Import Health Standard  
Issued under the Biosecurity Act 1993   
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 Ruminant Meat and 
Ruminant Meat Products  
RUMNPROD.GEN  
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TITLE  
Import Health Standard : Ruminant Meat and Ruminant Meat Products  
COMMENCEMENT  
This Import Health Standard  comes into force on  [Effective Date ]  
 
The amendment history to this import health standard is set out in Schedule 1 .  
 On [insert date 6 months after issue]  this Import Health Standard revokes and replaces the Import Health 
Standards listed in Schedule 2 . 
 On [insert date 6 months after issue]  this import health standard  amends the Import Health Standards listed  in 
Schedule 3  
 
ISSUING AUTHORITY 
This Import Health Standard  is issued under section 24A of the Biosecurity Act 1993.  
 Dated at Wellington , [Document Date]  
 
 
Stephen Cobb  
Manager , Animal Health  
Ministry for Primary Industries  
(acting under delegated authority of the Director -General)  
 For further information contact:  
Ministry for Primary Industries  
Biosecurity New Zealand  
Animal Imports  
PO Box 2526  
Wellington 6140 
 
Email: animal.imports@mpi.govt.nz
 
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Contents  Page 
Introduction 3 
Part 1:  Requirements  6 
1.1 Application  6 
1.2 Incorporation by reference  6 
1.3 Definitions  7 
1.4 Requirements for clearance  7 
1.5 Exporting country systems and certification  7 
1.6 Processing  8 
1.7 Packaging and transport  8 
1.8 Third country product  9 
1.9 Import permit information  9 
1.10  The documentation that must accompany goods  9 
1.11  Transitional arrangements  10 
Part 2:  Specified Requirements for Identified Risk Organisms 11 
2.1 Foot and mouth disease (FMD) virus  11 
2.2 Bacillus anthracis (anthrax)  11 
2.3 Brucella spp. (brucellosis)  11 
2.4 Echinococcus granulosus (hydatidosis)  11 
2.5 Bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE) prion (applies to Bos taurus and B. indicus only)
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Schedule 1 – Document Histor y 13 
Schedule 2 – List of IHSs containing only ruminant meat and ruminant meat products  14 
Schedule 3 -  List of IHSs containing ruminant meat products and non- ruminant meat 
products  15 
Schedule 4 – Definitions  16 
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Introduction  
This introduction  is not part of the Import Health Standard  (IHS) , but is intended to indicate its general effect.  
Purpose  
This IHS  specifies the minimum requirements that must be met when importing  ruminant meat and ruminant 
meat products  into New Zealand . 
The identified  risk organisms associated with ruminant meat and ruminant meat products  that are managed by 
this IHS are:  
a) Foot and mouth disease  (FMD)  virus  
b) Bacillus anthracis  (anthrax)  
c) Bovine spongiform encephalopathy  (BSE) prion,  (Bos taurus  and B.indicus only)  
d) Brucella  spp. ( brucellosis)  
e) Salmonella  spp. ( salmonellosis)  
f) Echinococcus granulosis  (hydatidosis)  
g) Taenia multiceps  (Coenurus cerebralis)   
For the following risk organisms only  Part 1: General Requirements  apply:  
a) Salmonella  spp. ( salmonell osis)  
b) Taenia multiceps  (Coenurus cerebralis)   
Background  
The Biosecurity Act 1993 (the Act) provides the legal basis for excluding, eradicating,  and effectively 
managing pests and unwanted organisms.  
Import health standards issued under the Act set out re quirements to be met to effectively manage biosecurity 
risks associated with importing goods. They include requirements that must be met in the exporting country, 
during transit, and before biosecurity clearance can be given.  
Guidance boxes are included within this IHS for explanatory purposes. The guidance included in these boxes 
is for information only and has no legal effect.  
A Guidance Document  also accompanies this IHS providing information on how requirements may be met . 
Who should read this Import Health Standard?  
This IHS should be read by  importers of ruminant meat and ruminant meat products .   
Why is this important? 
It is the importer’s responsibility to ensure the requirements of this IHS are met. Consignments that do not 
comply with the requirements of this IHS may not be cleared for entry into New Zealand and/or further 
