Source: Animal Health Canada (AHC)
Please be advised that a new outbreak of Foot and Mouth Disease (FMD) has been identified in Germany. The Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) is implementing import measures to safeguard the health of Canada’s livestock and mitigate the economic impact of a potential FMD outbreak in Canada.
Susceptible species:
- Suidae (pigs, wild boar)
- Bovinae (cattle, bison, water buffalo)
- Caprinea (sheep, goats)
- Camelidae (llamas, alpacas, vicunas, guanacos, and Bactrian camels)
- Antilopinae (antelopes, gazelles, blackbucks, springboks, gerenuks, dibatags)
- Cervidae (deer, elk, moose, caribou, reindeer)
- Any cloven-hooved (two-toed) animals not listed above
- Insectivores (tenrecs, hedgehogs, shrews, moles)
- Elephants
- Giraffe and okapi
- Tapirs
- Hippopotami
- Xenarthra (anteaters, sloths, armadillos)
- Aardvarks
Affected commodities:
- Live animals and germplasm
- Uncooked meat and meat products
- Raw milk and milk products
- Unprocessed manure
- Laboratory material
- Blood products
- Raw or unprocessed pet food
- Raw hides, skins, wool, antlers, horns, hooves
- Any other non-heat-treated products or byproducts from species named above
- Animal feed and equipment that have been in contact with affected animals
Products and by-products from affected species collected or slaughtered before the date of the critical monitoring period are eligible to enter Canada, but the date of slaughter or collection must appear in the documentation. If there is no date of slaughter or collection on the certificate, then the signature date of the certificate will be used.
Shipments of affected commodities originating from susceptible species originating from Germany must be accompanied by certification that they were collected or slaughtered prior to December 12, 2024, or else the signature date of the certificate must be prior to December 12, 2024.
An additional message will be sent if some regions of the country are recognized by Canada as free of the disease and imports from these free zones may resume.
Please consult the Foot and Mouth Disease – Disease Freedom webpage for more information.
If you have any questions, please contact the Animal Products and By-products Import inbox at APABPImport@inspection.gc.ca. For routine inquiries, your local CFIA office remains your first point of contact.
