised.

Please be advised that the List of Canadian commercial bivalve harvest areas has been revised.

Please be advised that the Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) has updated the bacteriological guideline for Vibrio parahaemolyticus (Vp) for live oysters  and Table note 15 in the Fish Products Standards and Methods Manual.

CFIA has published an industry notice to advise federally registered domestic processors of live oysters of the need to review their HACCP plans as a result of the update to the Vp guideline.

Since imported live oysters must also meet these requirements, importers must verify that appropriate procedures and/or controls are in place.