information may be sought from importers. Consignments that do not comply with the requirements of this IHS 
may be re- shipped or destroyed under the Act o r tested/treated in accordance with this IHS prior to release or 
equivalence determined. Importers are liable for all associated expenses.  
The costs to MPI in performing functions relating to the importation of ruminant meat and ruminant meat 
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involved with documentation, transport, storage and obtaining a biosecurity clearance must be covered by the 
importer or agent.  
Equivalence  
The Chief Technical  Officer (CTO) may issue a direction under section 27(1)(d) of the Act that allows 
measures different from those set out in this IHS to  be applied to effectively manage risks associated  with the 
importation of these goods.  
If an equivalent measure is appr oved, an import permit may be issued under section 24D(2) of the Act if the 
Director -General considers it appropriate to do so. The details of the CTO direction on equivalence will be 
included as notes in the special conditions section of the permit to inf orm the inspector’s assessment of the 
commodity.  
MPI’s preference is that the exporting country’s Competent Authority makes equivalence requests. 
Equivalence requests can be lodged with animal.imports@mpi.govt.nz . 
Biosecurity clearance 
A biosecurity clearance, under section 26 of the Act, may be issued when the ruminant meat and ruminant 
meat products  meet all the requirements of this IHS,  provided the applicable requirements of section 27 in the 
Act are met.  
Inspection 
On arrival, all documentation accompanying the consignment will be verified by an inspector.  
Document history  
Refer to Schedule 1.  
Other information 
This is not an exhaustive list of compliance requirements and it is the importer’s responsibility to be familiar with and comply with all New Zealand laws . 
Food Act 2014 and Animal Products Act 1999  
Consignments of food imported for sale into New Zealand for human consumptio n must comply with relevant 
requirements of the Food Act 2014, the Australia New Zealand Food Standards Code, and the Animal 
Products Act 1999.  
See Guidance Document  for more information about the Food Act 2014 and Animal Products Act 1999.  
Biosecurity (Ruminant Protein) Regulations 1999  
Tallow intended for inclusion in livestock feed and having insoluble impurities of more than 0.15% in weight 
must be labelled with the following statement in accordance with the Biosecurity (Ruminant Protein) 
Regulations 1999:  
“Notice: Do not feed to sheep, cattle, deer, goats, buffaloes, or other ruminant animals. This product contains 
or may co ntain ruminant protein.”  
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a) have text at least 20mm high, or  
b) occupy at least 2.5% of the total are of:  
i) the outside of a flattened package, or  
ii) the container (excluding the top and bottom), or  
iii) the printed side of an invoice, waybill or document . 
Import Health Standards  
Other relevant IHSs must also be complied with before biosecurity clearance will be issued. These may 
include but are not limited to the following:  
a) Consignments  containing wood packaging material  must meet the requirements of the following : 
IHS: Wood Packaging Material from All Countries  
Trade Single Window (TSW)  and Customs clearance 
All goods imported into New Zealand need to be cleared by the New Zeal and Customs Service (Customs) 
and the Ministry for Primary Industries (MPI). T o gain C ustoms clearance, the required documentation must 
be lodg ed through the Trade Single Window (TSW) portal.  
For more information about the TSW portal,  please visit https://www.customs.govt.nz/business/trade- single-
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Part 1:  Requirements  
1.1 Application 
(1) This IHS applies to all imports of ruminant meat and ruminant meat products, which includes:  
 
a) fresh meat (chilled or frozen);  
b) meat products;  
c) blood and blood products;  
d) fat and fat products;  
e) offal (including runners); and  
f) bone and bone products.  
(2) This IHS does not apply to ruminant meat or ruminant meat products that are  imported for the following 
purposes:  
a) fertiliser;  
b) laboratory use;  
c) microbiological testing;  
d) therapeutic use on or in humans; or  
e) veterinary use on or in animals.  
  
