CFIA – Animal Import Permits / ACIA – Permis d’importation des animaux <CFIA-COA-ANIMA-ACIA-CDA@WWW.AGR.GC.CA> on behalf of CFIA Webmaster <CFIAMaster@INSPECTION.GC.CA>Mon 2021-03-29 8:02 AMTo: CFIA-COA-ANIMA-ACIA-CDA@WWW.AGR.GC.CA On April 13th, 2021 two new sets of import conditions will come into effect for pet food from the United States, one for heat-treated pet food, and one for raw/minimally heat-treated pet food. The conditions will be posted in the Automated Import Reference System (AIRS). To qualify for import as heat-treated pet food, the animal-origin ingredients must have undergone the following treatments: Egg ingredients: 57 °C for 27 minutes Poultry ingredients: 65 °C for 14 minutes, or…

Reminder: Importing food into Canada with a Safe Food for Canadians licence As of March 15, 2021, food import transactions will automatically be rejected unless a valid Safe Food for Canadians (SFC) licence is entered in the Integrated Import Declaration (IID). If a transaction is rejected, the SFC licence holder may experience delays and have their related food shipment(s) held at the border until the error is addressed and the import transaction is resubmitted.  You must obtain your SFC licence to import before presenting your shipment at the border. You will not be able to obtain an SFC licence at the border.…