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  • Food Safety
    • Recalls & Public Health Alerts
      • Report a Problem with Food
        • Additional Recalls
      • Annual Recall Summaries
        • Summary of Recall and PHA Cases in Calendar Year 2023
        • Summary of Recall and PHA Cases in Calendar Year 2022
        • Summary of Recall Cases in Calendar Year 2021
        • Summary of Recall Cases in Calendar Year 2020
        • Summary of Recall Cases in Calendar Year 2019
        • Summary of Recall Cases in Calendar Year 2018
        • Summary of Recall Cases in Calendar Year 2017
        • Summary of Recall Cases in Calendar Year 2016
        • Summary of Recall Cases in Calendar Year 2015
        • Summary of Recall Cases in Calendar Year 2014
        • Summary of Recall Cases in Calendar Year 2013
        • Summary of Recall Cases in Calendar Year 2012
    • Food Safety Stats
      • Consumer Research
    • Foodborne Illness and Disease
      • Enfermedades Transmitidas Por Alimentos y Otras Enfermedades
      • Illnesses and Pathogens
        • Botulism
          • Clostridium botulinum y El Botulismo
        • Campylobacter
          • Campylobacter En Español
        • E. coli
        • Listeria
        • Parasites and Foodborne Illness
          • Parásitos y Enfermedades Transmitidas Por los Alimentos
        • Preguntas y Respuestas Sobre Listeria
        • Salmonella
          • Preguntas y Respuestas Sobre Salmonella
      • Resources for Public Health Partners
        • State Departments of Public Health
      • Outbreaks
        • Outbreak Investigations: Prevention
        • Outbreak Investigations: Response
    • Safe Food Handling and Preparation
      • Food Safety Basics
        • Additives in Meat and Poultry Products
        • Aditivos en Productos Cárnicos y Avícolas
        • Agua en Carnes y Aves
        • Ahumar Carnes y Aves
        • Air Fryers and Food Safety
        • Alergias Alimentarias: Los “9 Grandes”
        • Appliance Thermometers
        • Asar a la parrilla y seguridad alimentaria
        • Cleanliness Helps Prevent Foodborne Illness
        • Cocción Versus Seguridad
        • Cocinar en Hornos Microondas
        • Cooking for Groups
        • Cooking with Microwave Ovens
        • Cutting Boards
        • Cómo Encontrar el Número de Establecimiento del USDA (EST) en el Empaque de Alimentos
        • Cómo las Temperaturas Afectan a los Alimentos
        • Danger Zone 40F - 140F
        • Deep Fat Frying
        • Doneness Versus Safety
        • El Color de la Carne y Las Aves
        • El Gran Deshielo: Métodos Seguros para Descongelar
        • El Manejo Adecuado de los Alimentos Pedidos Por Correo
        • Entendiendo las Retiradas de Alimentos del Mercado del FSIS
        • Fechas en Productos Alimenticios
        • Food Allergies: The “Big 9”
        • Food Thermometers
        • Freidoras de Aire y Seguridad Alimentaria
        • Freír en Grasa y Seguridad Alimentaria
        • Glosario de Términos de Empaque
        • Glossary of Packaging Terms
        • Grilling Food Safely
        • Grilling and Food Safety
        • Guía del Consumidor Sobre Inocuidad Alimentaria: Tormentas y Huracanes Severos
        • High Altitude Cooking
        • Hongos en los Alimentos: ¿Son Peligrosos?
        • How Temperatures Affect Food
        • How to Find the USDA Establishment Number
        • Importación de Productos Cárnicos, Avícolas y Ovoproductos a Estados Unidos
        • Importing Meat, Poultry & Egg Products US
        • Irradiation and Food Safety FAQ
        • Keeping "Bag" Lunches Safe
        • Keeping Food Safe During an Emergency
        • La Cocción En Elevaciones Altas
        • La Congelación Y Seguridad Alimentaria
        • La Limpieza Ayuda a Prevenir Enfermedades Transmitidas Por Los Alimentos
        • Las Ollas de Cocción Lenta y la Seguridad Alimentaria
        • Las Sobras de Comida e Inocuidad Alimentaria
        • Lavado de Alimentos: ¿Promueve la Inocuidad Alimentaria?
        • Mail Order Food Safety
        • Manipulación Adecuada de Alimentos Para Llevar
        • Mantenga los Alimentos Seguros - Conceptos Básicos de Inocuidad Alimentaria
        • Manteniendo Seguros Los Almuerzos En "Bolsas"
        • Materiales de Empaque para Carnes y Aves
        • Meat and Poultry Labeling Terms
        • Meat and Poultry Packaging Materials
        • Molds on Food: Are They Dangerous?
        • Natural Flavors on Meat and Poultry Labels
        • Preguntas Frecuentes Sobre Irradiación y Seguridad Alimentaria
        • Preguntas y Respuestas Sobre la Seguridad Alimentaria Durante un Tailgate
        • Sabores Naturales de Carnes y Aves en las Etiquetas
        • Safe Handling of Take-Out Foods
        • Seguridad Alimentaria Durante Caminatas, Campamentos y Paseos en Bote
        • Seguridad Alimentaria de Comida No Perecedera
        • Slow Cookers and Food Safety
        • Smoking Meat and Poultry
        • Tabla de Temperatura Interna Mínima Segura
        • Tablas de Cortar
        • Tailgating Food Safety Q & A
        • Termómetros para Alimentos
        • Termómetros para Electrodomésticos
        • Términos de Etiquetado de Carnes y Aves
        • Understanding FSIS Food Recalls
        • Voluntarios Sobre la Seguridad Alimentaria
        • Water in Meat & Poultry
        • Zona de Peligro (40 F - 140 F)
        • Food Product Dating
        • Freezing and Food Safety
        • Leftovers and Food Safety
        • Refrigeration
          • La Refrigeración y Seguridad Alimentaria
        • Safe Temperature Chart
        • Shelf-Stable Food
        • The Big Thaw — Safe Defrosting Methods
        • The Color of Meat and Poultry
        • Washing Food: Does it Promote Food Safety?
        • Food Safety While Hiking, Camping & Boating
      • Meat & Catfish
        • Bacon and Food Safety
        • Bagre de la Granja a la Mesa
        • Beef From Farm To Table
        • Bison from Farm to Table
        • Bisonte de la Granja a la Mesa
        • Cabra de la Granja a la Mesa
        • Carne Seca y Seguridad Alimentaria
        • Carne de Cerdo Fresca de la Granja a la Mesa
        • Carne de Res de la Granja a la Mesa
        • Carne de Ternera de la Granja a la Mesa
        • Carne de res ablandada mecánicamente
        • Carne en Conserva y Seguridad Alimentaria
        • Catfish from Farm to Table
        • Color de la Carne Molida Cocida en Relación Con El Grado De Cocción
        • Color of Cooked Ground Beef as It Relates to Doneness
        • Conejo de la Granja a la Mesa
        • Cordero de la Granja a la Mesa
        • Corned Beef
        • Cuando se Asan “Otras” Carnes para las Fiestas
        • Door-to-Door Meat Sales
        • El Jamón y la Seguridad Alimentaria
        • El Tocino y la Seguridad Alimentaria
        • Fresh Pork from Farm to Table
        • Goat from Farm to Table
        • Ground Beef and Food Safety
        • Hams and Food Safety
        • Hot Dogs & Food Safety
        • Jerky
        • La Carne Molida y la Seguridad Alimentaria
        • Lamb From Farm to Table
        • Las Salchichas “hot dogs” y la Seguridad Alimentaria
        • Los Embutidos y Seguridad Alimentaria
        • Mechanically Tenderized Beef
        • Rabbit From Farm to Table
        • Roasting Those "Other" Holiday Meats
        • Sausages and Food Safety
        • Veal from Farm to Table
        • Venta de Carne a Domicilio
        • Yersiniosis and Chitterlings Tips
        • Yersiniosis y los Chinchulines (Tripas): Consejos Para Protegerlo de Enfermedades Transmitidas Por Alimentos
      • Poultry
        • Happy Thanksgiving!
        • Amarras para las Aves y Otros Accesorios
        • Aves: Baños en Solución, Salmueras y Marinadas
        • Chicken From Farm to Table
        • Chicken Liver
        • Duck and Goose from Farm to Table
        • El Relleno y Seguridad Alimentaria
        • Hablemos Sobre el Pavo: Una Guía Para el Consumidor Sobre Cómo Asar un Pavo de Forma Segura
        • Hock Locks and Other Accoutrements
        • Is Pink Turkey Meat Safe?
        • La Etiqueta del Ave Dice “Fresco”
        • La Preparación de Turduckens Requiere un Manejo Adecuado
        • Let's Talk Turkey Roasting
        • Pato y Ganso de la Granja a la Mesa
        • Pavo de la Granja a la Mesa
        • Pavo: Rutas Alternativas Hacia la Mesa
        • Pollo de la Granja a la Mesa
        • Poultry Processing: Questions & Answers
        • Poultry: Basting, Brining, and Marinating
        • Preparación Básica del Pavo: Cocinar De Forma Adecuada
        • Preparación Básica del Pavo: Como Descongelar Seguramente
        • Preparación Básica del Pavo: El Relleno
        • Preparación Básica del Pavo: Manejo de las Comidas Cocidas
        • Procesamiento de Aves: Preguntas y Respuestas
        • Stuffing and Food Safety
        • The Poultry Label Says "Fresh"
        • Turduckens Require Safe Food Handling
        • Turkey Basics: Handling Cooked Dinners
        • Turkey Basics: Safe Cooking
        • Turkey Basics: Safe Thawing
        • Turkey Basics: Stuffing
        • Turkey from Farm to Table
        • Turkey: Alternate Routes to the Table
        • ¿Es Segura la Carne de Pavo Rosada?
      • Eggs
        • Egg Products and Food Safety
        • Huevos en Cascarón De la Granja a la Mesa
        • Ovoproductos e Inocuidad Alimentaria
        • Shell Eggs from Farm to Table
      • Emergencies
        • A Consumer's Guide to Food Safety: Severe Storms and Hurricanes
        • Eliminando Olores de Refrigeradores y Congeladores
        • Fires and Food Safety
        • Incendios y Seguridad Alimentaria
        • Keep Your Food Safe During Emergencies
