Question & AnswerQ&A (BAI MEMORANDUM ORDER NO. 19, S. 2010)
The main purpose of BAI Memorandum Order No. 19, s. 2010 is to lift the temporary ban on the importation of meat and bone meal (MBM) and other processed animal proteins from Canada to the Philippines.
The Secretary of Agriculture in the Philippines, in this case Secretary Proceso J. Alcala, has the authority to lift the temporary ban as provided by law.
The Office International des Epizooties (OIE) recognized Canada as a Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy (BSE) controlled risk country, which influenced the lifting of the ban.
BSE, commonly known as mad cow disease, is a neurological disease in cattle that can affect food safety and trade; the order addresses the importation of products from a BSE controlled risk country.
Canada has regulations prohibiting Specified Risk Materials (SRM) from being used in livestock, pet food, and fertilizers, supported by the Compliance Verification System (CVS) and inspections by the Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA).
The Compliance Verification System (CVS) is a regulatory inspection program by the Canadian Food Inspection Agency aimed at verifying establishments' compliance with relevant regulations.
Rendering Facility Operators ensure that all rendered products comply with applicable legislation and assist CFIA inspectors during inspections related to feed and animal health regulations.
Products include SRM removed MBM (bovine) to Indonesia; poultry MBM to Indonesia, Vietnam, USA; feather meal to Vietnam; blood meal to Brazil, Chile, China, Korea, Mexico, Peru, Ukraine, USA, Vietnam; and rendered fats to multiple countries.
All import transactions must comply with the existing rules and regulations of the Philippine Department of Agriculture and the Bureau of Animal Industry.
Previous orders, rules, regulations, or parts of them that are inconsistent with this order are repealed or amended accordingly.