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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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Public Health Information System (PHIS) Definitions

RTE
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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
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NRTE
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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.

United Kingdom

Library Updates

Export - 2/08/2023, EUK-52

Export - 2/24/2025, UK-41

Import - 10/27/2022, UK-02

Export Requirements

Last update Feb 24, 2025

The UK has published a table containing the ineligibility zones:

https://s3.eu-west-1.amazonaws.com/data.defra.gov.uk/Food/hidden_files/USA.pdf


Egg products coming from an establishment within the 10 km radius around the GPS coordinates provided in the "Description of the Zone" column of the table that have not undergone one of the treatments listed under the second II.1.1. on the egg products (GBHC076X) certificate, produced on or after the date in the "Closing Date" column are not eligible to export to or transit via Great Britain, the Channel Islands, or the Isle of Man. County name is provided for reference, however restrictions are based on the 10 km zones.. If a facility is located in multiple zones, the earliest date of ineligibility must be used.*

Documentation - Required Certificates 

Advisory - Exporters must ensure that the shipping date on any original export certificate or accompanying shipping documents does not precede the FSIS signature date on the certificate. Failure to do so will result in the rejection of the shipment at the Port of Entry into the United Kingdom. If the consignment has departed, FSIS will not sign the certificate. On replacement certificates, the date of departure may precede the signature date as the shipment may have departed prior to issuing the replacement certificate. 

  1. For all replacement certificates, please add the following statement on the last page of the letterhead certificate:
    "This certificate replaces certificate no. <insert original certificate number(s)> dated <insert date(s) of the original certificate(s)>.  The export mark on the product covered by this certificate shows certificate no. ________."
    If multiple certificates are consolidated into one replacement certificate, then please list each certificate number and the date.
  2. Upon receipt of results of laboratory analyses as outlined in the EU Export Requirements for Egg Products, determine that the lot of product tested is eligible (does not exceed the criteria stated above) for certification. 
  3. Each shipment consigned to the United Kingdom must be accompanied by FSIS Form 9060-5EP, Egg Products Export Certificate of Wholesomeness, the FSIS Letterhead Certificate, and a copy of the lab results.  The UK requires a veterinary signature on the egg product certificates. 
  4. All UK export certificates must have an Export Stamp applied in the area on the certificate provided for an "Official stamp" in the signature block on the last page of the certificate as well as at the bottom of each preceding page of the certificate along with the signature of the certifying official. The Export Stamp identifies the Certificate Number indicated on FSIS Form 9060-5 Export Certificate of Wholesomeness.  The Export Stamp must be applied in a color of ink other than black. The signature of the official signing the certificate must be in a color of ink other than black.
  5. Egg products transiting or being temporarily stored in the UK must have an appropriate transit certificate related to animal health. See "Transit Certificates" in the appropriate section below.
  6. Exporters should ensure that the egg product establishment number on the certificates and the containers is identified exactly as shown in the plants eligible to export to the UK.

EGG PRODUCTS

  1. Exporters should ensure that the egg product establishment number on the certificates and the containers is identified exactly as shown in the plants eligible to export to the UK.
  2. EGG PRODUCTS
    1. FSIS Form 9060-5EP Export Certificate of Wholesomeness for Egg Products
    2. FSIS letterhead certificate* Veterinary certificate for egg products intended for consignment to the United Kingdom from third countries. 
  3. TRANSIT CERTIFICATES
    Shipments of U.S. egg products transiting through or being temporarily stored in the United Kingdom (including ships' stores and military shipments) must be accompanied by a transit certificate.  
    1. FSIS Form 9060-5EP Export Certificate of Wholesomeness for Egg Products 
    2. FSIS Letterhead Certificate for transit/storage of specified pathogen-free eggs, meat, minced meat and mechanically separated meat of poultry, ratites and wild game-bird, eggs and egg products in the United Kingdom. 

Any questions related to the UK certificates for egg products should be submitted through askFSIS.

The UK has published a table containing the ineligibility zones: 

https://s3.eu-west-1.amazonaws.com/data.defra.gov.uk/Food/hidden_files/USA.pdf.  

Poultry meat and poultry meat products are restricted from within the 10 km radius around the GPS coordinates provided in the “Description of the Zone” column of the table. County names are also provided for reference, however, restrictions are based on the 10km zones. Products produced on or after the date in the “Closing Date” column are not eligible for export to or transit via Great Britain, the Channel Islands, or the Isle of Man. Within the zone, poultry slaughtered and processed before the date in the “Closing Date” column or on or after the “Opening Date” column are eligible. If a facility is located in multiple zones, the earliest date of ineligibility must be used.  