        • Removing Odors from Refrigerators and Freezers
      • USDA Meat and Poultry Hotline
      • Brochures & Publications
    • Food Defense and Emergency Response
      • Emergency Response
      • Continuity of Operations (COOP)
      • Food Defense
        • Risk Mitigation Tool
        • Food Defense Considerations for Transportation of FSIS-Regulated Products
        • Food Defense Tools, Resources and Training
        • Functional Food Defense Plans
        • International Food Defense
  • Science & Data
    • Research Priorities
      • FSIS/ORISE Food Safety Fellowship Program
        • Aaron Dudley
        • Lauren Lee
        • Sharon Nieves-Miranda
        • Yesutor Soku
        • Ali Strickland
    • Data Sets & Visualizations
      • Microbiology
        • Baseline Microbiology Data Reports
        • Microbiological Testing Program for RTE Meat and Poultry Products
          • Tables & Results Microbiological Testing Program for RTE Meat
          • Tables & Results: Microbiological Testing Program Pasteurized Egg Products
          • Aggregate Salmonella Categorization of Raw Chicken Parts, NRTE Comminuted Poultry, Young Chicken Carcass and Young Turkey Carcass Establishments Using Moving Windows
          • Salmonella Initiative Program Criteria
            • Quarterly Sampling Reports on Antimicrobial Resistance
            • Quarterly Sampling Reports on Raw Beef Products
            • Quarterly Sampling Reports on Ready-to-eat Products and Egg Products
            • Quarterly Sampling Reports on Salmonella
            • Salmonella Action Plan: A One and Two Year Update
        • Microbiological Testing Program for Escherichia coli O157:H7 and non-O157 Shiga toxin-producing Escherichia coli (STEC)
          • Year-to-Date Totals: Testing of Raw Ground Beef Component (RGBC) Samples for E. coli O157:H7 and non-O157 Shiga toxin-producing E. coli (STEC)
          • Annual Report for STEC in Raw Ground Beef or Veal and Raw Ground Beef or Veal Components
          • Individual E. coli Positive Results for Raw Ground Beef (RGB) and RGB Components 2017
          • Individual E. coli Positive Results for Raw Ground Beef (RGB) and RGB Components 2018
          • Individual E. coli Positive Results for Raw Ground Beef (RGB) and RGB Components 2016
          • Individual E. coli Positive Results for Raw Ground Beef (RGB) and RGB Components 2015
          • Year-to-Date 2018 Totals: Results of Raw Ground Beef Component (RGBC) Samples for E. coli O157:H7 and non-O157 Shiga toxin-producing E. coli (STEC):
        • Salmonella Verification Testing Program Monthly Posting
      • Chemical Residues and Contaminants
      • Humane Handling Data
      • Laboratory Sampling Data
        • Egg Product Testing, Years 1995-2017
      • Inspection Task Data
    • Developer Resources
      • Recall API
    • Scientific Reports
      • Public Health Regulations (PHR)
        • FSIS Data Analysis and Reporting: Public Health Regulations FY 2025
        • FSIS Data Analysis and Reporting: Public Health Regulations FY 2024
        • FSIS Data Analysis and Reporting: Public Health Regulations FY 2023
        • FSIS Data Analysis and Reporting: Public Health Regulations FY 2022
        • FSIS Data Analysis and Reporting: Public Health Regulations FY 2021
        • FSIS Data Analysis and Reporting: Public Health Regulations FY 2020
        • FSIS Data Analysis and Reporting: Public Health Regulations FY 2019
        • FSIS Data Analysis and Reporting: Public Health Regulations FY 2018
        • FSIS Data Analysis and Reporting: Public Health Regulations FY 2017
        • FSIS Data Analysis and Reporting: Public Health Regulations FY 2016
      • Interagency Food Safety Analytics Collaboration (IFSAC)
    • Laboratories & Procedures
      • Accredited Laboratory Program
        • Key Facts: ISO Accreditation
      • FSIS Laboratories
        • Requesting Bacterial Isolates from FSIS
    • Risk Assessments
    • Sampling Program
      • Raw Pork Products Exploratory Sampling Program
      • Sampling Results for FSIS Regulated Products
    • National Antimicrobial Resistance Monitoring System (NARMS)
    • Journal Publications
  • Policy
    • Food Safety Acts
      • Federal Meat Inspection Act
      • Poultry Products Inspection Act
      • Egg Products Inspection Act
      • Humane Methods of Slaughter Act
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      • FSIS Directives
    • Petitions
    • Federal Register & Rulemaking
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      • Executive Orders, Small Business Protection Laws & Other Guidance
      • Regulatory Priorities
    • Advisory Committees
      • National Advisory Committee on Meat and Poultry Inspection (NACMPI)
      • National Advisory Committee on Microbiological Criteria For Foods (NACMCF)
        • 2023-2025 National Advisory Committee on Microbiological Criteria for Foods (NACMCF)
        • 2021-2023 National Advisory Committee on Microbiological Criteria For Foods (NACMCF)
        • NACMCF 2022 Subcommittee
        • 2018-2020 National Advisory Committee on Microbiological Criteria For Foods (NACMCF)
    • FSIS Procurement
    • National Federal Financial Assistance
    • Regulatory Decisions & Non-Retaliation
  • Inspection
    • Inspection Programs
      • Inspection of Meat Products
        • Humane Handling Ombudsman
        • Modernization of Swine Slaughter Inspection
      • Inspection of Poultry Products
        • Reducing Salmonella in Poultry
          • Pilot Projects: Salmonella Control Strategies
          • Proposed Regulatory Framework to Reduce Salmonella Illnesses Attributable to Poultry
            • Component 1
            • Component 2
            • Component 3
          • Salmonella By the Numbers
          • Salmonella KPI
          • Salmonella Risk Assessments
        • Modernization of Poultry Slaughter Inspection
      • Inspection of Egg Products
      • Inspection of Siluriformes
    • Compliance Guidance
      • Significant Guidance
      • HACCP
        • HACCP-Based-Inspection Models Project
          • New Poultry Inspection System (NPIS)
          • HIMP Redesign Achievement of Performance Standards Young Chicken Plants
          • List of HIMP Participating Plants
        • HACCP Validation
      • PHIS
        • PHIS: Historical Information
      • Retail Guidance
      • Small & Very Small Plant Guidance
        • Appealing Inspection Decisions
        • Food Safety Resources for Small and Very Small Plant Outreach: Order Form
        • Small Plant Help Desk
        • Small Plant Help Desk Form
      • Microbial Risk
        • Listeria Monocytogenes
        • Salmonella
        • Shiga Toxin-Producing E.Coli (STEC) and E. Coli O157:H7
        • Specified Risk Material
          • BSE Rules Being Strictly Enforced
            • BSE Workshops for Small & Very Small Plants
          • FSIS BSE Resources
      • Specified Risk Material Resources
      • Food Safety Assessments Tools
      • Recall Process
      • Sanitation Performance Standards Compliance Guide
      • Labeling
        • Basics of Labeling
        • Claims Guidance
        • Nonfood Compounds
          • Compounds Used for Construction and Repair in Federally Inspected Meat and Poultry Plants
          • Criteria Used by the Former Compounds and Packaging Branch for Evaluating Nonfood Compounds and Proprietary Substances
        • Ingredients Guidance
        • Label Submission and Approval System (LSAS)
          • Integration of Paper Label Applications into the Label Submission and Approval System (LSAS)
        • Labeling Policies
          • Human Food Made with Cultured Animal Cells
          • Regulations for Package Dating
          • Comprehensive List of Reasons for Label Modifications and Returns
        • Labeling Procedures
          • Information Required For Requesting a Temporary Approval
          • 10 Most Common Mistakes And How to Avoid Them
          • Label Submission Checklist
          • Labeling Situations That Can Not Have a Temporary Approval
          • Labeling and Establishment Responsibilities
          • Ten Most Commonly Asked Labeling Questions
          • Trans Fat Declarations in the Nutrition Facts Panel on Product Labeling
      • New Technology
        • Cooperative Agreements FY 2003
        • Cooperative Agreements FY 2004
        • Cooperative Agreements FY 2005
        • Food Safety Technologies FY 2003
        • Food Safety Technologies FY 2004
        • Food Safety Technologies FY 2005
        • NOL for Non-O157 STEC Test Methods
        • New Technology Information Table
      • Humane Handling
    • Import & Export
      • Import & Export Library
        • Eligible Foreign Establishments
        • Eligible U.S. Establishments by Country
          • Australia Eligible Establishments
          • Hong Kong Lamb Export Eligible Establishments
          • Hong Kong Pork Export Eligible Establishments
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      • Import Guidance
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Raw Poultry Products
Poultry includes the following species: chicken, turkey, duck, geese, guineas, and squab.
Raw ratite Products
Ratites includes emu, ostrich, and rhea.
Processed Meat Products
Meat includes the following species: beef, veal, goat, lamb, mutton, and pork.
Processed Poultry Products
Poultry includes the following species: chicken, duck, goose, guinea, squab, turkey, emu, ostrich, and rhea.
Egg Products
Chicken, turkey, duck, goose, and guinea.
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Public Health Information System (PHIS) Definitions

