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Hong Kong – Export requirements for meat products

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1. Eligible/ineligible products

1.1 Eligible products

Meat products derived from pigs, cattle, horses, mutton and lamb, poultry, and game and farmed game animals (as defined in Annex C), except those listed under point 1.2 below.

Note: cooked beef products containing imported products: the Hong Kong Food and Environmental Hygiene Department has indicated that the use of beef imported from New Zealand, Australia and Uruguay is authorized.

1.2 Ineligible products

2. Pre-export approvals by competent authority of importing country

Beef must originate from an establishment which is approved to export these products to Hong Kong. Routine procedures must be followed to submit requests for approval using the "Application for establishment approval – Annex I".

Please refer to Annex 1 for the "List of Establishments Approved to Export to Hong Kong".

Note: the Hong Kong Food and Environmental Hygiene Department has indicated that, in the case of cooked beef products, prior approval of the manufacturing establishments referred to above is not required.

Hong Kong maintain their own list of Canadian meat establishments. In order to avoid unnecessary delays/refusal at the border, exporters should confirm, prior to export, that the Canadian meat establishments appear in the list of approved establishments published by the Hong Kong authorities.

3. Products specifications, production controls and inspection requirements

3.1 Inspection requirements

The inspection of pig uteri must be conducted as follows:

Since pig uteri are highly vascular organs, care must be taken to ensure that they do not show any inflammatory changes and that, whenever possible, these pig uteri are not obtained from sows which have a high ratio of inflammation or congestion.

3.2 Production control – Traceability of eligible products

4. Labelling, marking and packaging requirements

The label of fresh chilled meat products derived from beef, mutton and pork destined for retail sale (prepackaged products) must bear the name and address of the slaughterhouse and the date of slaughter of the animals from which the meat is derived.

5. Documentation requirements

The certification must be provided in English

Below are the additional veterinary certificates that must be issued along with form CFIA/ACIA 1454.

5.1 In the case of pork, pork products/ by-products (for human consumption) including offal, Annex F.

In the case of pig uteri, either the CFIA/ACIA 1454 shall be endorsed as follows:

"I, space, veterinary officer duly designated by the Government of Canada, certify that:

or, Annex A should be issued.

5.2 In the case of beef, Annex B.

Note: Annex B is not required for cooked beef products.

To export tallow, only CFIA/ACIA 1454 is required, however the fat must be derived from animals slaughtered in establishments that are eligible to export beef to Hong Kong (Annex 1).

5.3 In the case of game, farmed game and farmed game bird meat, Annex C

5.4 In the case of chilled or frozen poultry meat, Annex E

5.5 In the case of meat products derived from horses, the scientific name of the species (Equus caballus) should be indicated on the certificate CFIA/ACIA 1454 to facilitate release of the shipment. Hong Kong authorities have confirmed that form CFIA/ACIA 1454 fulfils the requirements for Certificate of Origin as well.

5.6 To export lard, only CFIA/ACIA 1454 is required.

6. Other information

The website of the Center for Food Safety of the Hong Kong Food and Environmental Hygiene Department can be consulted for detailed requirements applicable to the products intended for export.

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