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European Union - Canned Pet Food - Chapter 3(A)

Last Modified: Jun 2, 2020
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Chapter 3(A) Health Certificate for Canned Pet Food

Please select the appropriate certificate below based upon the animal-origin ingredients included in the pet food:

 I.    Fish

 II.   Egg

III.   Terrestrial and/or Aquatic Invertebrates

IV.    Rodent

 V.    Bovine, Ovine, and/or Caprine Ingredients

These options may also be used for pet food containing both ingredients derived from bovine, ovine, and/or caprine animals and also ingredients derived from other animals as long as it contains at least one ingredient derived from bovine, ovine, and/or caprine animals.

A.  Meat and/or other organs from terrestrial animals

B.  Dairy

C.  Meat and dairy

D.  Meat and Egg

E.  Dairy and Egg

F.  Fish and Meat

G.  Meat, Fish and Egg

H.  Meat, Fish, Dairy and Egg

VI.   Ruminants other than bovine, caprine, and/or ovine animals

These options may also be used for pet food derived from other species, as long as: (1) the product contains at least one ingredient derived from ruminants other than bovine, caprine, or ovine animals, and (2) the product does not contain any ingredients derived from bovine, caprine, and/or ovine animals.

A.  Meat and/or other organs from terrestrial animals

B.  Meat and Egg

C.  Fish and Meat

D.  Meat, Fish and Egg

VII.  Terrestrial animals other than ruminants

These certificates may not be utilized for pet food containing any ingredients derived from any ruminants.

A.  Meat and/or other organs from terrestrial animals

B.  Meat and Egg

C.  Fish and Meat

D.  Meat, Fish and Egg

VIII.  Other

     These versions should be utilized when the line-outs in the above versions are not
     appropriate. To utilize these versions, the inappropriate text must be lined out prior to
     endorsement.

 


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