RTE
Ready-to-eat
NRTE
Not ready-to-eat
Raw Poultry Products
Poultry includes the following species: chicken, turkey, duck, geese, guineas, and squab.
Raw ratite Products
Ratites includes emu, ostrich, and rhea.
Processed Meat Products
Meat includes the following species: beef, veal, goat, lamb, mutton, and pork.
Processed Poultry Products
Poultry includes the following species: chicken, duck, goose, guinea, squab, turkey, emu, ostrich, and rhea.
Egg Products
Chicken, turkey, duck, goose, and guinea.

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Export - 4/29/2025, AE-173

Export Requirements

Last update Apr 29, 2025

  1. Fresh/frozen meat and meat products.
    1. Beef and beef products.
    2. Veal and veal products.
    3. Lamb, mutton and goat meat and products.
    4. Pork and pork products. Halal certification is not required for pork and pork products. However, general labeling requirements, including production and expiration dates, apply (see Labeling Requirements below).
    5. Bison and bison products. 
  2. Fresh/frozen poultry and poultry products except as indicated in Ineligible  Products section below. Effective May 26, 2016, fresh/frozen poultry and poultry products originating from the State of Indiana are eligible.

  1. Poultry and poultry products, except thermally processed products, originating from the following zones are ineligible:
    1. Alabama
      1. Chilton County shipped between October 27, 2023 and February 25, 2024;
      2. Cullman County shipped on or after December 19, 2024;
      3. Marshall County shipped between November 2, 2023 and March 18, 2024.
    2. Alaska
      1. Matanuska-Susitna County shipped between October 5, 2022 and June 13, 2023.
    3. Arizona
      1. Pinal County shipped on or after November 13, 2024.
    4. Arkansas
      1. Carroll County shipped between November 29, 2023 and May 22, 2024;
      2. Clay County shipped on or after December 30, 2024;
      3. Cleveland County shipped on or after January 22, 2025;*
      4. Madison County shipped
        1. between October 7, 2022 and March 3, 2023; and
        2. between October 31, 2023 and March 22, 2024;
      5. Johnson County shipped between December 4, 2023 and April 25, 2024.
    5. California
      1. Butte County shipped on or after January 3, 2025;*
      2. Del Norte County shipped between October 4, 2022 and January 29, 2023;
      3. Fresno County shipped
        1. between August 22, 2022 and April 21, 2023;
        2. between November 20, 2023 and April 18, 2024; and
        3. on or after October 30, 2024;
      4. Glenn County shipped between December 22, 2022 and August 4, 2023;
      5. Kern county shipped on or after November 12, 2024;
      6. Kings County shipped on or after October 29, 2024;
      7. Madera County shipped on or after January 29, 2025;*
      8. Marin County shipped
        1. between December 28, 2023 and May 15, 2024; and
        2. between November 20, 2024 and April 23, 2025;*
      9. Merced County shipped
        1. between February 6, 2023 and June 13, 2023;
        2. between October 26, 2023 and August 29, 2024; and
        3. on or after September 18, 2024;
      10. Monterey County shipped
        1. between October 4, 2022 and February 2, 2023; and
        2. between December 14, 2024 and March 19, 2025;*
      11. Riverside County shipped on or after December 24, 2024;
      12. Sacramento County shipped
        1. between August 30, 2022 and January 26, 2023; and
        2. between November 2, 2024 and April 28, 2025;*
      13. San Benito County shipped between November 30, 2023 and March 25, 2024;
      14. San Diego County shipped between November 3, 2022 and June 4, 2023;
      15. San Joaquin County shipped
        1. between December 12, 2023 and April 25, 2024; and
        2. on or after November 14, 2024;
      16. San Francisco County shipped between May 9, 2024 and August 6, 2024;
      17. Sonoma County shipped between November 27, 2023 and July 31, 2024;
      18. Stanislaus County shipped
        1. between October 3, 2022 and April 30, 2023;
        2. between December 5, 2023 and May 15, 2024; and
        3. on or after November 15, 2024;
      19. Tehama County shipped between January 12, 2023 and April 27, 2023;
      20. Tulare County shipped on or after October 16, 2024; and
      21. Tuolumne County shipped between August 26, 2022 and February 12, 2023.
    6. Colorado
      1. Bent County shipped between November 30 2023 and May 2, 2024;
      2. Boulder County shipped between October 7, 2022 and May 9, 2023;
      3. Delta County shipped between February 8, 2024 and May 26, 2024;
      4. Jefferson County shipped between October 20, 2022 and May 17, 2023;
      5. LaPlata County shipped between April 19, 2022 and December 14, 2022;
      6. Montrose County shipped between April 19, 2022 and November 26, 2022;
      7. Pitkin County shipped between April 8, 2022 and December 5, 2022;
      8. Prowers County shipped between December 9, 2022 and July 14, 2023;
      9. Weld County shipped
        1. between April 29, 2022 and June 14, 2023;
        2. between July 8, 2024 and November 11, 2024; and
        3. on or after February 12, 2025; and*
      10. Yuma County shipped between March 28, 2023 and October 24, 2023.
    7. Delaware
      1. Kent County shipped
        1. between March 17, 2022 and July 28, 2022; and
        2. on or after January 4, 2025; and*
      2. New Castle County shipped between February 22, 2022 and August 27, 2022.
    8. Florida
      1. Broward County shipped on or after October 14, 2022;
      2. Hillsborough County shipped
        1. between March 21, 2023 and June 29, 2023;
        2. between August 20, 2024 and November 21, 2024; and
        3. between January 14, 2025 and April 12, 2025;*
      3. Indian River County shipped between October 25 2022 and May 22, 2023;
      4. Miami-Dade County shipped
        1. between February 28, 2023 and June 1, 2023;
        2. between February 8, 2024 and May 14, 2024;
        3. between April 15, 2024 and before July 16, 2024;
        4. between July 19, 2024 and January 4, 2025; and
        5. on or after February 27, 2025;*
      5. Orange County shipped
        1. between September 18, 2024 and December 20, 2024; and
        2. between January 14, 2025 and April 12, 2025; and*
      6. Seminole County shipped between November 16, 2022 and June 20, 2023.
    9. Georgia
      1. Elbert County shipped on or January 17, 2025; and*
      2. Sumter County shipped between November 21, 2023 and February 27, 2024.
    10. Idaho
      1. Ada County shipped between May 10, 2022 and January 22, 2023;
      2. Canyon County shipped
        1. between May 9, 2022 and January 22, 2023; and
        2. on or after October 3, 2024;
      3. Gooding County shipped between April 14, 2022 and May 23, 2023;
      4. Jerome County shipped between May 10, 2024 and December 14, 2024;
      5. Latah County shipped between December 15, 2023 and July 13, 2024;
      6. Lincoln County between September 27, 2024 and April 26, 2025; and*
      7. Madison County shipped between April 20, 2022 and December 9, 2022.
    11. Illinois
      1. Cook County shipped on or after January 22, 2025;*
      2. Crawford County shipped on or after March 20, 2025;*
      3. Grundy County shipped between November 30, 2022 and July 6, 2023;
      4. Lawrence County shipped on or after December 23, 2024;
      5. Livingston County shipped on or after December 13, 2024; and
      6. Wayne County shipped between February 24, 2023 and June 25, 2023.
    12. Indiana
      1. Adams County on or after January 27, 2025;*
      2. Allen County shipped
        1. between June 7, 2022 and September 22, 2022; and
        2. on or after January 24, 2025;*
      3. Daviess County shipped
        1. between December 13, 2022 and June 21, 2023; and
        2. between January 25, 2024 and June 5, 2024;
      4. Dubois County shipped between February 8, 2022 and August 17, 2022;
      5. Elkhart County shipped
        1. between April 8, 2022 and April 29, 2023; and
        2. on or after February 21, 2025;*
      6. Greene County shipped between February 23, 2022 and August 3, 2022;
      7. Jackson County shipped on or after January 28, 2025;*
      8. Jay County shipped on or after January 7, 2025;*
      9. Kosciusko County shipped on or after March 28, 2025;*
      10. Lagrange County shipped on or after February 25, 2025; and*
      11. Washington County shipped on or after February 14, 2025.*
    13. Iowa
      1. Bremer County shipped between April 21, 2022 and October 6, 2022;
      2. Buena Vista County shipped
        1. between March 6, 2022 and August 26, 2022;
        2. between December 5, 2022 and July 24, 2023;