Guidance for 1.1  
• The following commodities  may be imported under the IHS : Specified Animal Products,  
SPECPROD .ALL: 
− Canned or retorted ruminant meat products from  BSE -negligible and controlled risk 
countries.  
− Foods that contain less than 5% of ruminant meat.  
− Meat and/or bone extract, concentrate or broth  (consumer ready ). 
− Gelatine, dicalcium phosphate, collagen.  
− Tallow and its derivatives . 
• Natural salted sausage casings may be imported under:  
the IHS : Natural Sausage Casings , SAUSCASE.GEN . 
• Composite products containing more than one animal product ingredient  will be eligible for import 
if all animal product ingredients in the product meet the requirements of their respective animal 
product IHS.   
• The following products are not eligible for entry under this IHS:  
− Fertiliser products , including m eat and bone meal . 
− Ruminant meat and ruminant meat pr oducts for therapeutic use on or in humans . These  
may be imported under IHS SPECPROD.ALL  
− Ruminant meat and ruminant meat products for veterinary use on or in animals . These  may 
be imported under IHS : Biological Products (including samples),  BIOPRODIC.ALL  (soon to 
be IHS: Biological Products,  BIOLOGIC.ALL )  
 
1.2 Incorporation by reference 
(1) The following international standards are incorporated by reference in this IHS under section 142M of 
the Act:  
a) The OIE Terrestrial Animal Health Code  (the Code), available at the OIE w ebsite: Terrestrial 
Manual Online Access -  OIE -  World Organisation for Animal Health  
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a) OIE list of Member Countries with a BSE risk status:  Bovine spongiform encephalopathy – OIE –  
World Organisation for  Animal Health   
b) OIE list of FMD -free countries:  Foot and mouth disease  - OIE -  World Organisation for Animal 
Health  
(3) Under section 142O  (3) of the Act it is declared that section 142O  (1) does not apply . That is, a notice 
under section 142O  (2) of the Act is not required to be published before material that amends or 
replaces the standards, guideline or lists incorporated under clauses 1.2  (1) and (2) above has legal 
effect as part of this IHS . 
 
Guidance  
• Incorporation by reference means that standards, guidelines,  or lists are incorporated into the 
IHS and they form part of the requirements . 
 
1.3 Definitions  
(1) For the purposes of this IHS  and the associated guidance, terms used that are defined in the Act h ave 
the meanings set out there. The Act is available at http://www.legislation.govt.nz/  
(2) See Schedule 4 for additional definitions that apply . 
1.4 Requirements for clearance 
(1) To obtain biosecurity clearance, ruminant meat and ruminant meat products : 
a) from Australia  (for human consumption)  must :  
i) meet the requirements of clauses 1.6  (2), and 1.7 - 1.8 of Part 1 : Requirements , and Part 2: 
Specified Requirements for Identified Ris k Organisms;  
ii) originate from a government licensed and supervised slaughtering establishment that 
slaughters animals for human consumption ; and  
iii) be identifiable as being product originating from Australia and/or New Zealand . 
iv) be accompanied by an import permit where required by clause 1.9.  
b) from countries other than Australia , and for commodities from Australia that do not meet clause 
1.4.(1) a  must :  
i) meet the requirements of clauses 1.6  -1.8 of  Part 1: Requirements,  and Part 2 : Specified 
Requirements for Identified Risk Organisms ; 
ii) be imported from a country that the CTO is satisfied meets the export country systems and 
certific ation requirements of clause 1.5 ; 
iii) be accompanied by a veterinary certificate that meets the requirements of clause 1.10, that  
has been agreed by the CTO, and details the measures in Part 2 that the importing country 
will meet ; and  
iv) be accompanied by an import permit where required by clause 1. 9. 
1.5 Exporting country systems and certification 
(1) Importers may import ruminant meat and ruminant meat products  only if a CTO is satisfied, on the 
basis of evidence, that the Veterinary Services  of the exporting country is  capable of ensuring that 
ruminant meat and ruminant meat products  imported from that country can meet the requirements of 
this IHS.  
(2) The evidence must include details of  all the following that the CTO considers applicable to the 
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a) The ability of the exporting country’s Competent Authority to verify the animal health status of 
ruminant meat and ruminant meat product s in the exporting country, zone or compar tment, with 
respect to the risk organisms identified in  Part 2: Specified Requirements for Identified Risk 
Organisms .  
b) The adequacy of the national systems and/or programmes and standards in the exporting 
country for regulatory oversight of the ruminant meat industry . 
c) The capability of the exporting country’s Competent Authority to support the issue of veterinary certifi cates as required by this IHS. 
(3) Importers may not import from a country where a CTO has determined that the Veterinary Services of 
the exporting country are no longer capable of ensuring that ruminant meat and ruminant meat 
products  imported from that cou ntry can meet the requirements of this IHS.  
 
