The guidance provides information about eligible countries submissions of their 2019 Microbiological Sampling and Testing Program Plan and 2018 Microbiological Sampling and Testing Program Results as part of the FSIS international equivalence process, including optional table formats. It applies to foreign countries seeking to maintain eligibility to export meat, poultry, or egg products to the United States and actions they may take to submit required information to FSIS. It relates to 9 CFR 327.2, 381.196, 557.2, and 590.910.