        3. between January 25, 2023 and July 24, 2023;
        4. between October 2, 2023 and March 21, 2024; and
        5. on or after February 14, 2025;*
      3. Cherokee County shipped
        1. between March 31, 2022 and September 23, 2022;
        2. between December 7, 2022 and May 11, 2023; and
        3. between June 3, 2024 and October 31, 2024;
      4. Clay County shipped between November 3, 2023 and February 26, 2024;
      5. Franklin County shipped between March 25, 2022 and July 27, 2022;
      6. Guthrie County shipped between March 28, 2022 and August 27, 2022;
      7. Hamilton County shipped
        1. between March 28, 2022 and July 28, 2022; and
        2. between November 6, 2023 and March 17, 2024;
      8. Hardin County shipped between April 5, 2022 and September 23, 2022;
      9. Humboldt County shipped between April 2, 2022 and August 1, 2022;
      10. Ida County shipped between December 12, 2022 and May 15, 2023;
      11. Kossuth County between November 8, 2023 and March 14, 2024;
      12. O'Brien County on or after December 17, 2024;
      13. Osceola County shipped between March 31, 2022 and August 25, 2022;
      14. Palo Alto County shipped on or after December 11, 2024;
      15. Pocahontas County shipped between October 24, 2023 and March 14, 2024;
      16. Sac County shipped
        1. between April 2, 2022 and August 23, 2022;
        2. between December 7, 2022 and June 10, 2023;
        3. between June 21, 2024 and October 30, 2024; and
        4. on or after December 12, 2024;
      17. Sioux County shipped
        1. between November 28, 2023 and March 19, 2024;
        2. between May 28, 2024 and September 18, 2024; and
        3. between December 6, 2024 and March 27, 2025;*
      18. Taylor County shipped
        1. between March 10, 2022 and August 6, 2022; and
        2. between November 14, 2023 and March 17, 2024;
      19. Worth County shipped between December 17, 2024 and April 27, 2025; and*
      20. Wright County shipped between October 31, 2022 and April 1, 2023.
    14. Kansas
      1. Anderson County shipped between January 4, 2023 and May 17, 2023;
      2. Dickinson County shipped between March 18, 2022 and November 23, 2022;
      3. Doniphan County shipped between December 18, 2024 and March 31, 2025;*
      4. Franklin County shipped between March 11, 2022 and November 9, 2022;
      5. Grant County shipped between April 10, 2024 and August 28, 2024;
      6. Johnson County shipped between October 7, 2022 and June 1, 2023;
      7. McPherson County shipped
        1. between April 13, 2022 and October 7, 2022; and
        2. between December 13, 2023 and April 18, 2024;
      8. Mitchell County shipped
        1. between January 17, 2023 and May 23, 2023; and
        2. between January 10, 2024 and May 10, 2024;
      9. Neosho County shipped between October 7, 2022 and May 4, 2023;
      10. Republic County shipped between April 27, 2022 and December 27, 2022;
      11. Rice county shipped between December 13, 2023 and September 1, 2024;
      12. Rooks County shipped on or after December 18, 2024; and
      13. Shawnee County shipped between October 19, 2022 and January 20, 2023.
    15. Kentucky
      1. Fayette County shipped between October 6, 2022 and January 8, 2023;
      2. Fulton County shipped between February 12, 2022 and July 10, 2022; and
      3. Webster County shipped between February 15, 2022 and July 16, 2022.
    16. Maine
      1. Cumberland County shipped between March 22, 2022 and November 21, 2022.
    17. Maryland
      1. Caroline County shipped
        1. between November 21, 2023 and April 14, 2024; and
        2. on or after January 14, 2025;*
      2. Cecil County shipped between March 4, 2022 and October 19, 2022;
      3. Dorchester County shipped on or after January 22, 2025;*
      4. Queen Anne's County shipped
        1. between March 8, 2022 and August 8, 2022; and
        2. on or after January 16, 2025;*
      5. Washington County shipped between November 29, 2022 and March 20, 2023; and
      6. Worcester County on or after February 4, 2025.*
    18. Massachusetts
      1. Essex County shipped between March 7, 2024 and October 3, 2024.
    19. Michigan
      1. Gratiot County shipped between April 26, 2024 and October 10, 2024;
      2. Ingham County shipped between September 13, 2022 and May 17, 2023;
      3. Ionia County shipped on or after between April 3, 2024 and August 28, 2024;
      4. Lapeer County shipped between October 5, 2022 and September 6, 2023;
      5. Menominee County shipped between April 13, 2022 and December 13, 2022;
      6. Montmorency County shipped between December 7, 2023 and July 18, 2024;
      7. Muskegon County shipped
        1. between May 10, 2022 and October 5, 2022; and
        2. between December 19, 2023 and May 22, 2024;
      8. Newaygo County shipped between April 17, 2024 and September 16, 2024;
      9. Ottawa County shipped
        1. between April 24, 2024 and September 30, 2024; and
        2. on or after December 23, 2024;
      10. Tuscola County shipped between October 3, 2022 and June 2, 2023; and
      11. Wexford County shipped between April 28, 2022 and December 30, 2022.
    20. Minnesota
      1. Becker County shipped
        1. between April 3, 2022 and January 31, 2023; and
        2. between October 17, 2023 and April 18, 2024;
      2. Big Stone County shipped
        1. between April 5, 2022 and August 7, 2022; and
        2. between November 21, 2023 and March 22, 2024;
      3. Blue Earth County shipped
        1. between April 13, 2022 and August 27, 2022; and
        2. between October 18, 2023 and February 29, 2024;
      4. Brown County shipped
        1. between September 13, 2022 and January 24, 2023; and
        2. between November 21, 2023 and April 9, 2024;
      5. Chippewa County between December 20, 2024 and April 28, 2025;*
      6. Chisago County shipped between May 11, 2022 and January 8, 2023;
      7. Crow Wing County shipped between May 10, 2022 and January 6, 2023;
      8. Dakota County shipped
        1. between May 21, 2022 and September 14, 2022; and
        2. on or after January 16, 2025;*
      9. Dodge County shipped
        1. between April 3, 2022 and August 29, 2022;
        2. between December 8, 2022 and April 11, 2023; and
        3. between May 2, 2024 and September 12, 2024;
      10. Douglas County shipped between November 29, 2023 and April 6, 2024;
      11. Fillmore County shipped on or after December 19, 2024;
      12. Kandiyohi County shipped
        1. between March 29, 2022 and October 29, 2022; and
        2. between October 24, 2023 and April 11, 2023; and
        3. between July 9, 2024 and December 17, 2024;
      13. Lac Qui Parle County shipped between March 29, 2022 and September 2, 2022;
      14. Le Sueur County shipped
        1. between April 3, 2022 and August 28, 2022; and
        2. between October 27, 2022 and March 2, 2023;
      15. Lyon County shipped
        1. between May 3, 2022 and September 27, 2022; and
        2. between June 12, 2024 and October 15, 2024;
      16. Meeker County shipped
        1. between March 25, 2022 and January 31, 2023;
        2. between October 11, 2023 and March 14, 2024;
        3. between April 11, 2024 and September 3, 2024; and
        4. between November 25, 2024 and April 25, 2025;*
      17. Morrison County shipped
        1. between March 31, 2022 and January 30, 2023; and
        2. between May 21, 2024 and September 26, 2024;
      18. Olmsted County shipped between December 11, 2023 and May 15, 2024
      19. Otter Tail County shipped
        1. between April 8, 2022 and March 30, 2023;
        2. between November 22, 2023 and April 22, 2024; and
        3. between June 27, 2024 and October 24, 2024;
      20. Pipestone County shipped between June 18, 2024 and October 09, 2024;
      21. Redwood County shipped between November 9, 2023 and April 7, 2024;
      22. Renville County shipped
        1. between April 8, 2022 and September 7, 2022; and
        2. between July 9, 2024 and November 14, 2024;
      23. Roseau County shipped between September 21, 2022 and April 20, 2023;
      24. Stearns County shipped
        1. between March 26, 2022 and March 2, 2023;
        2. between November 7, 2023 and March 13, 2024;
        3. between May 21, 2024 and November 1, 2024; and
        4. between December 19, 2024 and April 15, 2025;*
      25. Steele County between November 9, 2023 and March 20, 2024;
      26. Swift County shipped
        1. between April 9, 2022 and March 28, 2023;
        2. between November 16, 2023 and April 22, 2024; and
        3. between June 18, 2024 and November 7, 2024;
      27. Todd County shipped
        1. between April 19, 2022 and September 18, 2022;
