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Public Health Information System (PHIS) Definitions

RTE
Ready-to-eat
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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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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 - 5/18/2023, MP-51

Export Requirements

Last update May 18, 2023

  1. Fresh/frozen beef and beef products
  2. Fresh/frozen poultry and poultry products with the exception of poultry products indicated in the Ineligible Section B
  3. Cooked and Ready-to Eat poultry products

  1. Fresh / frozen poultry products from the areas listed below
    1. Alaska:
      1. Matanuska-Susitna County: Fresh/chilled and frozen poultry products derived from birds in the 10km zone in Matanuska-Susitna County, AK on the attached map on or after September 14, 2022 and before April 10, 2023. 

    2. Arkansas:
      1. Madison County: Fresh/chilled and frozen poultry products derived from birds in the 10km zone in Madison County, AR on the attached map on or after September 16, 2022 and before December 31, 2022. 

    3. California:
      1. Del Norte: Fresh/chilled and frozen poultry products derived from birds in the 10km zone in Del Norte County, CA on the attached map on or after September 13, 2022 and before November 23, 2022.

      2. Fresno County: Fresh/chilled and frozen poultry products derived from birds in the 10km zone in Fresno County, CA on the attached map on or after August 1, 2022 and before February 18, 2023. 

      3. Glenn County: Fresh/chilled and frozen poultry products derived from birds in the 10km zone in Glenn County, CA on the attached map on or after December 1, 2022.

      4. Merced County: Fresh/chilled and frozen poultry products derived from birds in the 10km zone in Merced County, CA on the attached map on or after January 16, 2023 and before April 10, 2023. 

      5. Monterey County: Fresh/chilled and frozen poultry products derived from birds in the 10km zone in Monterey County, CA on the attached map on or after September 13, 2022 and before November 30, 2022.

      6. Tuolumne County: Fresh/chilled and frozen poultry products derived from birds in the 10km zone in Tuolumne County, CA on the attached map on or after August 5, 2022 and before December 10, 2022.

      7. Sacramento County: Fresh/chilled and frozen poultry products derived from birds in the 10km zone in Sacramento County, CA on the attached map on or after August 9, 2022 and before November 23, 2022.

      8. San Diego County: Fresh/chilled and frozen poultry products derived from birds in the 10km zone in San Diego County, CA on the attached map on or after October 13, 2022 and before April 2, 2023. 

      9. Stanislaus County: Fresh/chilled and frozen poultry products derived from birds in the 10km zone in Stanislaus County, CA on the attached map on or after September 12, 2022 and before February 28, 2023. 

      10. Tehama County: Fresh/chilled and frozen poultry products derived from birds in the 10km zone in Tehama County, CA on the attached map on or after December 22, 2022 and before February 24, 2023. 

    4. Colorado:
      1. Pitkin County: Fresh/chilled and frozen poultry products derived from birds in the 10km zone in Pitkin County, CO on the attached map on or after March 18, 2022 and before October 3, 2022.
      2. Prowers County: Fresh/chilled and frozen poultry products derived from birds in the 10km zone on the attached map on or after November 18, 2022 and before May 12, 2023. *

      3. La Plata County: Fresh/chilled and frozen poultry products derived from birds in the 10km zone in La Plata County, CO on the attached map on or after March 29, 2022 and before October 12, 2022.
      4. Montrose County: Fresh/chilled and frozen poultry products derived from birds in the 10km zone in Montrose County, CO on the attached map on or after March 29, 2022 and before September 23, 2022.
      5. Weld County: Fresh/chilled and frozen poultry products derived from birds in the 10km zone in Weld County, CO on the attached map on or after April 8, 2022 and before April 11, 2023. 
      6. Boulder County: Fresh/chilled and frozen poultry products derived from birds in the 10km zone in Boulder County, CO on the attached map on or after September 16, 2022 and before March 9, 2023. 
      7. Jefferson County: Fresh/chilled and frozen poultry products derived from birds in the 10km zone in Jefferson County, CO on the attached map on or after September 29, 2022 and before March 17, 2023. 
      8. Yuma County: Fresh/chilled and frozen poultry products derived from birds in the 10km zone in Yuma County, CO on the attached map on or after March 7, 2023. 
    5. Delaware:
      1. New Castle County: Fresh/chilled and frozen poultry products derived from birds in the 10km zone in New Castle County, DE on the attached map on or after February 1, 2022 and before June 24, 2022.
      2. Kent County: Fresh/chilled and frozen poultry products derived from birds in the 10km zone in Kent County, DE on the attached map on or after February 24, 2022 and before May 26, 2022.
    6. Florida:
      1. Broward County: Fresh/chilled and frozen poultry products derived from birds in the 10km zone in Broward County, FL on the attached map on or after September 23, 2022 and before March 14, 2023. 
      2. Hillsborough County: Fresh/chilled and frozen poultry products derived from birds in the 10km zone in Hillsborough County, FL on the attached map on or after February 28, 2023 and before April 26, 2023. 
      3. Indian River County: Fresh/chilled and frozen poultry products derived from birds in the 10km zone in Indian River, FL on the attached map on or after October 4, 2022 and before March 22, 2023. 
      4. Miami-Dade County: Fresh/chilled and frozen poultry products derived from birds in the 10km zone in Miami-Dade County, FL on the attached map on or after February 7, 2023 and before March 29, 2023. 

