Chapter 10 Annex F-I
United States Department of Agriculture/Animal and Plant Health Inspection
Service Health and Export Certificate - inedible bovine meat/meat byproducts
(intended for animal feed)
The fifth page of the form has an additional declaration:
This office has on file a notarized affidavit from [company name] verifying
the accuracy of the statements below:
The inedible bovine meat/meat products certified hereon:
- were derived exclusively from animals which received ante-mortem and
post-mortem inspection in a federally inspected establishment;
- did not show evidence of pathological condition at the time of
collection;
- were hygienically prepared and handled in accordance with United States
laws and regulations;
- are intended for pet food use only;
- were determined to be suitable for inclusion in (animal) pet food in
accordance with United States Department of Agriculture regulations;
- originate from animals which were verified to be less than 30 months of age
in accordance with prescribed verification methods;
- were produced in establishments that are certified to Canadian Food
Inspection Agency as eligible for export to Canada; and
- do not contain any small intestines or tonsils.
The fifth page of the form shows a stamp of the United States Department of
Agriculture and has a number of fields that require filling in.
The product field says: inedible bovine meat/meat byproducts (intended for
animal feed) **Include name/establishment number of Food Safety and Inspection
Service facilities product is obtained from.