A. Although the United Kingdom is no longer a member of the European Union, the United Kingdom will continue to follow the export requirements for the European Union. 

A. Samples imported for research and/or evaluation.

UK import licensing information for these products is available at: http://www.defra.gov.uk/animal-trade/imports-non-eu/

Advisory - Exporters must ensure that the shipping date on any original export certificate or accompanying shipping documents does not precede the FSIS signature date on the certificate. Failure to do so will result in the rejection of the shipment at the Port of Entry into the United Kingdom. If the consignment has departed, FSIS will not sign the certificate. On replacement certificates, the date of departure may precede the signature date as the shipment may have departed prior to issuing the replacement certificate. 

  1. For all replacement certificates, please add the following statement on the last page of the letterhead certificate:
    “This certificate replaces certificate no. <insert original certificate number(s)> dated <insert date(s) of the original certificate(s)>.  The export mark on the product covered by this certificate shows certificate no. ________.”
    If multiple certificates are consolidated into one replacement certificate, then please list each certificate number and the date.
  2. Only meat, poultry and meat and poultry products slaughtered, processed, and stored at approved establishments that meet the requirements described in the EU requirements may be certified for export to the UK. All FSIS letterhead certificates for the UK must have a preprinted blue seal. All UK documents must be signed by an FSIS Veterinarian in a color other than black.
  3. All UK export certificates must have an Export Stamp applied in the area on the certificate provided for an "Official stamp" in the signature block on the last page of the certificate as well as at the bottom of each preceding page of the certificate along with the signature of the certifying official. The Export Stamp identifies the Certificate Number indicated on FSIS Form 9060-5 Export Certificate of Wholesomeness.  The Export Stamp must be applied in a color of ink other than black. The signature of the official signing the certificate must be in a color of ink other than black.
  4. Meat and poultry products transiting or being temporarily stored in the UK must have an appropriate transit certificate related to animal health. See “Transit Certificates” in the appropriate section below.
  5. Minced meat containing less than 1% salt and no other added ingredients should be certified using the applicable fresh meat certificate. This product is not considered a meat product or meat preparation.

    Note:  For Box I.20, all of the UK letterhead certificates listed below require the Quantity in gross and net weights in kilograms.  
    Note: For Box I.23, the container numbers are required on all letterhead certificates to the UK.

List of Required Certificates

  1. Beef and Bison
    1. FSIS Form 9060-5 Export Certificate of Wholesomeness
    2. FSIS letterhead certificate, Veterinary Certificate for Fresh Meat, including Minced Meat, of Domestic Bovines, (Includes Bison and Bubalus species and their cross-breeds) Consigned to United Kingdom (Great Britain Channel Islands and Isle of Man).
    3. Guideline document  for completing the FSIS letterhead certificate.
  2. Pork
    1. FSIS Form 9060-5, Export Certificate of Wholesomeness
    2. FSIS letterhead certificate, Veterinary Certificate for Fresh Meat, including Minced Meat, of Domestic Porcine Animals, Consigned to the United Kingdom.*
    3. Guideline document  for completing the FSIS letterhead certificate.
  3. Fresh Meat of Poultry
    1. FSIS Form 9060-5, Export Certificate of Wholesomeness
    2. FSIS letterhead certificate, Veterinary Certificate for Fresh Meat of Poultry, Consigned to the United Kingdom.*
    3. Guideline document  for completing the FSIS letterhead certificate.
  4. Meat Preparations
    1. FSIS Form 9060-5 Export Certificate of Wholesomeness.
    2. FSIS letterhead certificate, Health certificate for meat preparations intended for consignment to the United Kingdom.*
    3. Guideline document  for completing the FSIS letterhead certificate.
  5. Meat Products and treated stomachs, bladders and intestines (applies to meat products from bovines, swine, poultry, farmed game, domestic rabbits, and wild game).
    1. FSIS Form 9060-5 Export Certificate of Wholesomeness
    2. FSIS letterhead certificate, Health certificate for certain meat products and treated stomachs, bladders and intestines intended for consignment to the United Kingdom.
    3. Guideline document  for completing the FSIS letterhead certificate.
  6. Animal Casings
    1. FSIS Form 9060-7 (08/26/2011), Animal Casings Export Certificate for Countries Requiring Ante-Mortem, Post Mortem, and Fit for Human Food Statements OR FSIS 9060-18 (08/25/2011), Animal Casings Export Certificate for Countries Requiring Ante-Mortem, Post-Mortem and Sound and Clean Statements as applicable.
    2. FSIS letterhead certificate, Health certificate for animal casings intended for consignment to the United Kingdom.
    3. Guideline document for completing the FSIS letterhead certificate.
  7. Mechanically Separated Pork
    1. FSIS Form 9060-5 Export Certificate of Wholesomeness.
    2. FSIS letterhead certificate, Health certificate for mechanically separated meat of domestic porcine animals.
    3. Guideline document for completing the FSIS letterhead certificate.
  8. TRANSIT CERTIFICATES
    1. FRESH MEAT TRANSIT/STORAGE
      1. FSIS Form 9060-5 Export Certificate of Wholesomeness 

      2. FSIS letterhead certificate, Health Certificate for Transit or Storage of Fresh Meat in the United Kingdom.
      3. Guideline document  for completing the FSIS letterhead certificate.

