Animal Casings From Countries Where African Swine Fever or Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy Exists

Resumo

We are adopting as a final rule, with two changes, an interim rule that amended the regulations by prohibiting the importation of ruminant casings from countries where bovine spongiform encephalopathy exists, and by prohibiting the importation of swine casings from countries where African swine fever exists. As amended by this document, the rule prohibits the importation of bovine casings, except bovine casings made from stomachs, from countries where bovine spongiform encephalopathy exists, and prohibits the importation of swine casings from countries where African swine fever exists. This action is necessary to prevent imported casings from introducing these diseases into the United States.