RobertMac said:
SH: "Canadian beef should receive a USDA grade stamp because it's graded by USDA."
Are there USDA inspectors in Canada grading the beef? If not, there shouldn't be a USDA stamp!
USDA/FSIS
Equivalence Process
Meat and poultry products exported from another nation must meet all safety standards applied to foods produced in the United States. However, under international law, food regulatory systems in exporting countries may employ sanitary measures that differ from those applied domestically by the importing country. The United States makes determinations of equivalence by evaluating whether foreign food regulatory systems attain the appropriate level of protection provided by our domestic system. Thus, while foreign food regulatory systems need not be identical to the U.S. system, they must employ equivalent sanitary measures that provide the same level of protection against food hazards as is achieved domestically.
Countries wishing to become eligible to export meat or poultry to the United States must contact the FSIS Office of International Affairs at:
Phone: (202) 720-3743
FAX: (202) 690-3856
For more information see the Obtaining Equivalence page.
FSIS evaluates foreign food regulatory systems for equivalence through document reviews, on-site audits, and port-of-entry reinspection of products at the time of importation.