        This transit certificate is related to animal health only and applies to fresh/frozen meat (red meats) that will transit through or be temporarily stored in the United Kingdom.
    2. FRESH POULTRYMEAT TRANSIT/STORAGE
      1. FSIS Form 9060-5 Export Certificate of Wholesomeness 

      2. FSIS Letterhead Certificate for transit/storage of specified pathogen-free eggs, meat, minced meat and mechanically separated meat of poultry, ratites and wild game-bird, eggs and egg products.
      3. Guideline document  for completing the FSIS letterhead certificate.

        If the consignment consists of poultry enter U.S., enter “US” and “US-1”. If the consignment consists of egg products, enter “US” and “US-0”. If from another country, enter appropriate code.
    3. ANIMAL CASING TRANSIT/STORAGE 
      1. FSIS Form 9060-5 Export Certificate of Wholesomeness

      2. FSIS Letterhead Certificate for animal casing for transit or storage in the United Kingdom.
      3. Guideline document  for completing the FSIS letterhead certificate.
    4. MEAT PREPARATION TRANSIT/STORAGE 
      1. FSIS Form 9060-5 Export Certificate of Wholesomeness 

      2. FSIS Letterhead Certificate for Meat Preparations Intended for Transit or Storage in the United Kingdom.
      3. Guideline document  for completing the FSIS letterhead certificate.
    5. MEAT PRODUCTS TRANSIT/STORAGE
      1. FSIS Form 9060-5 Export Certificate of Wholesomeness

      2. FSIS Letterhead Certificate for certain meat products and treated stomachs, bladders and intestines for transit or storage from non-EU countries.

      3. Guideline document for completing the FSIS letterhead certificate.

    6. COMPOSITE PRODUCT TRANSIT/STORAGE 
      1. FSIS Form 9060-5 Export Certificate of Wholesomeness 

      2. FSIS Letterhead Certificate for Composite Product for Transit/Storage in the United Kingdom.
      3. Guideline document  for completing the FSIS letterhead certificate.

Note: (For Military Shipments only.) If the composite products contain dairy product ingredients, and/or egg product ingredients, and /or fish product ingredients, and/or gelatin; IPP will review establishments documentation, for USDA products bearing the mark of inspection that contain dairy product ingredients, egg product ingredients, fish product ingredients, and/or hydrolyzed protein (gelatin) of bovine origin, to verify that the ingredients are received from Federally approved sources and permitted for use and may be included in the formulation of the product. 

  1. Establishment Approval Process
    1. Plant management seeking approval to export to the United Kingdom must complete and submit FSIS Form 9080-3, Establishment Application for Export, and FSIS Form 91001-1, EU Conformance Verification Checklist for Meat and Poultry Establishments to be Used in Conjunction with the Export Requirements for the European Union, through PHIS. The IIC will confirm that an establishment complies with the UK requirements, as described in the FSIS Export Library page for the United Kingdom, and document the review on FSIS Form 9100-1. The exporter must upload the completed FSIS Form 9100-1 and attach it to the 9080-3 request in PHIS.

      NOTE: All 9080-3 requests must be submitted through PHIS. The exporter must upload the completed FSIS Form 9100-1 and attach it to the 9080-3 request. The request will not be processed if a required FSIS Form 9100-1 is not included in the application. Establishments that are not using PHIS must submit a fully completed (not including FSIS signatures) FSIS Form 9080-3 with a completed and attached FSIS Form 9100-1 to the FSIS Proxy for entry into PHIS. Information on sending these completed forms to the FSIS Proxy is available on the FSIS Export Library – Requirements by Country page or by clicking here.
       
    2. Establishments that comply with the conditions stated herein will be submitted to the UK for approval monthly. FSIS will certify to the UK that the FSIS inspected establishments comply with the appropriate import requirements, as described above. The UK will approve and list the establishments in a timely manner. Establishments may only begin producing eligible products for export to the UK once the UK has approved the establishment, based on the date of UK listing.
       