        2. between November 23, 2022 and April 9, 2023; and
        3. between December 6, 2023 and May 19, 2024;
      28. Wadena County shipped
        1. between December 12, 2022 and April 13, 2023; and
        2. on or after January 24, 2025;*
      29. Waseca County shipped between April 5, 2022 and September 3, 2022;
      30. Wright County shipped between November 3, 2023 and February 15, 2024; and
      31. Yellow Medicine County shipped between April 12, 2022 and September 25, 2022.
    21. Mississippi
      1. Copiah County shipped
        1. between February 17, 2023 and May 21, 2023; and
        2. between December 30, 2024 and April 17, 2025;*
      2. Green County shipped between December 20, 2024 and April 17, 2025;*
      3. Lawrence County shipped between November 4, 2022 and March 7, 2023;
      4. Leake County shipped between February 7, 2023 and July 18, 2023; and
      5. Noxubee County shipped on or after March 12, 2025.*
    22. Missouri
      1. Audrain County between December 28, 2023 and July 27, 2024;
      2. Barry County on or after January 31, 2025;*
      3. Benton County shipped between November 6, 2023 and March 13, 2024;
      4. Cooper County shipped on or after December 20, 2024;*
      5. Dade County shipped between April 6, 2022 and August 19, 2022;
      6. Dallas County between February 21, 2024 and August 5, 2024;
      7. Daviess County between December 10, 2024 and April 10, 2025;*
      8. Jasper County shipped
        1. between March 8, 2022 and September 1, 2022;
        2. between November 14, 2023 and May 12, 2024; and
        3. on or after January 22, 2025;*
      9. Lawrence County shipped
        1. between March 9, 2022 and September 23, 2022; and
        2. on or after January 22, 2025;*
      10. McDonald County on or after January 24, 2025;*
      11. Newton County shipped on or after January 14, 2025;*
      12. Newton County shipped on or after January 14, 2025;
      13. Osage County shipped between December 9, 2022 and April 21, 2023;
      14. Stoddard County shipped between March 4, 2022 and September 21, 2022; and
      15. Webster County shipped between November 22, 2022 and June 25, 2023.
    23. Montana
      1. Cascade County shipped between April 7, 2022 and August 4, 2022;
      2. Glacier County shipped
        1. between April 20, 2022 and August 24, 2022; and
        2. between October 10, 2023 and February 6, 2024;
      3. Granite County shipped between November 1, 2022 and May 26, 2023;
      4. Missoula County shipped on or after November 12, 2024;
      5. Teton County shipped between September 15, 2022 and December 21, 2022; and
      6. Wheatland County between November 9, 2023 and February 24, 2024.
    24. Nebraska
      1. Butler County shipped between March 22, 2022 and September 2, 2022;
      2. Dixon County shipped
        1. between April 12, 2022 and August 23, 2022;
        2. between November 25, 2022 and April 10, 2023;
      3. Gage County between February 6, 2024 and June 2, 2024;
      4. Knox County shipped
        1. between April 27, 2022 and September 7, 2022; and
        2. between December 14, 2022 and July 30, 2023;
      5. Johnson County shipped on or after December 30, 2024;
      6. Lancaster County shipped between December 17, 2024 and March 17, 2025;*
      7. Lincoln County shipped between February 21, 2023 and September 21, 2023;
      8. Nemaha County shipped on or after December 6, 2024; and
      9. York County shipped between October 4, 2022 and June 7, 2023.
    25. Nevada
      1. Nye County shipped on or after October 17, 2022 and before October 12, 2023.
    26. New Hampshire
      1. Merrimack County shipped between September 23, 2022 and June 1, 2023.
    27. New Jersey
      1. Atlantic County shipped on or after March 20, 2025;*
      2. Hudson County shipped on or after March 12, 2025;*
      3. Mercer County shipped on or after March 12, 2025;*
      4. Monmouth County shipped between May 17, 2022 and January 16, 2023; and
      5. Union County shipped
        1. between September 15, 2023 and December 17, 2023; and
        2. on or after February 22, 2025.*
    28. New Mexico
      1. Curry County shipped on or after April 8, 2025; and*
      2. Roosevelt County shipped between April 12, 2024 and October 29, 2024.
    29. New York
      1. Bronx County shipped on or after February 4, 2025;*
      2. Columbia County Shipped between February 15, 2023 and September 15, 2023;
      3. Dutchess County shipped between December 12, 2023 and August 5, 2024;
      4. Kings County shipped
        1. between April 18, 2023 and July 20 2023;
        2. between July 25, 2023 and November 5, 2023; and
        3. on or after February 5, 2025;*
      5. Monroe County shipped between March 29, 2022 and November 30, 2022;
      6. Onondaga County shipped on or after March 20, 2025;*
      7. Orleans County shipped between April 5, 2022 and December 6, 2022;
      8. Putnam County shipped between April 12, 2023 and November 19, 2023;
      9. Queens County shipped
        1. between April 5, 2022 and July 7, 2023; and
        2. on or after February 4, 2025;*
      10. Richmond County on or after March 7, 2025;*
      11. Suffolk County shipped
        1. between March 23, 2022 and November 26, 2022; and
        2. on or after January 17, 2025; and*
      12. Tompkins County shipped between March 22, 2023 and October 20, 2023.
    30. North Carolina
      1. Duplin County shipped between February 20, 2024 and June 21, 2024;
      2. Hyde County shipped on or after January 7, 2025;
      3. Johnston County shipped between March 29, 2022 and September 26, 2022;
      4. Lenoir County shipped between February 9, 2024 and June 24, 2024;
      5. Sampson County shipped on or after January 27, 2025; and*
      6. Wayne County shipped between April 2, 2022 and October 12, 2022.
    31. North Dakota
      1. Barnes County shipped between April 13, 2022 and December 10, 2022;
      2. Bottineau County shipped
        1. between November 3, 2022 and June 6, 2023; and
        2. on or after December 2, 2024;*
      3. Dickey County shipped
        1. between March 31, 2022 and November 30, 2022;
        2. between April 19, 2023 and August 19, 2023; and
        3. between November 28, 2023 and July 1, 2024;
      4. Kidder County shipped between March 29, 2022 and December 6, 2022;
      5. LaMoure County shipped
        1. between April 2, 2022 and September 5, 2022; and
        2. between November 15, 2023 and March 6, 2024;
      6. McHenry County shipped
        1. between June 6, 2022 and February 7, 2023; and
        2. on or after November 22, 2024;*
      7. McIntosh County shipped between November 15, 2023 and June 17, 2024;
      8. Ransom County shipped
        1. between September 27, 2022 and January 28, 2023; and
        2. between November 27, 2024 and March 28, 2025;*
      9. Richland County shipped between April 21, 2022 and December 25, 2022;
      10. Stutsman County shipped
        1. between April 8, 2022 and December 16, 2022; and
        2. on or after April 24, 2025; and*
      11. Ward County shipped between September 22, 2022 and June 11, 2023.
    32. Ohio
      1. Auglaize County shipped on or after February 5, 2025;*
      2. Butler County shipped between November 7, 2022 and June 14, 2023;
      3. Darke County shipped
        1. between December 1, 2023 and May 6, 2024; and
        2. on or after December 27, 2024;
      4. Defiance County shipped between September 3, 2022 and January 29, 2023;
      5. Greene County on or after December 19, 2024;
      6. Hardin County shipped between December 7, 2023 and May 30, 2024;
      7. Mercer County shipped on or after January 14, 2025;*
      8. Union County shipped between November 21, 2023 and April 5, 2024; and
      9. Van Wert County shipped on or after January 30, 2025.*
    33. Oklahoma
      1. Adair County shipped on or after December 3, 2024; and
      2. Sequoyah County shipped between April 30, 2022 and August 11, 2022.
    34. Oregon
      1. Clackamas County shipped on or after October 24, 2024;
      2. Deschutes County shipped between July 12, 2022 and March 17, 2023;
      3. Lane County shipped between May 17, 2022 and January 15, 2023;
      4. Linn County shipped between November 16, 2023 and June 17, 2024;
      5. Marion County shipped between November 16, 2023 and March 21, 2024;
      6. Union County shipped
        1. between October 20, 2023 and May 12, 2024; and
        2. on or after January 9, 2025; and*
      7. Yamhill County shipped between November 3, 2022 and June 3, 2023.
    35. Pennsylvania
      1. Adams County shipped between October 11, 2022 and April 4, 2023;
      2. Berks County shipped between May 3, 2022 and October 10, 2022;
