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The following guidance documents and specified requirements will assist individual countries wishing to apply for initial
equivalence.
Countries wishing to become eligible to export meat, poultry, or egg products to the U.S. must make a formal request by
letter. Letters must come from the foreign government´s Central Competent Authority for the inspection of meat,
poultry or egg products. Please address your correspondence to:
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U.S. Department of Agriculture
Food Safety and Inspection Service
Office of International Affairs
International Equivalence Staff
1400 Independence Avenue, SW
Room 2137, South Building
Washington, DC 20250-3700
Email for general inquiries:
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Process for Evaluating the Equivalence of Foreign Meat and Poultry Food
Regulatory Systems (July 2011; PDF Only)
This document, which describes the process by which FSIS follows in order to determine the initial equivalence of
the food safety inspection system of other countries, has been updated to reflect the most current process.
Index of Equivalence Related Policies
Access a collection of FSIS Directives & Notices related to equivalence.
Pathogen Reduction-Hazard Analysis and Critical
Control Points (PR-HACCP) Rule (PDF Only)
The PR-HACCP system establishes a scientific basis for controlling food safety hazards.
Generic HACCP Models
The generic HACCP models provide guidance for the development of HACCP plans for various
types of products.
Guidebooks & Methods
The Guidebooks contain current protocols for analytical tests required by FSIS regulatory activities on meat, poultry and egg
products. They include Microbiology Laboratory Guidebook,
Chemistry Laboratory Guidebook, and
Pathology Laboratory Guidebook.
Organizational Charts
Acts & Authorizing Statutes
FSIS operates under the Federal Meat Inspection Act, the Poultry Products Inspection Act, and the
Egg Products Inspection Act, in addition to Executive Orders, small business protection laws and
other guidance applicable to all Federal agencies.
Code of Federal Regulations
The following publications contain U.S. regulatory requirements for importing meat, poultry and egg products to
the U.S.:
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