IA#17-02 --- 8/12/88 TYPE OF ALERT: Entry Surveillance PRODUCT : Venison (17A--08) PROBLEM : Foot-and-Mouth Disease PAC : N/A COUNTRY : All MANUFACTURER/ SHIPPER : All CHARGE : N/A RECOMMENDING OFFICE : HFF-310/CFSAN Division of Regulatory Guidance REASON FOR ALERT : The U.S. Department of Agriculture, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, Plant Protection and Quarantine, USDA/APHIS/PPQ, has informed us that shipments of fresh, frozen and chilled venison with foot-and-mouth disease are being offered for entry from some foreign countries . USDA has authority to prohibit such importations, however, because of the large volume being offered for import, there is a reasonable possibility that some shipments may be entered. USDA has requested our assistance in this matter. INSTRUCTIONS : If you encounter any shipments of fresh, frozen, or chilled venison being offered for entry from countries not listed in Attachment A, please inform the USDA/APHIS/PPQ. Attachment B is the list of contacts for each district office. FOI : This document does not require purging. Import Alert #17-02 11/16/88 ATTACHMENT A COUNTRIES FREE OF RINDERPEST AND FOOT-AND-MOUTH DISEASE AUSTRALIA *BAHAMA ISLANDS BARBADOS BERMUDA BELIZE CANADA *CHANNEL ISLANDS COSTA RICA *DENMARK DOMINICAN REPUBLIC EL SALVADOR FIJI *FINLAND GREENLAND *GREAT BRITIAN GUATEMALA HAITI HONDURAS ICELAND IRELAND *JAPAN JAMAICA MEXICO NEW ZEALAND NICARAGUA NORTHERN IRELAND *NORWAY PANAMA PAPUA NEW GUINEA *SWEDEN TERRITORY OF ST. PIERRE AND MIQUELON TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO TRUST TERRITORIES OF PACIFIC ISLANDS * SPECIAL CATEGORY DUE TO MEAT IMPORT PRACTICES - REF. 94.11(a) Import Alert No. 17-02 11/16/88 ATTACHMENT B USDA/APHIS/PPQ FDA Office Representative FTS Telephone No. Atlanta Mr. Robert Johnson 246-7716 Baltimore Mr. David Reeves 922-3585 Boston Mr. Edward Stockbridge 223-7751 Buffalo Mr. Stanley Sayer 437-4021 Chicago Mr. Anthony Drobnik 353-6244 Cincinnati Mr. H. Bruce Smith 942-4869 Dallas Mr. David McKay 741-2116 Denver Mr. Larry Mohr 327-5375 Detroit Mr. Norm Mullaly 226-6967 Houston Mr. Carl Hatchett 526-7541 Kansas City Mr. Bill Brennecke 754-5998 Los Angeles Mr. David Thompson 795-6174 Minneapolis Mr. G. Keeler 725-3670 Nashville Mr. D. L. Wilson 852-7259 Newark Ms. Sonya Dabulis 341-3326 New Orleans Mr. Bill Spitzer 682-6731 New York Mr. Arnold Finamore 667-1657 Orlando Mr. B. J. Lewis 946-2687 Philadelphia Mr. David McCullough 597-4515 San Francisco Mr. Glenn Hinsdale 556-4332 San Juan Mr. Gonzalo Aran 753-4666 Seattle Mr. John Burnett 399-4510 St. Louis Mr. Bill Brennecke 279-7187