Since 2004, both Governments of the Philippines and Japan have been discussing animal health conditions to import Japanese beef from Japan to the Philippines. The discussion has recently been finalized and the Philippine Government has finally approved the importation of Japanese beef from Japan.
Local governments and Animal Quarantine Service of Japan (AQS) will start issuing the corresponding certificates which are required to be accompanied with beef after Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries (MAFF) and Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare (MHLW) inform the local governments and AQS.
The mechanics included the following major conditions:
* Exclusion of Specified Risk Material(SRM)
* without pithing or stunning with a device injecting compressed air or gas into the cranial cavity
* Slaughtered and cut in Meat Establishments accredited to export to the Philippines
* No restrictions for age in months
The accredited Meat Establishments for the Philippines are:
1) Hida Meat Center and Hida Meat Agricultural cooperatives
2) Shiga Meat Center
3) MIYACHIKU Corp., Ltd. Tsuno Plant
4) Minami Kyushu Chikusan Kogyo Corp,.Ltd
5) Akune Meat Distribution Center Co., Ltd and STARZEN Meat Processor Co., Ltd. Akune Plant
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