1. Fresh/frozen poultry and poultry products, except as restricted in the "Ineligible Product" Section B. below.

2. Cooked poultry and poultry products.

3. Beef, beef products, and beef offals;

1. Produced on or after February 17, 2015 do not require an AMS EV program.
2. Before February 17, 2015, boneless beef and boneless beef products derived from cattle less than 30 months of age produced under an approved AMS Export Verification (EV) Less Than 30 (LT30) months of age program. Information about the program for St. Lucia and a list of LT30 approved establishments can be obtained from AMS' Web site.

Effective March 19, 2012, a Statement of Verification (SOV) is no longer required as part of the export certification process for St. Lucia. FSIS inspection personnel will continue to verify the eligibility of the establishment and product. The unique product identification system can be accessed by authorized FSIS inspection personnel from FSIS' Intranet site.

If FSIS inspection personnel become aware of concerns that an AMS approved LT30 establishment is not properly executing its Quality Control Program, export certification should not be issued for the product in question and AMS should be notified at QAD.AuditService@usda.gov. Inspection personnel should include their immediate supervisor on messages to AMS. The following information should be included in the message:

a. Establishment name, address, and establishment number

b. Product type, product code, and quantity of product

c. Date of production, lot number, and shift

d. Date and nature of observation

e. Name of country product is intended for export

f. Export certificate number (if applicable)

g. Any other information to verify claim

h. Name of inspection official

4. Fresh/frozen pork and pork products are eligible effective July 8, 2009.

Fresh/Frozen poultry and poultry products derived from birds raised, slaughtered, processed, or stored within the following regions on or after the effective date and before the release date are ineligible for export to St. Lucia:

All export applications for meat and poultry exports must be entered and processed through PHIS beginning Monday, March 6, 2023. 

Effective for all meat and poultry export certificates approved, signed, and issued on or after March 6, 2023 and FSIS Letterhead Certificates will no longer be signed and issued by FSIS IPP. Instead, the export applicant will select the equivalent statements via the PHIS statements module when completing the export application in PHIS. The selected statements will be added by PHIS in the remarks continuation page, FSIS Form 9060-5B: Meat, Poultry and Egg Products Export Certificate of Wholesomeness Continuation Sheet.

A. Fresh or frozen poultry and poultry products -FSIS Form 9060-5, Meat and Poultry Export Certificate of Wholesomeness is required and will be generated through PHIS. 

NOTE: For exports certified on or after March 6, 2023, the statements below must be added to the export certificate via the statements module when completing the export application in PHIS.  The selected statements will be added by PHIS in the remarks continuation page, FSIS Form 9060-5B.

1. Poultry, poultry meat products, and processed viscera of poultry, originated from birds which were raised, slaughtered, processed, and stored in a county/region where no highly pathogenic avian influenza has been reported and in flocks in which there has been no evidence of notifiable low pathogenic avian influenza in the 21 days prior to slaughter.

B. Cooked poultry and cooked poultry products - FSIS Form 9060-5, Meat and Poultry Export Certificate of Wholesomeness is required and will be generated through PHIS. 

NOTE: For exports certified on or after March 6, 2023, the statements below must be added to the export certificate via the statements module when completing the export application in PHIS. The selected statements will be added by PHIS in the remarks continuation page, FSIS Form 9060-5B.

1. The poultry meat was not derived from birds slaughtered in the context of an avian influenza or other disease control or eradication program.
2. The poultry meat/meat product has been subjected to a heat treatment such that \ the product reached an internal temperature of at least 74 degrees Celsius (165 degrees Fahrenheit).
3. The poultry meat product was handled in such a manner that any possibility of contamination of the product by unprocessed poultry material after the heat process, either directly or indirectly, was prevented.

C. Beef, Beef products, and Beef Offals FSIS Form 9060-5, Meat and Poultry Export Certificate of Wholesomeness is required and will be generated through PHIS. 

NOTE: For exports certified on or after March 6, 2023, the statements below must be added to the export certificate via the statements module when completing the export application in PHIS. The selected statements will be added by PHIS in the remarks continuation page, FSIS Form 9060-5B.

1. The United States has been recognized by the World Organization of Animal Health (OIE) as a country free of Foot-and-Mouth Disease and Rinderpest.
2. The United States complies with the conditions of the Terrestrial Animal Health Code of the OIE, as a country that presents a Negligible Risk for Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy.
3. The beef or beef products comply with the BSE regulatory requirements and guidelines of the United States.
4. The feeding of ruminants with ruminant origin meat-and-bone meal or greaves is prohibited in the United States.
5. The cattle from which the beef and beef products were derived were not subjected to a stunning process, prior to slaughter, with a device injecting compressed air or gas into the cranial cavity, or to a pithing process.
6. The beef or beef products were produced in accordance with the U.S. National Residue Program, which assures that the products do not contain harmful levels of veterinary drugs, pesticides or environmental contaminants.

D. Fresh/frozen pork and pork products: FSIS Form 9060-5, Meat and Poultry Export Certificate of Wholesomeness is required and will be generated through PHIS.

All federally inspected establishments are eligible to export to St. Lucia.

Beef and beef products produced before February 17, 2015 must originate from AMS EV approved establishments.