Mexico has reopened its borders to beef imports from Canada, ending the ban imposed on 20 May after the discovery of a single case of Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy (BSE), or mad cow disease, in Alberta, Canada.
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Approved for import are fresh, chilled and frozen boneless beef products, viscera (liver, kidney heart and tongue), processed beef products and bovine fats – all from animals under 30 months.
While Mexican regulations normally prohibit the importation of beef from any country that is known to have had BSE, Mexico’s Animal Health Department said it has established sanitary requirements for Canadian imports. A sanitary certificate developed by the Canadian Food Inspection Agency to meet these requirements has been approved by Mexican authorities.
Ben Thorlakson, chairman of the Canada Beef Export Federation, welcomed the news.
“We fully expect to see significant volumes of Canadian beef begin to move through the US to Mexico late this week or early next week,” he said.
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