Guidance  
• The evidence will be obtained during evaluation of the Veterinary Services of the Competent 
Authority of the exporting country in accordance with section 3  Quality of Veterinary Services  of 
the Code . 
• Once the CTO is satisfied with the exporting country’s evidence for exporting systems and 
certification, MPI and the Competent Authority may commence negotiation of the country -specific 
veterinary certificate.  
• For the CTO to  be satisfied with the evidence provided , an in -country or desk -top audit may be 
carried out at any time, including prior to the first shipment of commodity.  
• See G uidance D ocument  for more information about exp orting country systems and certification, 
and for a list of currently approved countries and country -specific veterinary certificates.  
 
1.6 Processing  
(1) Ruminant meat and ruminant meat products  can only be imported if the animal from which the product 
was derived was slaughtered and processed in a premises approved by the exporting country’s 
Competent Authority as meeting the Code  chapter for Control of B iological Hazards of Animal Health 
and Public Health Importance Through Ante - and Post -mortem Meat Inspection .  
(2) Ruminant meat and ruminant meat products  must be processed at premi ses that follow  Good 
Manufacturing Practice (GMP) and Hazard Analysis and Critical Control Point (HAACP) programmes 
to the satisfaction of the Competent Authority of the exporting country.  
(3) Ruminant meat and ruminant meat products  must be processed at pre mises that are approved for 
export of ruminant meat and ruminant meat products  by the Competent Authority of the E xporting 
Country .  
1.7 Packaging and t ransport  
(1) Ruminant meat and ruminant meat p roduct s for export to New Zealand must be  packaged and  sealed  
in tamper  and leak proof packaging  at the time of manufacture.   
(2) Ruminant meat and ruminant meat  products must be stored and subsequently transported in a 
hygienic manner and be kept free of contaminan ts. 
(3) Consignments of ruminant meat and ruminant meat products  must be clearly identified and the 
identifier must be stated on the veterinary certificate, where applicable.  
(4) Packaging containing ruminant meat and ruminant meat products must be clean, secu re, and free of 
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1.8 Third country product             
(1) Where ruminant meat and ruminant meat product s for export to New Zealand originate from a country 
other than the exporting country, the country of origin (source country) of the ruminant meat and 
ruminant meat product  must meet the requirements  under clause 1.5 to export ruminant meat and 
ruminant m eat products to New Zealand.  
 
Guidance  
• New Zealand may be the source country.  
• The ability to export ruminant meat and ruminant meat product s from source countries other than 
the exporting country will be considered during the exporting country ’s systems and certification 
assessment.  
 
1.9 Import permit  information  
(2) An import permit under section 24D of the Act issued by the Director -General  is req uired if a CTO has 
approved an equivalent measure prior to import, different from that set in this  IHS that may be applied 
to effectively manage risks.  
(3) An import permit is not required where a CTO has issued a direction under section 27(1)(d) for a measure  that is different from that set in this IHS during negotiation of a country -specific veterinary 
certificate and the equivalent measure is incorporated into that certificate . 
 
Guidance  
• Ensure you have all relevant documentation prepared prior to applying f or an import permit  
• Apply for the import permit at the following weblink: https://animalplantimportpermit.mpi.govt.nz/  
 
