9 C.F.R. § 94.18

Bovine spongiform encephalopathy; importation of edible products derived from bovines

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(a) The importation of meat, meat products, and other edible products derived from bovines is prohibited with regard to BSE, except as provided in this section and in §§ 94.19, 94.20, 94.21, 94.22, and 94.23.

(b) The following commodities derived from bovines may be imported into the United States without restriction regarding BSE, provided that all other applicable requirements of this part are met:

(1) Milk and milk products;

(2) Boneless skeletal muscle meat (excluding mechanically separated meat) that:

(i) Is derived from bovines that were not, prior to slaughter, subjected to a pithing process or to stunning with a device injecting compressed air or gas into the cranial cavity, and that passed ante-mortem and post-mortem inspection;

(ii) Has been prepared in a manner to prevent contamination with SRMs; and

(iii) Is accompanied to the United States by an original certificate stating that the conditions of paragraphs (b)(2)(i) and (b)(2)(ii) of this section have been met. The certificate must be issued and signed by a full-time salaried veterinary officer of the national government of the exporting region or signed by a person authorized to issue such certificates by the veterinary services of the national government of the exporting region.

(Approved by the Office of Management and Budget under control number 0579-0015) [78 FR 72998, Dec. 4, 2013, as amended at 86 FR 68862, Dec. 3, 2021]

Notes of Decisions

Cited in 2 cases, 2005–2005 · leading case: Ranchers Cattlemen Action Legal Fund United Stockgrowers of Am. v. United States Dep't of Agric., 415 F.3d 1078 (9th Cir. 2005).

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Ranchers Cattlemen Action Legal Fund United Stockgrowers of Am. v. United States Dep't of Agric., 415 F.3d 1078 (9th Cir. 2005). “9 C.F.R. § 94.18 (a)(1) (2003). As of the date of the district court’s opinion, however, BSE had never occurred in a cow native to the United States.”

Ranchers Cattlemen v. Usda (9th Cir. 2005). “9 C.F.R. § 94.18 (a)(1) (2003). As of the date of the district court’s opinion, however, BSE had never occurred in a cow native to the United States.”

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