      5. Seminole County: Fresh/chilled and frozen poultry products derived from birds in the 10km zone in Seminole County, FL on the attached map on or after October 26, 2022 and before April 17, 2023. 
    7. Idaho
      1. Ada County: Fresh/chilled and frozen poultry products derived from birds in the 10km zone in Ada County, ID on the attached map on or after April 19, 2022 and before November 19, 2022. 
      2. Canyon County: Fresh/chilled and frozen poultry products derived from birds in the 10km zone in Canyon County, ID on the attached map on or after April 18, 2022 and before November 19, 2022. 
      3. Gooding County: Fresh/chilled and frozen poultry products derived from birds in the 10km zone in Gooding County, ID on the attached map on or after March 24, 2022 and before March 23, 2023. 
      4. Madison County: Fresh/chilled and frozen poultry products derived from birds in the 10km zone in Madison County, ID on the attached map on or after March 30, 2022 and before October 17, 2022.
    8. Illinois

      1. Grundy County: Fresh/chilled and frozen poultry products derived from birds in the 10km zone on the attached map on or after November 9, 2022 and before May 4, 2023. *

      2. Wayne County: Fresh/chilled and frozen poultry products derived from birds in the 10km zone in Wayne County, IL on the attached map on or after February 3, 2023 and before April 22, 2023. 

    9. Indiana:
      1. Allen County: Fresh/chilled and frozen poultry products derived from birds in the 10km zone in Allen County, IN on the attached map on or after May 17, 2022 and before July 20, 2022.
      2. Daviess County: Fresh/chilled and frozen poultry products derived from birds in the 10km zone on the attached map on or after November 22, 2022 and before April 18, 2023. 

      3. Dubois County: Fresh/chilled and frozen poultry products derived from birds in the 10km zone in Dubois County, IN on the attached map on or after January 18, 2022 and before June 14, 2022.
      4. Elkhart County: Fresh/chilled and frozen poultry products derived from birds in the 10km zone in Elkhart County, IN on the attached map between March 18, 2022 and June 18, 2022 and between August 11, 2022 and before February 26, 2023. 
      5. Greene County: Fresh/chilled and frozen poultry products derived from birds in the 10km zone in Greene County, IN on the attached map on or after February, 2, 2022 and before May 31, 2022.
    10. Iowa:
      1. Bremer County: Fresh/chilled and frozen poultry products derived from birds in the 10km zone in Bremer County, IA on the attached map on or after March 31, 2022 and before August 3, 2022.
      2. Buena Vista County: Fresh/chilled and frozen poultry products derived for bird in the 10km zone in Buena Vista County, IA on the attached map on or after March 9, 2022.
      3. Franklin County: Fresh/chilled and frozen poultry products derived from birds in the 10km zone in Franklin County, IA on the attached map on or after March 4, 2022 and before May 25, 2022.
      4. Guthrie County: Fresh/chilled and frozen poultry products derived from birds in the 10km zone in Guthrie County, IA on the attached map on or after March 7, 2022 and before June 24, 2022.
      5. Hamilton: Fresh/chilled and frozen poultry products derived from birds in the 10km zone in Hamilton County, IA on the attached map on or after March 7, 2022 and before May 26, 2022.
      6. Ida County: Fresh/chilled and frozen poultry products derived from birds in the 10km zone on the attached map on or after November 21, 2022 and before March 15, 2023. 

