Mexico Expands List of Beef Products Eligible for Importation
MEXICO - The Government of Mexico (GOM) recently established import requirements for beef based preparations, beef/pork based preparations, beef/sheep based preparations and beef/pork/poultry based preparations.
The BSE Banned List
The following products are currently banned by SAGARPA.
- Live cattle
- Bone-in meat
- Boneless meat from cattle 30 months of age or older
- Bovine offal and viscera other than those currently authorized
- Products derived from non-protein-free tallow
- Protein-free tallow fit for human consumption
- Gelatin and collagen prepared from bone
- Ruminant meal
Source: USDA Foreign Agricultural Service - 27th August 2004