מדינת ישראל  
STATE OF ISRAEL 
MINISTRY OF AGRICULTURE AND RURAL DEVELOPMENT 
VETERINARY SERVICES & ANIMAL HEALTH  
 
BSE-Policy -IVSAH - 2011 Eng.doc    
January , 2011   
 
The Israeli Veterinary Services And Animal Health (IVSAH)  
 Policy Regarding B ovine Spongiform Encephalopathy (BSE)  
 
I.     Import ation  of live ruminants  
       The import ation  of live cattle , sheep and goats to Israel  is permitted from any country that 
is approved by the IVSAH for this particular purpose, in accordance with the pertinent  
health protocol  and in accordance with the recommendations of the OIE – Terrestrial 
Animal Health Code regarding Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy  ("The Terr estrial 
Code" hereafter)1). 
II.   Import ation  of ruminant breeding material  
The import ation  of semen , fertilized ova and  in vivo derived  cattle , sheep  and goat 
embryos,  is permitted from any country that is approved by the IVSAH  specifically for 
this purpo se and according to the pertinent  health protocol.  
III.   Import ation of ruminant meat and offal  
       The importation of meat and offal produced from cattle, sheep and goat to Israel is 
permitted from any country that is approved by the IVSAH for this pa rticular purpose, in 
accordance with the pertinent health protocol and in accordance with the 
recommendations  of The Terrestrial Code.  
VI.  Import ation  of meals and other ruminant  derived proteins  
1) The import ation  into Israel  of meals  produced from mammals  of any kind and for any  
     purpose is strictly prohibited.  
2) The import ation of products containing  bovine protein s, as specified below, whether 
or not these are processed products or whether or not they are used for feeding animals 
or for other purposes,  is permitted insofar as these products are manufactured in 
designated facilities, specifically approved for this purpose by the  IVSAH , and in 
accordance with  the pertinent health  protocol:  
a.  Milk  and dairy products  2); 
b. Meat and entrails products  from cattle  which do not contain  Specified Risk 
Materials  (SRM ) or derivative products , for the feeding of  non-ruminant  animals;   
c. Tallow with maximum level of insoluble impurities of 0.15% in weight and 
derivatives made from this tallow;  
d. Hides , skins, hai r and products derived from those tissues including gelatin and 
collagen prepared from hides and skins;  
e.  Dicalcium  phosphate (with no trace of protein or fat);  
f.  Blood and other biological  products  containing bovine blood  produced from non -
tranquilize d cattle per the recommendations specified in point 1 (h) of Article 11. 5.1 
of the Terrestrial Code3); 
  
 
 
מדינת ישראל  
STATE OF ISRAEL 
MINISTRY OF AGRICULTURE AND RURAL DEVELOPMENT 
VETERINARY SERVICES & ANIMAL HEALTH  
 
BSE-Policy -IVSAH - 2011 Eng.doc    
 
 
 
3) The import ation of products containing ovine and caprine proteins, whether or not 
these are processed products or whether or not they are used for fee ding animals or for 
other purposes, is allowed from any countr y approved by the IVSAH  for this purpose, 
and in accord ance with the pertinent health protocol.  
V.      Minimum Cattle Age for BSE testing   
         The age of cattle requiring BSE testing prior to marketing  in Israel  for human  
consumption is 48 months  in accordance with  EU Commission Decision of 28 
November 2008 regarding this matter4).  
 
 
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1)    OIE – Terrestrial Animal Health Code, 20 10, Chapter 11. 5 (Bovine Spongif orm Encephalopathy)  
2)    The importation of milk & dairy products for human consumption is regulated by the Ministry  
       of Health of the State of Israel.     
3)    "1h) Blood and blood by -products, from cattle which were not subjected to a stunning, p rior  
      to slaughter, with a device injecting com pressed air or gas into the cranial cavity, or to a 
pithing process."       
4)     Commission Decision of 28 Nov 2008 authorising certain Member States to revise their annual   
BSE monitoring programme (20 08/908/EC); OJ L327, 5.12.2008, pp. 24 – 25.  
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