      7. Taylor County: Fresh/chilled and frozen poultry products derived from birds in the 10km zone on the attached map on or after February 17, 2022 and before June 3, 2022.
      8. Cherokee County: Fresh/chilled and frozen poultry products derived from birds in the 10km zone in Cherokee County, IA on the attached map on or after March 10, 2022 and before March 11, 2023. 
      9. Osceola County: Fresh/chilled and frozen poultry products derived from birds in the 10km zone in Osceola County, IA on the attached map on or after March 10, 2022 and before June 22, 2022.
      10. Humboldt County: Fresh/chilled and frozen poultry products derived from birds in the 10km zone in Humboldt County, IA on the attached map on or after March 12, 2022 and before May 29, 2022.
      11. Sac County: Fresh/chilled and frozen poultry products derived from birds in the 10km zone in Sac County, IA on the attached map on or after March 12, 2022 and before April 7, 2023. 
      12. Hardin County: Fresh/chilled and frozen poultry products derived from birds in the 10km zone in Hardin County, IA on the attached map on or after March 12, 2022 and before July 21, 2022.
      13. Wright County: Fresh/chilled and frozen poultry products derived from birds in the 10km zone in Wright County, IA on the attached map on or after October 10, 2022 and before January 29, 2023. 
    11. Kansas:
      1. Anderson County: Fresh/chilled and frozen poultry products derived from birds in the 10km zone in Anderson County, KS on the attached map on or after December 14, 2022 and before March 17, 2023. 

      2. Franklin County: Fresh/chilled and frozen poultry products derived from birds in the 10km zone on the attached map on or after February 18, 2022 and before September 6, 2022.
      3. Dickinson County: Fresh/chilled and frozen poultry products derived from birds in the 10km zone in Dickinson County, KS on the attached map on or after February 25, 2022 and before September 20, 2022.
      4. McPherson County: Fresh/chilled and frozen poultry products derived from birds in the 10km zone in McPherson County, KS on the attached map on or after March 23, 2022 and before August 4, 2022.
      5. Mitchell County: Fresh/chilled and frozen poultry products derived from birds in the 10km zone in Mitchell County, KS on the attached map on or after December 27, 2022 and before March 23, 2023. 

      6. Republic County: Fresh/chilled and frozen poultry products derived from birds in the 10km zone in Republic County, KS on the attached map on or after April 6, 2022 and before October 25, 2022.
      7. Johnson County: Fresh/chilled and frozen poultry products derived from birds in the 10km zone in Johnson County, KS on the attached map on or after September 16, 2022 and before March 29, 2023. 
      8. Neosho County: Fresh/chilled and frozen poultry products derived from birds in the 10km zone in Neosho County, KS on the attached map on or after September 16, 2022 and before March 4, 2023. 
      9. Shawnee County: Fresh/chilled and frozen poultry products derived from birds in the 10km zone in Shawnee County, KS on the attached map on or after September 28, 2022.

    12. Kentucky:
      1. Fayette County: Fresh/chilled and frozen poultry products derived from birds in the 10km zone in Fayette County, KY on the attached map on or after September 15, 2022 and before November 5, 2022.
      2. Fulton County: Fresh/chilled and frozen poultry products derived from birds in the 10km zone in Fulton County, KY on the attached map on or after January 22, 2022 and before May 8, 2022.
      3. Webster County: Fresh/chilled and frozen poultry products derived from birds in the 10km zone in Webster County, KY on the attached map on or after January 25, 2022 and before May 14, 2022.
    13. Maine
      1. Cumberland County: Fresh/chilled and frozen poultry products derived from birds in the 10km zone in Cumberland County, ME on the attached map on or after March 1,2022 and before September 18, 2022.
    14. Maryland:
      1. Cecil County: Fresh/chilled and frozen poultry derived from birds in the 10km zone in Cecil County, MD on the attached map on or after March 4, 2022 and before August 16, 2022.
      2. Queen Anne’s County: Fresh/chilled and frozen poultry products derived from birds in the 10km zone on the attached map on or after February 15, 2022 and before June 5, 2022.
      3. Washington County: Fresh/chilled and frozen poultry products derived from birds in the 10km zone on the attached map on or after November 8, 2022 and before January 17, 2023. 
    15. Michigan:
      1. Ingham County: Fresh/chilled and frozen poultry products derived from birds in the 10km zone in Ingham County, MI on the attached map on or after August 19, 2022 and before March 17, 2023. 
      2. Lapeer County: Fresh/chilled and frozen poultry products derived from birds in the 10km zone in Lapeer County, MI on the attached map on or after September 16, 2022.
      3. Menominee County: Fresh/chilled and frozen poultry products derived from birds in the 10km zone in Le Menominee County, MI on the attached map on or after March 23, 2022.
      4. Muskegon County: Fresh/chilled and frozen poultry products derived from birds in the 10km zone in Muskegon County, MI on the attached map on or after April 19, 2022 and before August 2, 2022.