      3. Bucks County shipped between March 6, 2023 and June 16, 2023;
      4. Chester County shipped between February 24, 2023 and September 29, 2023;
      5. Cumberland County shipped on or after February 5, 2025;*
      6. Dauphin County shipped on or after February 4, 2025;*
      7. Franklin County shipped on or after March 21, 2025;*
      8. Lancaster County shipped
        1. between April 15, 2022 and November 28, 2022;
        2. between February 1, 2023 and October 30, 2023; and
        3. on or after February 6, 2025;*
      9. Lebanon County shipped on or after February 6, 2025;*
      10. Lehigh County shipped
        1. between November 3, 2022 and May 18, 2023; and
        2. on or after January 28, 2025;*
      11. Northampton County shipped between August 11, 2022 and January 11, 2023;
      12. Northumberland County shipped
        1. between March 3, 2023 and July 20, 2023; and
        2. between December 27, 2023 and April 12, 2024;
      13. Philadelphia County shipped on or after February 24, 2025;*
      14. Washington County shipped between September 20, 2022 and December 26, 2022; and
      15. York County shipped between September 29, 2022 and February 18, 2023.
    36. Puerto Rico*
      1. Culebra Island shipped on or after January 13, 2025.*
    37. South Carolina
      1. Spartanburg County shipped between December 31, 2024 and April 3, 2025.*
    38. South Dakota
      1. Beadle County shipped
        1. between March 22, 2022 and August 20, 2022;
        2. between October 12, 2022 and March 12, 2023;
        3. between April 19, 2023 and August 5, 2023;
        4. between October 25, 2023 and March 12, 2024;
        5. between November 27, 2024 and before March 20, 2025; and*
        6. on or after April 8, 2025;*
      2. Bon Homme County shipped
        1. between March 29, 2022 and July 29, 2022;
        2. between December 6, 2023 and March 15, 2024; and
        3. between December 17, 2024 and April 2, 2025;*
      3. Brule County shipped
        1. between March 30, 2022 and August 1, 2022;
        2. between October 6, 2022 and January 7, 2023;
        3. between November 22, 2023 and March 4, 2024; and
        4. between December 11, 2024 and March 21, 2025;*
      4. Charles Mix County shipped
        1. between March 5, 2022 and July 16, 2022;
        2. between November 30, 2022 and March 18, 2023;
        3. between November 8, 2023 and July 17, 2024; and
        4. on or after December 4, 2024;
      5. Clark County shipped
        1. between March 27, 2022 and August 25, 2022;
        2. between September 20, 2022 and March 22, 2023; and
        3. between October 25, 2023 and March 4, 2024;
      6. Codington County shipped between May 19, 2022 and August 11, 2023;
      7. Day County shipped
        1. between May 4, 2022 and January 2, 2023; and
        2. between November 20, 2023 and August 4, 2024;
      8. Deuel County shipped between April 13, 2022 and July 25, 2022;
      9. Edmunds County shipped
        1. between March 23, 2022 and October 8, 2022;
        2. between November 21, 2022 and February 25, 2023; and
        3. between November 15, 2023 and August 6, 2024;
      10. Faulk County shipped
        1. between April 5, 2022 and August 1, 2022;
        2. between November 23, 2022 and March 9, 2023;
        3. between October 17, 2023 and January 29, 2024; and
        4. between November 27, 2024 and March 12, 2025;*
      11. Gregory County shipped October 11, 2022 and June 7, 2023;
      12. Hamlin County shipped
        1. between November 29, 2022 and March 23, 2023; and
        2. between December 6, 2023 and March 13, 2024;
      13. Hanson County shipped
        1. between March 18, 2022 and August 7, 2022;
        2. between November 29, 2022 and April 30, 2023; and
        3. between October 25, 2023 and February 12, 2024;
      14. Hutchinson County shipped
        1. between March 20, 2022 and August 3, 2022;
        2. between March 12, 2024 and July 4, 2024; and
        3. between December 9, 2024 and March 17, 2025;*
      15. Jerauld County shipped
        1. between March 24, 2022 and July 5, 2022; and
        2. between October 4, 2023 and January 21, 2024;
      16. Kingsbury County shipped
        1. between March 18, 2022 and July 19, 2022;
        2. between November 21, 2023 and March 7, 2024; and
        3. between December 12, 2024 and March 21, 2025;*
      17. Lake County shipped
        1. between April 2, 2022 and August 7, 2022;
        2. between December 1, 2022 and April 7, 2023; and
        3. between December 12, 2023 and March 18, 2024;
      18. McPherson County shipped
        1. between March 27, 2022 and September 9, 2022;
        2. between September 24, 2022 and January 14, 2023;
        3. between October 17, 2023 and April 7, 2024; and
        4. between December 3, 2024 and March 23, 2025;*
      19. Miner County shipped on or after December 31, 2024;*
      20. Moody County shipped
        1. between December 14, 2022 and April 12, 2023; and
        2. between December 10, 2024 and March 16, 2025;*
      21. Roberts County shipped
        1. between October 19, 2022 and February 23, 2023; and
        2. between November 9, 2023 and February 17, 2024;
      22. Spink County shipped
        1. between March 29, 2022 and August 12, 2022;
        2. between November 25, 2022 and August 11, 2024; and
        3. between December 3, 2024 and March 11, 2025; and*
      23. Yankton County shipped
        1. between April 9, 2022 and July 28, 2022; and
        2. between November 28, 2023 and March 14, 2024.
    39. Tennessee
      1. Bledsoe County shipped between November 15, 2022 and March 22, 2023;
      2. Gibson County shipped on or after November 29, 2024;
      3. Obion County shipped between September 15, 2022 and December 19, 20222; and
      4. Weakley County shipped between December 14, 2022 and August 11, 2023.
    40. Texas
      1. Erath County shipped between April 2, 2022 and July 21, 2022;
      2. Lampasas County shipped between January 18, 2023 and April 21, 2023; and
      3. Parmer County shipped between April 2, 2024 and September 15, 2024.
    41. Utah
      1. Cache County shipped
        1. between April 25, 2022 and September 15, 2022; and
        2. on or after October 15, 2024;
      2. Iron County shipped between November 28, 2022 and June 25, 2023;
      3. Piute County Shipped between November 12, 2024 and March 19, 2025; and*
      4. Sanpete County shipped
        1. between July 14, 2022 and March 23, 2023;
        2. between October 6, 2023 and February 14, 2024; and
        3. between November 27, 2024 and March 9, 2025.*
    42. Virginia
      1. Accomack County shipped on or after January 21, 2025;*
      2. Alexandria City shipped between February 23, 2023 and May 25, 2023; and
      3. Rockingham County shipped between January 19, 2023 and July 9, 2023.
    43. Washington
      1. Franklin County shipped
        1. between December 14, 2022 and May 7, 2023;
        2. between October 15, 2024 and February 20, 2025; and*
        3. on or after January 24, 2025;*
      2. King County shipped
        1. between June 7, 2022 and February 28, 2023; and
        2. between December 19, 2023 and July 15, 2024;
      3. Kittitas County shipped between October 27, 2023 and May 23, 2024;
      4. Pacific County shipped between May 5, 2022 and January 3, 2023; and
      5. Snohomish County shipped between July 18, 2022 and July 29, 2023.
    44. West Virginia*
      1. Pocahontas County shipped between January 3, 2025 and April 2, 2025.*
    45. Wisconsin
      1. Barron County shipped
        1. between April 12, 2022 and October 6, 2022;
        2. between December 4, 2023 and April 23, 2024; and
        3. on or after December 13, 2024;
      2. Burnett County shipped on or after December 27, 2024;
      3. Dunn County shipped between September 29, 2022 and February 4, 2023;
      4. Jefferson County shipped
        1. between March 14, 2022 and August 25, 2022; and
        2. between November 7, 2022 and June 22, 2023;
      5. Kenosha County shipped on or after December 19, 2024;*
      6. Polk County shipped between April 15, 2022 and September 6, 2022;
      7. Racine County shipped between April 7, 2022 and March 2, 2023;
      8. Trempealeau County shipped between November 22, 2023 and April 21, 2024;
      9. Sheboygan County shipped on or after April 7, 2025;*
      10. Washburn County shipped between January 5, 2024 and May 23, 2024; and
      11. Washington County shipped between September 2, 2022 and April 30, 2023.
    Note: Thermal processing means poultry products that were heat-treated to a core temperature of 70°C for at least 3.6 seconds or 74°C for at least 1 (one) second.