1.10 The documentation that must accompany goods  
(1) All documentation that is required by clause 1.10  to accompany ruminant  meat and ruminant meat 
product s must, unless otherwise stated:  
a) Be in English or have an English translation that is clear and legible . 
b) Be original .  
(2) Documentation that is in a paper format must, unless otherwise stated, be endorsed on every page by 
the Official Veterinarian with their original stamp, signature and date or be endorsed in the space 
allocated and all pages have paper based alternative security features . 
(3) Documentation tha t is in an electronic format must, unless otherwise stated, be transmitted directly 
from the Competent Authority of the exporting country to MPI, using an electronic system approved by MPI for that purpose.  
(4) The consignment must arrive in New Zealand with t he following documentation:  
1.10.1  Import permit  
(1) An import permit (copy acceptable), where required by this IHS, which applies to a single consignment . 
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1.10.2  Veterinary certificate  
(1) A veterinary certificate from the exporting country’s Competent Authority , where required by this IHS, 
which  must  include  all of  the following:  
a) A unique consignment identifier . 
b) The description, source species, and amount of product . 
c) The n ame and address of the importer (consignee) and exporter (consignor) . 
d) The n ame, signature,  and contact details of the Official Veterinarian . 
e) Endorsement by the Official Veterinarian that the general requirements outlined in Part 1 : 
Requirements  of this IHS have be en met . 
f) Endorsement by the Official Veterinarian that the relevant  requirements outlined in P art 2: 
Specified Requirements for Identified Risk Organisms  of this IHS have been met  except for those 
requirements that a CTO has agreed during negotiation under clause 1.5  as not being required 
for a country -specific veterinary certificate . 
1.11 Transitional arrangements 
(1) From [date  this IHS is issued  until 6 months later] the requirements of this import standard for 
importing ruminant meat and ruminant meat products may be met by complying with the requirements 
of the import health standards in S chedule 2  in force immediately before  the revocation of these import 
health standards.  
(2) From [date this IHS  is issue d until 6 months later ] the requirements of this import standard for 
importing ruminant meat and ruminant meat products may be met by complying with the requirements 
of the impor t health standards in Schedule 3 . Guidance  
• Where equivalent measures have been negotiated and agreed with MPI, and a CTO has, prior to 
import, issued a direction under section 27(1)(d) of the Act that is different from those in this 
standard in the form of a negotiated veterinary certificate, a cou ntry-specific veterinary certificate 
must accompany the consignment.  
• See Guidance Document : Ruminant Meat and Ruminant Meat Products  for more information 
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Part 2:  Specified Requirements for Identified Risk Organisms  
(1) Ruminant meat and ruminant meat products  must comply with the following measures for identified risk 
organisms , where required:  
2.1 Foot and mouth disease (FMD) virus  
(1) Ruminant meat and ruminant meat products mu st meet the Code recommendations for importation 
from FMD free countries or zones or FMD free compartments where vaccination is not practised; or  
(2) Ruminant meat and ruminant meat products (excluding head, pharynx, tongue , and associated lymph 
nodes) must meet the Code recommendations for importation from FMD free countries or zones where 
vaccination is practised; or  
(3) Fresh meat of cattle and water buffaloes (Bubalus bubalis) (excluding feet, hea d and viscera)  must 
meet the Code recommendations for importation from FMD infected countries or zones  where an 
official and MPI -approved control prog ramme exists; or  
(4) Ruminant meat products must meet the Code recommendations for importation from FMD infected 
countries or zones.  
2.2 Bacillus anthracis (anthrax)  
(1) Ruminant meat and ruminant meat  products must originate from animals from establishments that are 
not under quarantine restrictions for anthrax; and  
(2) No case of anthrax has occurred on the establishment of origin during the 20 days preceding slaughter; and  
(3) The ruminant meat and ruminant meat  products  must  originate from animals which have not been 
vaccinated against anthrax with a live vaccine during the 14 days prior to slaughter. This period may be longer, in accordance with the recommendations of the manufacturer.  
2.3 Brucella spp. ( brucellosis)  
(1) Ruminant meat and ruminant meat products  must be  a safe comm odity as  defined in the Brucella  
chapter of the Code ; or 
(2) Ruminant meat and ruminant meat products must be derived from animals that : 
a) have not been culled as part of an eradication programme against infection with  Brucell a; or 
b) originate from an officially free country or zone free from infection with Brucella , as relevant; or 
c) originate from a herd or flock free from infection with Brucell a.  
2.4 Echinococcus granulosus (hydatidosis)  
2.4.1 For ruminant meat and ruminant meat products from Australia   
(1) Ruminant meat or ruminant meat product s, excluding offal, may be imported when it has passed ante - 
and post -mortem inspection ; or 
(2) Offal may be imported when it has passed ante - and post -mortem inspection for human consumption ; 
or 
(3) Offal may be imported when it has passed ante-  and post -mortem inspection and has undergone one 
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a) Heat treatment to a core temperature of at least 80°C for ten minutes or an equivalent time and 
temperature; or  
b) Freezing to minus 20°C or below for at least two days.  
2.4.2 For ruminant meat and ruminant meat products from all countries other than Australia  
(1) Ruminant meat or ruminant meat products, excluding offal, may be imported when it has passed ante - 
and post -mortem inspection in a slaughterhouse approved for export ; or 
(2) Offal may be imported when it has passed ante-  and post -mortem inspection in a slaughterhouse 
approved for export and has undergone one of the following treatments : 
a) Heat treatment to a core temperature of at least 80° C for ten minutes or an equivalent time and 
temperature; or  
b) Freezing to minus 20°C or below for at least two days.  
2.5 Bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE ) prion  (applies to Bos 
taurus and B. indicus only)  
(1) Ruminant meat and ruminant meat products must be a B SE safe commodity as per below : 
a) collagen (from hides and skins, or tendons)  
b) dicalcium phosphate  
c) gelatine  
d) tallow with insoluble impurities of less than 0.15% in weight and its derivatives , or 
(2) Ruminant m eat and ruminant meat products [other than those descri bed in clause 2. 5 (1)] must meet 
the specified Code  recommendations for:  
a) a country, zone or compartment posing a negligible BSE risk; or  
b) a country, zone or compartment posing a controlled BSE risk . 
(3) Ruminant meat products [other than those described in clause 2. 5 (1)] must meet the specified Code  
recommendations for:  
a) a country, zone or compartment posing an undetermined BSE risk . 
 