      5. Tuscola County: Fresh/chilled and frozen poultry products derived from birds in the 10km zone in Tuscola County, MI on the attached map on or after September 12, 2022 and before March 30, 2023. 
      6. Wexford County: Fresh/chilled and frozen poultry products derived from birds in the 10km zone in Wexford County, MI on the attached map on or after April 7, 2022 and before October 28, 2022.
    16. Minnesota
      1. Becker County: Fresh/chilled and frozen poultry products derived from birds in the 10km zone in Becker County, MN on the attached map on or after March 13, 2022 and before July 21, 2022 and before November 28, 2022.
      2. Big Stone County: Fresh/chilled and frozen poultry products derived from birds in the 10km zone in Big Stone County, MN on the attached map on or after March 15, 2022 and before June 4, 2022.
      3. Blue Earth County: Fresh/chilled and frozen poultry products derived from birds in the 10km zone in Blue Earth County, MN on the attached map on or after March 23, 2022 and before June 24, 2022.
      4. Brown County: Fresh/chilled and frozen poultry products derived from birds in the 10km zone in Brown County, MN on the attached map on or after August 23, 2022 and before November 5, 2022.

      5. Chisago County: Fresh/chilled and frozen poultry products derived from birds in the 10km zone in Chisago County, MN on the attached map on or after April 20, 2022 and before November 5, 2022.

      6. Crow Wing County: Fresh/chilled and frozen poultry products derived from birds in the 10km zone in Crow Wing County, MN on the attached map on or after April 19, 2022 and before November 3, 2022.

      7. Dakota County: Fresh/chilled and frozen poultry products derived from birds in the 10km zone in Dakota County, MN on the attached map on or after April 30, 2022 and before July 12, 2022.
      8. Dodge County: Fresh/chilled and frozen poultry products derived from birds in the 10km zone in Dodge County, MN on the attached map on or after March 13, 2022 and before February 8, 2023. 
      9. Kandiyohi County: Fresh/chilled and frozen poultry products derived from birds in the 10km zone in Kandiyohi County, MN on the attached map on or after March 8, 2022 and before August 26, 2022.
      10. Lac Qui Parle County: Fresh/chilled and frozen poultry products derived from birds in the 10km zone in Lac Qui Parle County, MN on the attached map on or after March 8, 2022 and before June 30, 2022.
      11. Le Sueur County: Fresh/chilled and frozen poultry products derived from birds in the 10km zone in Le Sueur County, MN on the attached map on or after March 13, 2022 and before December 30, 2022. 
      12. Lyon County: Fresh/chilled and frozen poultry products derived from birds in the 10km zone in Lyon County, MN on the attached map on or after April 12, 2022 and before July 25, 2022.
      13. Meeker County: Fresh/chilled and frozen poultry products derived from birds in the 10km zone in Meeker County, MN on the attached map on or after March 4, 2022 and before November 28, 2022.
      14. Morrison County: Fresh/chilled and frozen poultry products derived from birds in the 10km zone in Morrison County, MN on the attached map on or after March 10, 2022 and before November 27, 2022.
      15. Otter Tail County: Fresh/chilled and frozen poultry products derived from birds in the 10km zone in Otter Tail County, MN on the attached map on or after March 18, 2022 and before January 27, 2023. 
      16. Renville County: Fresh/chilled and frozen poultry products derived from birds in the 10km zone in Renville County, MN on the attached map on or after March 18, 2022 and before July 5, 2022.
      17. Roseau County: Fresh/chilled and frozen poultry products derived from birds in the 10km zone in Roseau County, MN on the attached map on or after August 31, 2022 and before February 17, 2023. 
      18. Stearns County: Fresh/chilled and frozen poultry products derived from birds in the 10km zone in Stearns County, MN on the attached map on or after March 4, 2022 and before December 30, 2022. 
      19. Swift County: Fresh/chilled and frozen poultry products derived from birds in the 10km zone in Swift County, MN on the attached map on or after March 19, 2022 and before January 25, 2023. 
      20. Todd County: Fresh/chilled and frozen poultry products derived from birds in the 10km zone in Todd County, MN on the attached map between March 30, 2022 and before July 16, 2022 and between November 2, 2022 and February 6, 2023. 
      21. Wadena County: Fresh/chilled and frozen poultry products derived from birds in the 10km zone on the attached map on or after November 21, 2022 and before February 10, 2023. 

