Fresh (chilled and frozen) beef and beef products

Animal biosecurity risks of fresh beef and beef products derived from bovines born and raised in Canada or Mexico and legally imported and slaughtered in the United States – Draft report. Language(s): English. Number of pages: 54

The Australian Government Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry (the department) has released the draft review for the Animal biosecurity risks of fresh beef and beef products derived from bovines born and raised in Canada or Mexico and legally imported and slaughtered in the United States for comment.

The draft review focusses on whether the biosecurity risk of fresh (chilled and frozen) beef and beef products derived from bovines born and raised in Canada or Mexico and legally imported and slaughtered in the United States is different to product derived from bovines born, raised and slaughtered in the United States.

The findings of the draft review support that the current United States Department of Agriculture protocols for the import of bovines from Canada and Mexico apply control measures which can address Australia's biosecurity concerns for beef sourced from immediate slaughter and other-than-immediate slaughter bovines legally imported from Canada and immediate slaughter, feeder and breeder bovines legally imported from Mexico.