Foot-and-Mouth Disease Meat Import Requirements
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Evidence log
- 2026-10-20 — Minimum Maturation Temperature for Beef and Ovine Meat From Regions Affected With Foot-and-Mouth Disease: APHIS proposed rule (Nov 2024) would lower the minimum maturation temperature for boneless beef and ovine meat imported from FMD-affected regions from 4°C to 2°C to align with WOAH international animal-health standards, while leaving other FMD safeguards (pH thresholds, deboning, lymph node removal) unchanged. (novelty: 2)
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Minimum Maturation Temperature for Beef and Ovine Meat From Regions Affected With Foot-and-Mouth Disease
20-oct-2026
novelty 2
per-area 2
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