Meat, meat byproducts, and meat food products, as defined by FSIS in 9 CFR 301.2-except that those terms as applied to bison shall have a meaning comparable to those provided in 9 CFR 301.2 with regard to cattle, and other than boneless skeletal meat that meets the conditions of § 94.18(b)(2)—may be imported from regions of undetermined risk for BSE, as defined in § 92.1 of this subchapter, if the following conditions and all other applicable requirements of this part are met:

The commodities were derived from bovines that have never been fed meat-and-bone meal or greaves derived from ruminants.

The commodities were derived from bovines that passed ante-mortem and post-mortem inspections.

The commodities were derived from bovines that were not subjected to a stunning process, prior to slaughter, with a device injecting compressed air or gas into the cranial cavity, or to a pithing process.

The commodities were produced and handled in a manner that ensured that such commodities do not contain and are not contaminated with any of the following:

SRMs from regions of undetermined risk for BSE; or

Mechanically separated meat from the skull and vertebral column from bovines over 12 months of age.

The commodities are accompanied by an original certificate stating that the exporting region is a region of undetermined risk for BSE and that the conditions of this section have been met. The certificate must be issued and signed by a full-time salaried veterinary officer of the national government of the exporting region, or signed by a person authorized to issue such certificates by the veterinary services of the national government of the exporting region.