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Schedule  1 – Document History  
Date First Issued  Title Shortcode  
3 February  2021  
Internal Consultation  Import Health Standard: Ruminant Meat and 
Ruminant Meat Products  IHS RUMNPROD.GEN  
16 September 2021  
External Consultation  Import Health Standard: Ruminant Meat and 
Ruminant Meat Products  IHS RUMNPROD.GEN  
Date of Issued Amendments  Title Shortcode  
   
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Schedule 2 – List of IHS s containing only ruminant meat and 
ruminant meat products  
• Beef/Deer/Sheep/Goat Meat and Meat Products from Australia, MEABDSIC.AUS, 23 May 2000   
• Bovine Meat (Beef) for Human Consumption from the European Union, MEABEEIC.EEC, 29 September 
2004   
• Bovine Meat (Beef) for Human Consumption from Japan, MEABEEIC.JAP, 3  February 2014  
• Bovine Meat and Meat Products from Canada and the USA, MEABEEIC.NAM, 31 October 2014   
• Cervine (Deer) Meat for Human Consumption from the European Union, MEADEEIC.EEC, 30 September 
2004  
• Cervine (Deer) Meat for Human Consumption from New Ca ledonia, MEADEEIC.NCA, 13 February 2003  
• Cattle Meat Products for Human Consumption from Vanuatu, MEABEEIC.VAN, 17 September 2004   
• Sheep and Goat Meat Products for Human Consumption from Chile, MEASAGIC.CHI, 25 May 2000  
• Sheep and Goat Meat for Human Cons umption from the European Union, MEASHGIC.EEC, 4 October 
2004   
•  Bovine Blood Dried for Human Consumption from Canada and the USA, EDIBLOIC.NAM, 4 November 
2014  
• Frozen Goat/Sheep Runners from Australia, MEARUNIC.AUS, 31 January 2000  
• New Zealand origin she ep meat/sheep meat products & casings for human consumption from Australia 
and the United States, MEASHIC.SPE, 01 May 2007  
• Products manufactured from New Zealand Origin Venison into New Zealand from the USA, 
MEAVENIC.USA, 26 August 1998  
• Edible Tallow Produ cts from Australia, EDITALIC.AUS, 20 August 2003  
• Edible Tallow Products from Canada and the United States of America, EDITALIC.ALL, 20 August 2003  
• Frozen Goat/Sheep By -products from Canada and the United States of America, INEGSPIC.NAM, 14 
March 2001  
• Spray dried bovine blood products for further processing into animal food from the USA, FODBLOIC.USA, 
31 October 2014  
• Frozen Deer By -Products for Further Processing from Australia, INEDEEIC.AUS, 28 January 2000  
• Frozen Deer By -Products for Further Processing from New Caledonia, INEDEEIC.NCA, 28 January 2000  
• Frozen Inedible Deer By -Products for Further Processing from Norway, INEDEEIC.NOR, 28 January 2000  
• Inedible Beef Serosa for Further Processing from Australia, INESERIC.AUS, 31 January 2000  
• Frozen  Sheep Pituitary Glands for Further Processing from Australia (South Australia, Tasmania, Victoria 
and Western Australia South of 26º Latitude South), INESHPIC.AUS, 13 December 2000  
• Inedible Tallow from Australia, INETALIC.AUS, 12 January 2004  
• Inedible Tal low from Canada, INETALIC.CAN, 6 June 2003  
• Inedible Tallow from the United States of America, INETALIC.USA, 12 January 2004  
• Deer/Elk Velvet from Approved Countries, DEEVVTIC.ALL, 14 March 2001  
• Deer/Elk Velvet from Australia, DEEVVTIC.AUS, 26 June 2001  Import Health Standard: Ruminant Meat and Ruminant Meat Products   
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Schedule 3 - List of IHSs  containing ruminant meat products 
and non-ruminant meat products  
• Lard and Rendered Fats for Human Consumption from the European Community, MEATALIC.EEC, 13 
October 2004  
• Lard, Rendered Fats and Oils, and Fish Oil Not for Human Consump tion from the European Union, 
INETALIC.EEC, 11 October 2004  
• Spray -Dried Cattle, Deer, Goat, Pig and Sheep Blood Products for Further Processing into Animal Food 