  1. All products - Storage temperature must be placed with the refrigeration statement on the label to fully clarify the type of product being handled. (Example: "Keep frozen - store at or below ___ degree C; Keep chilled (or refrigerated) - store between ___ degree C and ____ degree C. "
  2. Fresh/frozen meat and poultry. In addition to the labeling features mandatory in the United States, precut and packaged meat and poultry must include the following features (in print):
    1. Production (slaughtering or freezing) and expiration dates.
      1. Date format requirements for UAE must conform to the following: Day/Month/Year for products with a shelf life of three (3) months or less. For products with a shelf life of more than three (3) months, both the Day/Month/Year and Month/Year formats are acceptable.
      2. The expiration date must be calculated from the date the product was packed.
      3. The UAE permits expiration dates on bagged poultry to be printed on adhesive tape wrapped around metal clip area.
    2. Statement that product has been slaughtered according to Islamic principles. (Note: The UAE does not require reference to Islamic slaughter on consumer packages, but exporters should be aware that such product would have limited distribution.)
    3. Shelf life of Product. Shelf life limits have been determined for chilled vacuum packaged meat, and fresh and chilled other meat/poultry products. Fast spoiling foods with a shelf-life not exceeding 3 months must have complete date stated on the label (day/month/year).
    4. Country of origin.
    5. Metric net weight labeling is required.
    6. Alcoholic materials and species of animal fats, gelatin, food additives and blood must be declared on label when product contains such materials.
  3. The following methods of labeling are alternatives to meeting the requirements for labeling packaged fresh/frozen meat and poultry:
    1. Arabic sticker may be used but must not obliterate label terminology and be self-destructive on removal. Stick-on labels covering required label features are not permitted.
    2. Inserts, if used, must be accompanied by production and expiration dates. Inserts must be made of approved materials.
  4. Canned Goods - Expiration and production dates must be preprinted on the labels or on the bottom of the cans.
  5. Meat and poultry products exclusively for display at the USA Pavilion at the Gulfood Show are not required to fully comply with UAE labeling requirements. However, these products are required to be clearly marked as "SAMPLES FOR THE GULFOOD SHOW, not for commercial sale".