      22. Waseca County: Fresh/chilled and frozen poultry products derived from birds in the 10km zone in Waseca County, MN on the attached map on or after March 15, 2022 and before June 1, 2022.
      23. Yellow Medicine County: Fresh/chilled and frozen poultry products derived from birds in the 10km zone in Yellow Medicine County, MN on the attached map on or after March 22, 2022 and before July 23, 2022.
    17. Mississippi:
      1. Copiah County: Fresh/chilled and frozen poultry products derived from birds in the 10km zone in Copiah County, MS on the attached map on or after January 27, 2023 and before March 21, 2023. 

      2. Lawrence County: Fresh/chilled and frozen poultry products derived from birds in the 10km zone in Lawrence County, MS on the attached map on or after October 14, 2022 and before January 6, 2023. 

      3. Leake County: Fresh/chilled and frozen poultry products derived from birds in the 10km zone in Leake County, MS on the attached map on or after January 17, 2023 and before May 16, 2023. *

    18. Missouri:
      1. Jasper County: Fresh/chilled and frozen poultry products derived from birds in the 10km zone on the attached map on or after February 15, 2022 and before June 29, 2022.
      2. Lawrence County: Fresh/chilled and frozen poultry products derived from birds in the 10km zone on the attached map on or after February 16, 2022 and before July 21, 2022.
      3. Dade County: Fresh/chilled and frozen poultry products derived from birds in the 10km zone in Dade County, MO on the attached map on or after March 16, 2022 and before June 16, 2022.
      4. Osage County: Fresh/chilled and frozen poultry products derived from birds in the 10km zone on the attached map on or after November 18, 2022 and before February 18, 2023. 

      5. Stoddard County: Fresh/chilled and frozen poultry products derived from birds in the 10km zone in Stoddard County, MO on the attached map on or after March 4, 2022 and before July 19, 2022.

      6. Webster County: Fresh/chilled and frozen poultry products derived from birds in the 10km zone in Webster County, MO o the attached map on or after November 1, 2022 and before April 22, 2023. 

    19. Montana:
      1. Cascade County: Fresh/chilled and frozen poultry products derived from birds in the 10km zone in Cascade County, MT on the attached map on or after March 17, 2022 and before June 1, 2022.
      2. Glacier County: Fresh/chilled and frozen poultry products derived from birds in the 10km zone in Glacier County, MT on the attached map on or after March 30, 2022 and before June 21, 2022.
      3. Granite County: Fresh/chilled and frozen poultry products derived from birds in the 10km zone in Granite County, MT on the attached map on or after October 11, 2022 and before March 26, 2023. 

      4. Teton County: Fresh/chilled and frozen poultry products derived from birds in the 10km zone in Teton County, MT on the attached map on or after August 25, 2022 and before October 19, 2022.

    20. Nebraska:
      1. Butler County: Fresh/chilled and frozen poultry products derived from birds in the 10km zone in Butler County, NE on the attached map on or after March 1, 2022 and before June 30, 2022.
      2. Dixon County: Fresh/chilled and frozen poultry products derived from birds in the 10km zone in Dixon County, NE on the attached map on or after March 22, 2022 and before February 7, 2023. 
      3. Knox County: Fresh/chilled and frozen poultry products derived from birds in the 10km zone in Knox County, NE on the attached map on or after April 6, 2022.
      4. York County: Fresh/chilled and frozen poultry products derived from birds in the 10km zone in York County, NE on the attached map on or after September 13, 2022 and before April 4, 2023. 
    21. Nevada:

      1. Nye County: Fresh/chilled and frozen poultry products derived from birds in the 10km zone in Nye County, NV on the attached map on or after September 26, 2022.

    22. New Hampshire:

      1. Merrimack County: Fresh/chilled and frozen poultry products derived from birds in the 10km zone in Merrimack County, NH on the attached map on or after September 2, 2022 and before March 29, 2023. 

    23. New Jersey:
      1. Monmouth County: Fresh/chilled and frozen poultry products derived from birds in the 10km zone in Monmouth County, NJ on the attached map on or after April 26, 2022 and before November 13, 2022.

