[Nhcoll-l] USDA treatments

Tue May 7 01:30:27 EDT 2019

.... apparently the PDF is too big; here is the link:

https://eur-lex.europa.eu/LexUriServ/LexUriServ.do?uri=OJ:L:2013:098:0001:0057:EN:PDF

... and the respective text segment ...

(8) Annex XIII is amended as follows:
(a) in Chapter VI, points C(1)(c) and (d) are replaced by the following:
‘(c) have been subject to an anatomical preparation such as by plastination;
(d) are animals of the biological class Insecta or Arachnida which have 
been subject to a treatment, such as drying, to prevent any transmission 
of diseases communicable to humans or animals; or
(e) are objects in natural history collections or for the promotion of 
science and they have been:
(i) preserved in media, such as alcohol or formaldehyde, which allow 
display of the items; or
(ii) embedded completely on micro-slides;
(f) are processed DNA samples intended for repositories for the 
promotion of biodiversity research, ecology, medical and veterinary 
science or biology.’;

*further specific information on SAFE TREATMENT of*

*skins and hides*: page 85
*preparations of animals* (including Nat. History specimens - especially 
ungulates and birds): page 86; see section 2 (a) (i) - (iii); if 
possible, it might be worth to ask for a health certificate to be issued 
by vet authorities in Israel before shipping and to include this with 
the shipping docs

https://eur-lex.europa.eu/LexUriServ/LexUriServ.do?uri=OJ:L:2011:054:0001:0254:EN:PDF

Hope this helps,

Dirk

Am 07.05.2019 um 07:09 schrieb Dirk Neumann:
> Hi Charles,
>
> might be worth to check item (8) on page 7 in this PDF; animal health 
> laws between the European Union and North America are harmonised and I 
> vaguely remember that Israel is also in this club of "safe sourcing 
> countries" which kind of harmonised their procedures.
>
> Assuming that the skins and bones are not fresh but already treated, 
> maceration of bones and usual treatment of skins should do, tissues 
> should be fine in absolute ethanol (cf. point 8 on page 7). However, 
> when the material is to be shipped and because of the import 
> procedures to the US (USDA & USFWS), I would expect that you would 
> need to be very careful with your declarations in the shipping 
> documentation. A clear statement that the material has been treated in 
> agreement with respective EU law might help (see boilerplate text 
> below). I would suggest to ship the material as air cargo, so that you 
> can be absolutely sure that you have full control about the gateway of 
> entry, so that you can communicate directly with the vets and USDA 
> officials at this designated point entry.
>
> For vets in the EU, a clear and in your case surely required 
> declaration in all necessary details how the material has been treated 
> (concept of safe treatment) will be required, i.e. duration of ethanol 
> treatment of tissues, settings for maceration of bones, etc.
>
> Even if this is in place, this may not help you with some eager 
> persons tasked with the on spot checks; thus it might be helpful if 
> you could add an official statement of your local veterinarian 
> authorities (if they would be willing to issue such an statement).
>
> Might not be the most brilliant reply, but maybe helps
>
> With best wishes
> Dirk
>
>
> ************************
>
> This is to confirm that Dr. xxx, State Collection of Anthropology and 
> Palaeoanatomy Munich, carries dead preserved sheep bones for 
> scientific research, (no endangered species). The warm water 
> macerated, with detergent and aceton degreased dried bones arenot 
> infectious due to the employed conservation and preservation 
> techniques. Preservation agrees with requirements for Safe Treatment 
> laid down in Point (8) (a) (e) (ii) in the /ANNEX /to theCommission 
> Regulation (EU) No 294/2014, amending Commission Regulation (EU) No 
> 142/2011, /ANNEX XIII, /CHAPTER VI. The package contains no endangered 
> or venomous species (for Latin species names please refer to included 
> loan agreement). The bones packed are carried as reference specimens 
> for comparison with sub-fossil bones from excavation sites in xxx in a 
> joint xxx-German research cooperation. The bones legally belong to the 
> State of Bavaria (Country of Origin: xxx); no commercial value, not 
> for resale.
>
>
> Am 06.05.2019 um 20:48 schrieb Charles M. Dardia:
>>
>> We have the opportunity to receive skins, tissues and skeletons from 
>> 3 species hedgehogs originating in Israel.  The material must be 
>> treated due to the presence of foot and mouth disease in the region 
>> but all the treatments seem like a detriment to the skins and the 
>> tissues. I have pasted below treatments the USDA will accept. Does 
>> anyone have any experience with these methods as it relates to study 
>> skins and tissue intended for molecular use?
>>
>> Charles
>>
>> ·A heat treatment at a minimum of 72 degrees C for a minimum of 30 
>> minutes exposure time; OR
>>
>> ·A pH of 5.5 or less for a minimum of 30 minutes exposure time; OR
>>
>> ·A pH of 10 or greater for a minimum of 2 hours exposure time; OR
>>
>> ·Immersion in a minimum of 0.4 percent beta propriolactone/12 hours/4 
>> degrees C/pH 7; OR
>>
>> ·Immersion in a minimum of 0.2 percent glutaraldehyde; OR
>>
>> ·Immersion in a minimum of 10 percent formalin
>>
>> Charles M. Dardia
>>
>> Collections Manager
>>
>> Cornell Museum of Vertebrates
>>
>> 159 Sapsucker Woods Road
>>
>> Ithaca, NY 14850
>>
>> (607) 254-2161
>>
>> http://cumv.cornell.edu/
>>
>>
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