All FSIS export certificates accompanying the product must be signed by an FSIS veterinarian. PHIS will add “DVM” to the digital signature.

  1. For all poultry and poultry products, except thermally treated products, the export applicant must select the following statement when completing the export application in PHIS. PHIS will add this statement to FSIS Form 9060-5B:

    "The poultry from which the products were derived originate from a county that is free of highly pathogenic Avian Influenza as defined by the OIE for the previous 3 months."
  2. "Samples for display at the Gulfood Show" should be indicated on the product cartons and the statement selected by the export applicant when completing the export application in PHIS. PHIS will add this statement to the FSIS Form 9060-5B.

  1. The United Arab Emirates requires that instructions for consumers concerning storage, preparation and other special handling requirements accompany all shipments. These instructions should be addressed to the UAE Municipality.

  1. Expiration Period
    1. The United Arab Emirates, as per revised and updated Gulf Standard 150/2007 for Shelf Life Standard, recommends 12 months shelf life for frozen meat and poultry.
    2. Chilled vacuum-packed meat/poultry has an expiration period of 3 months.
    3. The shelf-life (expiration period) for other meat/poultry is defined by the product. Please consult the importer for the recommended shelf life of product ordered.

All Federally inspected establishments are eligible to export to the UAE. If products are to be labeled "HALAL", the plant must be able to accommodate the Islamic requirements.
 

The following is presented only as information for the exporter. FSIS is not responsible for certifying that products intended for export to Muslim countries meet appropriate requirements for religious slaughter. The exporter must obtain a Certificate of Islamic Slaughter issued by a member of a Muslim organization recognized by the importing country to provide this service; the certificate states that animals were slaughtered according to Muslim religious requirements and must accompany all shipments.

All questions regarding Halal certification should be directed to the points of contact provided below:

Emirates Authority for Standardization and Metrology
Website: http://halal.ae/en-us
Email:  halal@esma.gov.ae
Phone: +971 600 565554

Dubai Municipality
Food Safety Department
Email: info@dm.gov.ae
Phone: +971 4 2064205 or +971 4 2064280

Ritual: Islamic Halal Slaughter requirements apply.

  1. Ritual Slaughter - Islamic Slaughter Certification, in addition to FSIS certification, is required. The exporter must obtain a Certificate of Islamic (Halal) Slaughter from a member of an Islamic Center or Islamic organization. A certificate of Islamic Slaughter is a certificate issued by a member of a Muslim organization recognized by the importing country to provide this service; the certificate states that animals were slaughtered according to Muslim religious requirements. The certificate must accompany products labeled "Halal".
  2. Halal certification will be required for the following products:
    1. On fresh/frozen unprocessed product, Halal label claims must be accompanied by an appropriate Halal certificate or a written assurance from the exporter that an appropriate Halal certificate will be supplied to accompany that shipment before it reaches its destination.
    2. On processed products with Halal label claims, raw materials used must be accompanied by an appropriate Halal certificate.
Last Updated: Apr 29, 2025
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