    24. New York:
      1. Columbia County: Fresh/chilled and frozen poultry products derived from birds in the 10km zone in Columbia County, NY on the attached map on or after January 25, 2023.
      2. Kings County: Fresh/chilled and frozen poultry products derived from birds in the 10km zone in Kings County, NY on the attached map on or after March 28, 2023 and before May 18, 2023. *
      3. Monroe County: Fresh/chilled and frozen poultry products derived from birds in the 10km zone in Monroe County, NY on the attached map on or after March 8, 2022 and before September 28, 2022.
      4. Orleans County: Fresh/chilled and frozen poultry products derived from birds in the 10km zone in Orleans County, NY on the attached map on or after March 15, 2022 and before October 4, 2022.
      5. Putnam County: Fresh/chilled and frozen poultry products derived from birds in the 10km zone in Putnam County, NY on the attached map on or after March 22, 2023. 
      6. Queens County: Fresh/chilled and frozen poultry products derived from birds in the 10km zone in Queens County, NY on the attached map between October 22, 2022 and before December 13, 2022 and between March 1, 2023 and May 5, 2023. *
      7. Suffolk County: Fresh/chilled and frozen poultry products derived from birds in the 10km zone in Suffolk County, NY on the attached map on or after March 2, 2022.
      8. Tompkins County: Fresh/chilled and frozen poultry products derived from birds in the 10km zone in Tompkins County, NY on the attached map on or after March 1, 2023. 
    25. North Carolina
      1. Johnston County: Fresh/chilled and frozen poultry products derived from birds in the 10km zone in Johnston County, NC on the attached map on or after March 8, 2022 and before July 24, 2022.
      2. Wayne County: Fresh/chilled and frozen poultry products derived from birds in the 10km zone in Wayne County, NC on the attached map on or after March 8, 2022 and before August 9, 2022.
    26. North Dakota
      1. Barnes County: Fresh/chilled and frozen poultry products derived from birds in the 10km zone in Barnes County, ND on the attached map on or after March 23, 2022 and before October 8, 2022. 
      2. Bottineau County: Fresh/chilled and frozen poultry products derived from birds in the 10km zone in Bottineau County, ND on the attached map on or after October 13, 2022 and before April 3, 2023. 
      3. Dickey County: Fresh/chilled and frozen poultry products derived from birds in the 10km zone in Dickey County, ND on the attached map on or after March 10, 2022 and before September 27, 2022 and on or after March 29, 2023. 
      4. Kidder County: Fresh/chilled and frozen poultry products derived from birds in the 10km zone in Kidder County, ND on the attached map on or after March 8, 2022 and before October 4, 2022. 
      5. LaMoure County: Fresh/chilled and frozen poultry products derived from birds in the 10km zone in LaMoure County, ND on the attached map on or after April 2, 2022 and before July 3, 2022.
      6. McHenry County: Fresh/chilled and frozen poultry products derived from birds in the 10km zone in McHenry County, ND on the attached map on or after May 16, 2022 and before December 5, 2022.
      7. Ransom County: Fresh/chilled and frozen poultry products derived from birds in the 10km zone in Ransom County, ND on the attached map on or after September 6, 2022 and before November 25, 2022.
      8. Richland County: Fresh/chilled and frozen poultry products derived from birds in the 10km zone in Richland County, ND on the attached map on or after March 31, 2022 and before October 23, 2022.
      9. Stutsman County: Fresh/chilled and frozen poultry products derived from birds in the 10km zone in Stutsman County, ND on the attached map on or after March 18, 2022 and before October 14, 2022. 
      10. Ward County: Fresh/chilled and frozen poultry products derived from birds in the 10km zone in Ward County, ND on the attached map on or after September 1, 2022 and before April 8, 2023. 

    27. Ohio

      1. Butler County: Fresh/chilled and frozen poultry products derived from birds in the 10km zone in Butler County, OH on the attached map on or after October 17, 2022 and before April 11, 2023. 
      2. Defiance County: Fresh/chilled and frozen poultry products derived from birds in the 10km zone in Defiance County, OH on the attached map on or after August 12, 2022 and before November 26, 2022.
    28. Oklahoma
      1. Sequoyah County: Fresh/chilled and frozen poultry products derived from birds in the 10km zone in Sequoyah County, OK on the attached map on or after April 9, 2022 and before June 8, 2022.
    29. Oregon
      1. Lane County: Fresh/chilled and frozen poultry products derived from birds in the 10km zone in Lane County, OR on the attached map on or after April 26, 2022 and before November 12, 2022. *

      2. Deschutes County: Fresh/chilled and frozen poultry products derived from birds in the 10km zone in Deschutes County, OR on the attached map on or after June 21, 2022 and before January 14, 2023. *

      3. Yamhill County: Fresh/chilled and frozen poultry products derived from birds in the 10km zone in Yamhill County, OR on the attached map on or after October 13, 2022 and before March 31, 2023. *

    30. Pennsylvania
      1. Adams County: Fresh/chilled and frozen poultry products derived from birds in the 10km zone in Adams County, PA on the attached map on or after September 20, 2022 and before February 1, 2023. 

      2. Berks County: Fresh/chilled and frozen poultry products derived from birds in the 10km zone in Berks County, PA on the attached map on or after April 12, 2022 and before August 7, 2022.

