Foreign animal disease emergency preparedness and response in meat hygiene

Each federal meat establishment operator and every Veterinarian with Supervisory Authority (VSA) should develop and maintain a written contingency plan for foreign animal diseases (FADs). Although they should each have their own contingency plan, these plans should be developed in collaboration as there are responsibilities for each party that must be covered for a successful response.

For a full copy of the documents below, please contact the Veterinarian with Supervisory Authority / Veterinarian In Charge of your federal meat establishment.

Operator contingency plan

CFIA has written guidelines in order to assist federal meat establishment operators in the preparation of their foreign animal disease contingency plans.

Table of contents: Operator contingency plan
  • 1.0 Introduction
  • 2.0 Letter of agreement
  • 3.0 Contact lists
  • 4.0 Roles and responsibilities of the operator
  • 5.0 Training in disease recognition and response
  • 6.0 Assessment of the situation and risk determination
  • 7.0 Operator response – for high risk situations
    • 7.1 Response activities - plant shutdown management
      • 7.1.1 Slaughter plant site plan
      • 7.1.2 Site management
      • 7.1.3 Operator communication plan
    • 7.2 Response activities - biosecurity
      • 7.2.1 Operator facility plan
      • 7.2.2 Biosecurity measures
    • 7.3 Sampling and detention of suspect animals / carcasses
    • 7.4 Response activities - tracing
    • 7.5 Cleaning and disinfection
      • 7.5.1 Vehicles
      • 7.5.2 List of local cleaning and disinfection stations
      • 7.5.3 Slaughter plant
    • 7.6 On-site management of condemned carcasses, waste and by-products
  • 8.0 Awaiting laboratory confirmation
  • 9.0 Confirmation of diagnosis
  • 10.0 Role of the plant if outbreak detected elsewhere
  • List of appendices

Emergency preparedness and response in meat hygiene – general

The Emergency preparedness and response in meat hygiene – general document provides a general overview of the activities relating to the management of a foreign animal disease suspicion in a federal meat establishment.

Table of contents: Emergency preparedness and response in meat hygiene – general
  • 1.0 Introduction
  • 2.0 Time of detection of a foreign animal disease and initial response overview
    • 2.1 Detection during ante-mortem inspection
    • 2.2 Detection during post-mortem inspection
  • 3.0 Triggers
  • 4.0 Assessment of the situation
  • 5.0 Activation of the initial notification plan
  • 6.0 Risk determination
  • 7.0 Response activities in a slaughter plant
    • 7.1 Response activities - movement controls
      • 7.1.1 Low risk
      • 7.1.2 High risk
    • 7.2 Response activities - biosecurity
      • 7.2.1 Low risk
      • 7.2.2 High risk
    • 7.3 Sampling and detention of suspect animals / carcasses
      • 7.3.1 Low risk
      • 7.3.2 High risk
    • 7.4 Response activities - tracing
      • 7.4.1 Low risk
      • 7.4.2 High risk
    • 7.5 Response activities – slaughter plant cleaning and disinfection
      • 7.5.1 Low risk
      • 7.5.2 High risk
    • 7.6 Response activities - on-site management of condemned carcasses, waste and by-products
      • 7.6.1 Low risk
      • 7.6.2 High risk
  • List of appendices
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