Canada to Revise Pet Food Import Requirements
Canada plans to revise import restrictions for certain shipments of U.S. pet food, the U.S. Department of Agriculture Foreign Agricultural Service said April 1. The changes, which take effect April 13, will require pet food that is imported as “heat-treated”…
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to “undergo temperature and time specific treatments based on the animal-origin ingredients,” USDA said. If the import doesn’t meet those requirements, the shipment must abide by Canada’s import conditions for “raw/minimally heat-treated pet food.” USDA added that Canada will no longer require import permits for raw and minimally heat-treated pet food after April 13.