      3. Bucks County: Fresh/chilled and frozen poultry products derived from birds in the 10km zone in Bucks County, PA on the attached map on or after February 13, 2023 and before April 13, 2023. 

      4. Chester County: Fresh/chilled and frozen poultry products derived from birds in the 10km zone in Chester County, PA on the attached map on or after February 3, 2023. 

      5. Lancaster County: Fresh/chilled and frozen poultry products derived from birds in the 10km zone in Lancaster County, PA on the attached map on or after March 25, 2022. 
      6. Lehigh County: Fresh/chilled and frozen poultry products derived from birds in the 10km zone in Lehigh County, PA on the attached map on or after October 13, 2022 and before March 18, 2023. 
      7. Northampton County: Fresh/chilled and frozen poultry products derived from birds in the 10km zone in Northampton County, PA on the attached map on or after July 21, 2022 and before November 8, 2022.

      8. Northumberland County: Fresh/chilled and frozen poultry products derived from birds in the 10km zone in Northumberland County, PA on the attached map on or after February 10, 2023 and before May 18, 2023. *

      9. Washington County: Fresh/chilled and frozen poultry products derived from birds in the 10km zone in Washington County, PA on the attached map on or after August 30, 2022.

      10. York County: Fresh/chilled and frozen poultry products derived from birds in the 10km zone in York County, PA attached map on or after September 8, 2022 and before December 16, 2022.

    31. South Carolina:
      1. Chesterfield County: Fresh/chilled and frozen poultry products derived from birds in the 10km zone in Chesterfield County, SC on the attached map on or after March 16, 2020 and before August 5, 2020.
    32. South Dakota:
      1. Beadle County: Fresh/chilled and frozen poultry products derived from birds in the 10km zone in Beadle County, SD on the attached map on or after March 1, 2022 and before January 9, 2023 and on or after March 29, 2023. 
      2. Bon Homme County: Fresh/chilled and frozen poultry products derived from birds in the 10km zone in Bon Homme County, SD on the attached map on or after March 8, 2022 and before May 27, 2022.
      3. Brule County: Fresh/chilled and frozen poultry products derived from birds in the 10km zone in Brule County, SD on the attached map on or after March 9, 2022 and before November 4, 2022.
      4. Charles Mix: Fresh/chilled and frozen poultry products derived from birds in that 10km zone in Charles Mix County, SD on the attached map on or after March 5, 2022 and before January 12, 2023. 
      5. Clark County: Fresh/chilled and frozen poultry products derived from birds in the 10km zone in Clark County, SD on the attached map on or after March 6, 2022 and before January 19, 2023. 
      6. Codington County: Fresh/chilled and frozen poultry products derived from birds in the 10km zone in Codington County, SD on the attached map on or after April 28, 2022.
      7. Day County: Fresh/chilled and frozen poultry products derived from birds in the 10km zone in Day County, SD on the attached map on or after April 13, 2022 and before October 30, 2022.
      8. Deuel County: Fresh/chilled and frozen poultry products derived from birds in the 10km zone in Deuel County, SD on the attached map on or after March 23, 2022 and before May 23, 2022.
      9. Edmunds County: Fresh/chilled and frozen poultry products derived from birds in the 10km zone in Edmunds County, SD on the attached map on or after March 2, 2022.
      10. Faulk County: Fresh/chilled and frozen poultry products derived from birds in the 10km zone in Faulk County, SD on the attached map on or after March 15, 2022 and before January 6, 2023. 
      11. Gregory County: Fresh/chilled and frozen poultry products derived from birds in the 10km zone in Gregory County, SD on the attached map on or after September 20, 2022 and before April 4, 2023. 
      12. Hamlin County: Fresh/chilled and frozen poultry products derived from birds in the 10km zone in Hamlin County, SD on the attached map on or after November 9, 2022 and before January 20, 2023. 
      13. Hanson County: Fresh/chilled and frozen poultry products derived from birds in the 10km zone in Hanson County, SD on the attached map on or after February 25, 2022 and before February 28, 2023. 
      14. Hutchinson County: Fresh/chilled and frozen poultry products derived from birds in the 10km zone in Hutchinson County, SD on the attached map on or after February 27, 2022 and before May 31, 2022.
      15. Jerauld County: Fresh/chilled and frozen poultry products derived from birds in the 10km zone in Jerauld County, SD on the attached map on or after March 3, 2022 and before April 30, 2022 and before May 3, 2022.
      16. Kingsbury County: Fresh/chilled and frozen poultry products derived from birds in the 10km zone in Kingsbury County, SD on the attached map on or after February 25, 2022 and before May 17, 2022.
      17. Lake County: Fresh/chilled and frozen poultry products derived from birds in the 10km zone in Lake County, SD on the attached map on or after March 12, 2022 and before February 4, 2023. 
      18. Moody County: Fresh/chilled and frozen poultry products derived from birds in the 10km zone on the attached map on or after November 23, 2022 and before February 9, 2023. 
      19. McPherson County: Fresh/chilled and frozen poultry products derived from birds in the 10km zone in McPherson County, SD on the attached map on or after March 6, 2022 and before November 11, 2022.
      20. Roberts County: Fresh/chilled and frozen poultry products derived from birds in the 10km zone in Roberts County, SD on the attached map on or after September 28, 2022 and before December 26, 2022.
      21. Spink County: Fresh/chilled and frozen poultry products derived from birds in the 10km zone in Spink County, SD on the attached map on or after March 8, 2022. 
      22. Yankton County: Fresh/chilled and frozen poultry products derived from birds in the 10km zone in Yankton County, SD on the attached map on or after March 19, 2022 and before May 26, 2022.
    33. Tennessee
      1. Bledsoe County: Fresh/chilled and frozen poultry products derived from birds in the 10km zone in Bledsoe County, TN on the attached map on or after October 25, 2022 and before January 19, 2023. 
      2. Obion County: Fresh/chilled and frozen poultry products derived from birds in the 10km zone in Obion County, TN on the attached map on or after August 25, 2022.
      3. Weakley County: Fresh/chilled and frozen poultry products derived from birds in the 10km zone on the attached map on or after November 23, 2022.

