. /.   WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION  G/SPS/N/JAM/7/Add.1 
15 June 2006 
 
 (06-2896) 
Committee on Sanitary a nd Phytosanitary Measures Original:   English 
  
 
NOTIFICATION  
 
Addendum
 
 
 
 The following communication, received on 30 May 2006, is being circulated at the request of 
the Delegation of Jamaica.  
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Partial cancellation of Emergency Measure Temporarily suspending importation of Beef  and Beef 
Products, Bovine derived Pharmace uticals, Meat and Bone Meal, Premixes, and Feed Additives  
originating in the United States of America . 
  In light of the conditions listed below the G overnment of Jamaica has lifted the temporary ban 
on certain beef and beef products imposed  in G/SPS/JAM/7 on 29 January 2004.   
  No animal carcass may be imported into the is land except by a Permit issued by the Director 
of Veterinary Services, Jamaica.  "Carcass" means, the carcass of any animal, and includes any part of 
the carcass, or of the meat, bones, hide, skin, hooves,  horns, hairs, offal, or any part of the animal. 
 
 Each consignment must originate in and be  shipped directly from the United States of 
America and must be accompanied by an Import Pe rmit granted by the Director of Veterinary 
Services, Jamaica along with an Of ficial Health Certificate issued by an Official Government 
Veterinarian of the United States Department of Agriculture, stating that:  
(i) The beef/beef products covered by the Vete rinary Health Certificate were derived 
from cattle slaughtered in the U.S.A.  
(ii) The beef, beef products/by-products speci fied were derived from cattle which 
received ante-mortem and post-mortem veteri nary inspection at the time of slaughter 
in plants certified for export of such produc ts from the United States of America.  The 
products must not be adulte rated or misbranded as define d by regulations governing 
meat inspection of the Department of Agriculture of the United States of America. 
(iii) The beef and beef products (bone in or bone less) were derived from cattle that were 
slaughtered after March 12, 2004 in accordance with USDA/FSIS regulations.  
(iv) The beef and beef products were not de rived from cattle in which air-injection 
stunning devices were used during slaughtering.  G/SPS/N/JAM/7/Add.1 
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  (v) The beef and beef products (bone in or  boneless) were not derived from and do not 
contain any of the following Specified Risk Ma terials:  brain, skull, eyes, trigeminal 
ganglia, spinal cord, vertebral column (e xcluding the vertebrae of the tail, the 
transverse processes of  thoracic and lumber vertebrae and the wings of the sacrum) and the dorsal root ganglia, from animals over 30 months of age at the time of 
slaughter and the tonsils and intestines from py lorus to anus, of all animals regardless 
of age. 
(vi) The beef and beef products (bone in or  boneless) were not produced using the 
Mechanically Separated Meat or Advanced Recovery Meat methods. 
(vii) The cattle from which the beef/beef products were derived have not been in contact 
with or transported through a port in any coun try considered to be affected with Foot-
and-Mouth Disease (FMD).  
(viii) The beef/beef products/by-products was not derived from cattle that were fed with 
meat meal, bone meal, meat and bone meal or greaves of ruminant origin. 
(ix) The beef/beef products were produced in  accordance with the US National Residue 
and Analytic Programme for residues (an tibiotics, hormones, growth promoters, 
anabolic steroids, additives etc.) in meat , poultry and egg products.  Acronized meat 
(meat containing antibiotics during processing) is not allowed entry into Jamaica.  
(x) The beef/beef products have been processed, stored and transported in a manner to 
preclude contact with meat/animal products that do not comply with the conditions 
contained in the certificate. 
(xi) The beef/ beef products were prepared, packaged and handled under hygienic and 
sanitary conditions and are fit for human consumption.  
Facilities exporting beef/beef products must satisfy the USDA Beef Verification Export 
Programme. 
  At least 48 hours notice of arrival of the meat must be given to the Director of Veterinary 
Services, Hope.     Subject to Veterinary and Public Health Inspection on arrival.   Further information may be obtained from: 
 
 Dr. Headley Edwards   Director Veterinary Services  Ministry of Agriculture  Jamaica 
 Phone: 876 977 2 
 Fax: 876 977 0885  Email:  vsd@moa.gov.jm  
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