  2. The “List of establishments in non-EU countries approved to export animal products to Great Britain (GB)” is available at https://www.data.gov.uk/dataset/595901f1-b613-475e-a32b-c02c0085675d/establishments-approved-to-export-animals-and-animal-products-to-great-britain.
     
    NOTE: Establishments on the EU eligible plant lists are not considered approved to export to the UK. The establishment must be on the UK eligible plant list to be considered eligible.

Import Requirements

Last update Feb 28, 2022

Process Category
Product Category
Product Group
Process Raw - Non Intact
Eligible Products Raw Ground, Comminuted, or Otherwise Non-intact Beef
Product category Beef - All Products Eligible except Advanced Meat Recovery Product (AMR); Beef Patty Product; Finely Textured Beef; Ground Beef; Hamburger; Low Temperature Rendered Product (LTRP); Partially Defatted Beef Fatty Tissue (PDBFT); Partially Defatted Chopped Beef (PDCB).
Process Raw - Non Intact
Eligible Products Raw Ground, Comminuted, or Otherwise non-intact meat-other (sheep, goat)
Product category LAMB AND MUTTON - ALL PRODUCTS ELIGIBLE EXCEPT MECHANICALLY SEPARATED AND ADVANCED MEAT RECOVERY PRODUCT (AMR)
Process Raw - Non Intact
Eligible Products Raw Ground, Comminuted, or Otherwise Non-intact Pork
Product category Pork - All Products Eligible except Mechanically Separated and Advanced Meat Recovery Product (AMR)
Process Raw - Intact
Eligible Products Raw Intact Beef
Product category Beef - All Products Eligible except Cheek Meat; Head Meat; Heart Meat; and Weasand Meat.
Process Raw - Intact
Eligible Products Raw Intact Meat-Other (Sheep, Goat)
Product category LAMB AND MUTTON - ALL PRODUCTS ELIGIBLE
Process Raw - Intact
Eligible Products Raw Intact Pork
Product category Pork - All Products Eligible

Additional Import Information

NOTE: On March 6, 2020 FSIS combined England, Northern Ireland, Scotland, and Wales into one food safety inspection system under the United Kingdom.

The products identified in the table above are eligible for export from the United Kingdom to the United States as determined by the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA), Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) Equivalence Process. 

Source materials used to produce product intended for export to the United States must originate from a certified establishment in an eligible country that has an equivalent raw or processed products inspection system.

The above are the Process Categories, Product Categories, and Product Groups as listed in the FSIS Product Categorization document and defined in the Public Health Information System (PHIS).

APHIS Animal Disease Requirements for the United Kingdom

The USDA, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) restricts certain animal products from entering the United States because of animal disease conditions in the country of origin. Applicable APHIS animal disease requirements that may have an impact on the United Kingdom’s eligibility to export product to the United States are listed below:

Beef imported from England, Wales, and Scotland is subjected to Foot-and-Mouth Disease (FMD) requirements specified in 9 CFR 94.11 and Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy (BSE) requirements specified in 9 CFR 94.18, or 9 CFR 94.20.   

Beef imported from Northern Ireland is subjected to Foot-and-Mouth Disease (FMD) requirements specified in 9 CFR 94.11 and Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy (BSE) requirements specified in 9 CFR 94.18, or 9 CFR 94.19.       

Pork imported from England, Wales, Scotland, and Northern Ireland is subjected to African Swine Fever (ASF) requirements specified in 9 CFR 94.8, Classical Swine Fever (CSF) requirements specified in 9 CFR 94.31, Swine Vesicular Disease (SVD) requirements specified in 9 CFR 94.13, and Foot-and-Mouth Disease (FMD) requirements specified in 9 CFR 94.11.

Lamb and Mutton imported from the England, Wales, Scotland, and Northern Ireland are subjected to Foot-and-Mouth Disease (FMD) requirements specified in in 9 CFR 94.11.

For information or questions concerning a country’s animal disease status and restrictions please contact the APHIS Veterinary Services, Strategy and Policy, Animal Product Import and Export at:

USDA-APHIS
Veterinary Services, Strategy and Policy, Animal Product Import and Export (APIE)
4700 River Road, Unit 40
Riverdale, MD 20737
Phone: (301) 851-3300
E-mail: APIE@USDA.GOV

Link to the United Kingdom’s Certified Establishment List

A certified establishment is an establishment that the Central Competent Authority (CCA) of the foreign country has certified as meeting the requirements of the inspection system that FSIS has determined equivalent to the United States inspection system and, therefore, eligible to export meat, poultry, or egg products to the United States.  

  • Establishments Certified to Export Beef , Lamb, Mutton, and Pork Products to the United States
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