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Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy import policy definitions

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Animal

means any member of one of the species regulated by CFIA, and, includes an embryo and a fertilized egg or ovum

Animal food

means any food containing an animal product or animal by-product for chickens, turkeys, ducks, geese, ratites, game birds, ruminants, swine or horses but does not include such things as fish meal or vitamin or mineral supplements that do not contain animal products or by-products

Animal by-product

means an animal by-product that originated from a bird or from any mammal except a member of the orders Rodentia, Cetacea, Pinnipedia and Sirenia (Health of Animals Regulations)

Animal product

means an animal product that originated from a bird or from any mammal except a member of the orders Rodentia, Cetacea, Pinnipedia and Sirenia

Biologics (human)

drugs listed on Schedule D of the Food and Drugs Act includes names of individual products, product classes and reference to particular sources and methodology. Biologics are manufactured from animals, or micro-organisms, or through the use of animals or micro-organisms. Examples include blood and blood components, insulin, monoclonal antibodies, cytokines, protein hormones and gene therapy products Footnote 1

Bovine

cattle which includes animals of the species Bos taurus or Bos indicus and any animal that is the result of a cross with a Bos taurus or Bos indicus animal; but does not include other ruminants with purebred status (for example, yak or bison registration). All cattle crosses, therefore, are subject to SRM guidelines and BSE policy.

BSE slaughter process

means any process of slaughtering an animal other than a process in which the animal is subjected, before being slaughtered, to (a) a stunning process in which a device is used to inject compressed air or gas into the animal's cranial cavity; or (b) a pithing process involving laceration, after stunning of the animal, of the animal's central nervous tissue by means of an elongated rod-shaped instrument that is introduced into the animal's cranial cavity

Cosmetic

includes any substance or mixture of substances manufactured, sold or represented for use in cleansing, improving or altering the complexion, skin, hair or teeth, and includes deodorants and perfumes Footnote 2

Drug

includes any substance or mixture of substances manufactured, sold or represented for use in (a) the diagnosis, treatment, mitigation or prevention of a disease, disorder or abnormal physical state, or its symptoms, in human beings or animals; (b) restoring, correcting or modifying organic functions in human beings or animals; or (c) disinfection in premises in which food is manufactured, prepared or kept Footnote 3

Device

means any article, instrument, apparatus or contrivance, including any component, part or accessory thereof, manufactured, sold or represented for use in (a) the diagnosis, treatment, mitigation or prevention of a disease, disorder or abnormal physical state, or its symptoms, in human beings or animals; (b) restoring, correcting or modifying a body function or the body structure of human beings or animals; (c) the diagnosis of pregnancy in human beings or animals; or (d) the care of human beings or animals during pregnancy and at and after birth of the offspring, including care of the offspring, and includes a contraceptive device but does not include a drug. Footnote 4

Food

includes any article manufactured, sold or represented for use as food or drink for human beings, chewing gum, and any ingredient that may be mixed with food for any purpose whatever. Footnote 5

Germplasm

means semen, male or female germ cells or genetic material taken from a male or female germ cell for the purpose of producing a zygote and includes embryos but does not include a hatching egg Footnote 6

Meat product

means the carcass of a food animal, the blood of a food animal or a product or by-product of its carcass or any food that contains the blood of a food animal or a product or by-product of its carcass. It does not include

  • (a) gelatin, bone meal, collagen casing, hydrolyzed animal protein, monoglycerides, diglycerides or fatty acids; or
  • (b) any food that contains a meat product in an insignificant quantity, having regard to the nature of the food and of the meat product. Footnote 7
Ruminant

means an animal of the suborder Ruminatiae and includes an animal of the family Camelidae

Specified risk material

means (a) the skull, brain, trigeminal ganglia, eyes, tonsils, spinal cord and dorsal root ganglia of cattle aged 30 months or older; and (b) the distal ileum of cattle of all ages, but does not include material from a country of origin, or a part of a country of origin, that is designated under section 7 as posing a negligible risk for Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy. (SRM in Food and Drug Regulations and SRM in Health of Animals Regulations)

Tallow

is an odourless, tasteless, waxy white fat consisting of suet (the hard fat about the kidneys and loins of cattle, sheep, and horses) or fats from other animals Footnote 8

Veterinary biologic

means (a) a helminth, protozoa or micro-organism, (b) a substance or mixture of substances derived from animals, helminths, protozoa or micro-organisms, or (c) a substance of synthetic origin, that is manufactured, sold or represented for use in restoring, correcting or modifying organic functions in animals or for use in the diagnosis, treatment, mitigation or prevention of a disease, disorder or abnormal physical state, or the symptoms thereof, in animals; Footnote 9 and includes any veterinary biologic derived through biotechnology (Health of Animals Regulations); veterinary biologics do not include veterinary drugs (which are assigned a DIN number) and are primarily regulated by Health Canada (Veterinary Drugs Directorate) under the authority of the Food and Drugs Act and Regulations Footnote 10

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