Annex R: The Canadian Program for Certifying Freedom from Growth Enhancing Products (GEPs) for the Export of Beef to the European Union (EU)
Annex R-2 Growth Enhancing Products (GEPs)
Growth Enhancing Products (GEPs) are drugs containing any ingredient listed below:
- Stilbenes, stilbene derivatives; salts and esters thereof:
- Diethylstilboestrol
- Dienoestrol
- Hexoestrol
- Thyreostats:
- Thiouracil
- Methylthiouracil
- Propylthiouracil
- Tapazole
- Substances with œstrogenic or androgenic action; salts, esters or metabolites thereof:
- Trenbolone
- Methyltestosterone
- Nortestosterone
- Chlorotestosterone acetate
- Methylboldenone
- Zeranol
- Ethinylœstradiol
- Substances with gestagenic action:
- Chlormadinone acetate
- Melengestrol acetate
- Medroxyprogesterone acetate
- Megestrol acetate
- Natural hormones:
- Œstradiol
- Testosterone
- Progesterone
- Beta-agonists:
- Clenbuterol
- Ractopamine
- Zilpaterol
- any other members of this family of compounds are not permitted at any time during the lifetime of the GEP free bovines
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