from Australia, FODBLOIC.AUS, 15 March 2000  
• Frozen Raw Pet Food (Derived from Cattle, Deer, Goa ts, Horses, Sheep) for Further Processing from 
Australia, FODPETIC.AUS, 28 January 2000  
• Frozen Animal By -Products (Derived from Bovines, Goats, Horses, Pigs, and Sheep) for Further 
Processing from Australia, INEPHPIC.AUS, 28 January 2000 
• Cattle, Sheep, Goa t, Deer, Horse and Pig By -Products Derived from Category 3 Material only, for 
Pharmaceutical Use, Technical Use or Petfood from the European Community, INERMLIC.EEC, 11 
October 2004  
• Sausage Casings for Human Consumption from Australia, MEACASIC.AUS, 31 Jan uary 2000  
• Natural Casings (Porcine/Ovine/Caprine) for Human Consumption from the European Union, 
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Schedule 4 – Definitions  
Competent Authority  
The Veterinary or other Governmental Authority of an OIE Member, that has the responsibi lity and 
competence for ensuring or supervising the implementation of animal health and welfare measures, 
international veterinary certification and other standards and recommendations in the Code  in the whole 
territory.  
CTO Direction  
Chief Technical Officer Direction -  equivalent measures recorded by number under section 27(1)(d)(iii) of the 
Act, to enable border staff to clear the goods and record the number in the MPI database.  
Director -General  
The chief executive of the Ministry for Prima ry Industries.  
Fresh Meat  
Meat that has not undergone any preserving process other than chilling or freezing.  This includes meat that is 
vacuum -wrapped or wrapped in controlled atmosphere.   
GMP (Good Manufacturing Practice)  
A Competent Authority approved food control operation aimed at ensuring that products are consistently 
manufactured to a specified quality appropriate to their intended use. It thus has two complementary and 
interacting components; the manufacturing operation itself and the control syst em and procedures.  
HACCP (Hazard Analysis and Critical Control Point ) 
A system that identifies, evaluates and controls hazards that are significant for food safety.  
Meat  
All parts of an animal that are intended for, or have been judged as safe and suitab le for, human consumption. 
This includes skeletal muscle, offal, fat, bone, blood and skin, and excludes milk.  
Meat Products  
Products resulting from the processing of fresh  meat or from the processing of such processed products, so 
that the product no long er has the characteristics of fresh meat. The following are not regarded as meat 
products: meat which has undergone only cold treatment, or  fresh  meat, which has been minced or seasoned.  
MPI 
Ministry for Primary Industries, New Zealand.  
Official Veterinar ian 
A veterinarian authorised by the Competent Authority of the country to perform certain designated official tasks associated with animal health and/or public health and inspections of commodities and, when 
appropriate, to certify in conformity with the provisions of the OIE Code  Chapter for certification procedures.  
OIE 
The World Organisation for Animal Health.  
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Ruminant  
Refers to sheep, goats, deer (family Cervidae ), cattle ( Bos taurus, B. indicus ), buffalo ( Bubalus bubalis, 
Sencerus caffer nanus ), biso n (Bison bison, B. bonasus ), and any of their hybrids . 
The Code  
The OIE Terrestrial Animal Health Code as found on the OIE website.  
Veterinary Certificate  
A certificate, issued in conformity with the provisions of the Code  Chapter for certification procedures, 
describing the animal health and/or public health requirements which are fulfilled by the exported 
commodities.