ALBERTA - The American government has decided to partially lift the ban on Canadian meat. The decision means that Canadian beef will be moving across the border for the first time since May when a single case of mad cow disease led to the ban.

Under these recent provisions the following meat products will be accepted for import permits:

• Boneless meat from cows under 30 months of age
• Boneless sheep and goat meat under 12 months of age
• Boneless veal from calves 36 weeks or younger at the time of their slaughter
• Fresh or frozen cow liver
• Veterinary vaccines for non-ruminant use
• Feed ingredients and pet products made up of animal protein and tallow of non-ruminant sources if they are coming from factories with dedicated lines

Packaged boneless meat accounted for $1.3 billion or 71 per cent of the province’s beef exports in 2002.

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