The Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) issued an industry notice to advise of upcoming changes and updates the animal health policy regarding import of milk and milk products. Milk and milk products have the potential to bring foot and mouth disease (FMD) virus into Canada. For importers of milk, cream, butter, buttermilk and whey, the treatment requirements for products from countries not free of Foot and Mouth Disease (FMD) have been updated.
The current animal health import policy for milk AIED-DIEA-IE-2001-4-7 Milk and Regulated Milk Products will be removed from the CFIA website on December 16th, 2020. This policy will be archived and replaced by Chapter 10.4 of the Terrestrial Animal Products and Byproducts: Import Policy Framework. At the same time, the version of Chapter 10.4 that is currently online will be replaced by the version in the below documents, which provides additional detail about animal health import requirements for foods and beverages containing milk as an ingredient.
- Update to Chapter 10.4. -Foods and beverages for human consumption containing one or more of the regulated milk ingredients above that are not consumer prepackaged at the time of import
(including commodities imported in bulk) or are not shelf stable at ambient temperature before opening in concentrated, dried, frozen, reconstituted or fresh form.
Also, below is a Questions and Answers (Q&A) document providing further information about the policy updates, and a short presentation highlighting the significant changes.
Additional import requirements
One or more of the following requirements may apply:
- Proof of origin (such as a Canada Customs Invoice)
- Labelling requirements
- Treatment requirements such as pasteurization, Ultra-High Temperature (UHT), or low final pH (please see Annex 3 for further details)
Foods for human consumption containing milk ingredients may require one or more of the following, depending on the animal disease risk:
- Import declaration
- Zoosanitary export certificate
- Originating from a country or zone designated free by Canada from foot and mouth disease
Changes to the import conditions for specific food and beverage commodities affected by the policy updates will be published in the Automated Import Reference System (AIRS) as of February 2, 2021.
Please contact the CFIA import team for animal products and byproducts at cfia.apabpimport-importationpespa.acia@canada.ca if you have any questions about the materials.
Reference Documents
Updated IPF 10 4 milk English
Q&A for stakeholders new milk policy
Stakeholder presentation new milk policy English and French PPTX
Foods and Beverages affected by changes
Below is a listof food and beverage commodities provided by CFIA and that will be affected under the changes. The commodities are listed by HS code and OGD extension as they appear in the Automated Import Reference System (AIRS). Updates to the import requirements for these commodities and any other additional products corresponding to the new policy will be published on February 2, 2021. The AIRS system will be updated accordingly.
Chapter 9
09.01.21.7300/09.01.22.7300 Coffee pods with milk powder
Chapter 18
18.06.90.3675 Flavoured milk, ice cream, and frozen dessert mixes, containing more than 5% cocoa
Chapter 19
19.01.10.7100 Infant formula, milk-based
19.01.90.3725 Ice cream and frozen dessert mixes, containing less than 5% cocoa
19.01.90.3726 Caramelized concentrated milk
19.01.90.3727 Cream substitute containing milk ingredients
19.01.90.3736 Prepared puddings and custards containing more than 10% but less than 50% milk solids
19.01.90.3739 Food preparations containing less than 50% milk ingredients
01 Condensed beverage sweetener and whitener
02 Evaporated beverage whitener
19.01.90.3740 Food preparations containing more than or equal to 50% milk ingredients
01 Condensed beverage sweetener and whitener
02 Evaporated beverage whitener
Chapter 21
21.01.20.7082 Tea pods with milk powder
21.06.90.1502 Food preparations containing less than 50% milk ingredients
01 Condensed beverage sweetener
99 Other
21.06.90.7087.02 Beverage base (powder) containing 50% or more dairy/milk ingredients
21.06.90.7087.03 Beverage base (powder) containing 49% or less dairy/milk ingredients
21.06.90.7253 food preparations not otherwise specified or included: Animal Product
05 Milk product and by-product
09 Cattle milk protein dehydrated
10 Dairy food products dehydrated
12 Liquid dairy recycled food products, mixed
Chapter 22
22.02.99.2116.01 Chocolate milk
22.02.99.2116.13 Beverage containing 50% or more dairy/milk products
22.02.99.2116.14 Beverage containing less than 50% dairy/milk products
Please contact the CFIA import team directly for animal products and byproducts enquiries at cfia.apabpimport-importationpespa.acia@canada.ca if you have any questions about the materials.