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November 17, 2009

CFIA changing inspection notification procedure for meat shipments from the U.S.

The Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) issued a memorandum advising all stakeholders that, as of January 4, 2010, it will discontinue the practice of providing advance notification of inspection of U.S. meat imports.

Starting January 4, 2010, when a meat shipment is presented for electronic release, the CFIA Import Service Centre (ISC) will transmit a message to the Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) indicating if the shipment has been selected for an inland CFIA inspection.

The importer, the carrier and the customs broker will only find out if a shipment has been designated for inspection once the shipment arrives at the border.

For additional details please see the memorandum from CFIA (pdf).

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