Form 9460-3 (5/10/2006), Veterinary Certificate for Beef, and Beef Products Exported to
Ukraine attests to the following:
1. Veterinary and sanitary status of the USA
1.1
Meat and meat products were derived from slaughtered animals, which were
clinically healthy, originating from establishments and administrative localities, officially
free from infectious animal diseases, including:
1.1.1 Regarding bovine spongiform encephalopathy: The United States of America has
in place an effective system for the identification of cattle in commerce and for
surveillance of BSE. BSE is a compulsory notifiable disease in the US. In the
country of origin there are animal health regulations that forbid the feeding of
ruminant origin meat and bone meal to ruminant animals
1.1.2 Foot and mouth disease – during the last 12 months in the country or zone
recognized by OIE
1.1.3 Contagious bovine pleuropneumonia – during the last 2 years in the country
1.1.4 Rinderpest – during the last 12 months in the country, in case of stamping out – 6
months
1.1.5 Peste des petits ruminants - during the last 3 years in the country, in case of
stamping out – 6 months
1.1.6 Brucellosis- Meat and meat by-products are derived only from herds not under
official quarantine for brucellosis. Animals were subjected to examination for
brucellosis with negative results with use of methods, adopted in exporting
country /
1.1.7 Anthrax – during the last 20 days in the establishment
2.
Information on meat
2.1 Meat and meat product was obtained on meat processing plants (slaughterhouses),
approved by the USDA, Food Safety and Inspection Service for export of products and
meeting necessary veterinary and sanitary requirements and remaining under constant
control of the official veterinary services
2.2 Meat comes from cattle, less than 30 months of age.
2.3 All animals, from which meat and meat products were derived, underwent compulsory
ante mortem (clinical) examination and post-mortem (physical) examination and have
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