Determination of the BSE risk classification of a region.

CFR · 2024-01-01 · US · Title 9

All countries of the world are considered by APHIS to be in one of three (a) (b) (c) (i) Relevant changes in BSE legislation, compared to the previous year; (ii) The importation into the region during the year of cattle, processed animal protein, and products containing processed animal protein; (iii) Audit findings in rendering plants and feed mills that process ruminant material or material from mixed species that contains ruminant material, related to the prohibition of the feeding to ruminants of processed animal protein; (iv) Audit findings in rendering plants and feed mills that process nonruminant material, related to the prohibition of the feeding to ruminants of processed animal protein; (v) Infractions at the types of facilities listed above; (vi) If and why, in light of the audit findings, there has been no significant exposure of cattle to the BSE agent through consumption of processed animal protein of bovine origin; (vii) Surveillance efforts; (viii) All clinical BSE suspects; and (ix) Any new cases of BSE. (2) If APHIS at any time determines that a region no longer meets the criteria for the risk classification it had previously received, APHIS will remove the region from its list of regions so classified. If the OIE determines the region no longer meets the criteria for the risk classification it had previously received, APHIS may concur with the OIE determination or may request updated information from the region and determine whether to concur with the OIE d

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