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Prohibited trading

Belize Agricultural Health Authority (Prevention, Control And Eradication Of Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy) Regulations, reg. 7 · Revised Edition 2020

(1) Where the risk status of a cattle of any age is either controlled BSE risk or undetermined BSE risk, the tonsil or distal ileum of that cattle shall not be traded if these tissue are to be used for or in any of the following commodity– (a) preparation of food, feed, fertilizers, cosmetics, pharmaceuticals including biological or medical devices; (b) unless otherwise specified by the OIE, protein products, food, feed, fertilizers, cosmetics, pharmaceuticals or medical devices. (2) Where the risk status of cattle is controlled BSE risk and that cattle at the time of slaughter is older than 30 months of age, the brain, eyes, spinal cord, skull or vertebral column of that animal shall not be traded if these tissues are to be used for or in any of the following commodity– (a) preparation of food, feed, fertilizers, cosmetics, pharmaceuticals including biological or medical devices; (b) unless otherwise specified by the OIE, protein products, food, feed, fertilizers, cosmetics, pharmaceuticals or medical devices. (3) Where the risk status of cattle is undetermined BSE risk and that animal at the time of slaughter is older than 12 months of age, the brain, eyes, spinal cord, skull or vertebral column of that animal shall not be traded if these tissues are to be used for or in any of the following commodity584 (a) preparation of food, feed, fertilizers, cosmetics, pharmaceuticals including biological or medical devices; (b) unless otherwise specified by the OIE, protein products, food, feed, fertilizers, cosmetics, pharmaceuticals or medical devices.
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