    34. Texas
      1. Erath County: Fresh/chilled and frozen poultry products derived from birds in the 10km zone in Erath County, TX on the attached map on or after April 2, 2022 and before May 19, 2022.
      2. Lampasas County: Fresh/chilled and frozen poultry products derived from birds in the 10km zone in Lampasas County, TX on the attached map on or after December 28, 2022 and before February 18, 2023. 
    35. Utah
      1. Cache County: Fresh/chilled and frozen poultry products derived from birds in the 10km zone in Cache County, UT on the attached map on or after April 4, 2022 and before July 13, 2022.
      2. Iron County: Fresh/chilled and frozen poultry product derived from birds in the 10km zone in Iron County, UT on the attached map on or after November 7, 2022 and before April 22, 2023. 
      3. Sanpete County: Fresh/chilled and frozen poultry products derived from birds in the 10km zone in Sanpete County, UT on the attached map on or after June 23, 2022 and before January 20, 2023. 
    36. Virginia
      1. Alexandria County: Fresh/chilled and frozen poultry products derived from birds in the 10km zone in Alexandria County, VA on the attached map on or after February 2, 2023 and before March 25, 2023. 

      2. Rockingham County: Fresh/chilled and frozen poultry product derived from birds in the 10km zone in Rockingham County, VA on the attached map on or after December 29, 2022 and before May 8, 2023. *

    37. Washington
      1. Franklin County: Fresh/chilled and frozen poultry products derived from birds in the 10km zone on the attached map on or after November 23, 2022 and before March 7, 2023. 

      2. King County: Fresh/chilled and frozen poultry products derived from birds in the 10km zone in King County, WA on the attached map on or after May 17, 2022 and before December 28, 2022.
      3. Pacific County: Fresh/chilled and frozen poultry products derived from birds in the 10km zone in Pacific County, WA on the attached map on or after April 14, 2022 and before October 31, 2022.
      4. Snohomish County: Fresh/chilled and frozen poultry products derived from birds in the 10km zone in Snohomish County, WA on the attached map on or after June 27, 2022.
    38. Wisconsin
      1. Barron County: Fresh/chilled and frozen poultry products derived from birds in the 10km zone in Barron County, WI on the attached map on or after March 22, 2022 and before August 3, 2022.
      2. Dunn County: Fresh/chilled and frozen poultry products derived from birds in the 10km zone in Dunn County, WI on the attached map on or after September 8, 2022.
      3. Jefferson County: Fresh/chilled and frozen poultry products derived from birds in the 10km zone on the attached map on or after February 21, 2022 and before April 19, 2023. 
      4. Polk County: Fresh/chilled and frozen poultry products derived from birds in the 10km zone in Polk County, WI on the attached map on or after March 25, 2022 and before July 4, 2022.
      5. Racine County: Fresh/chilled and frozen poultry products derived from birds in the 10km zone in Racine County, WI on the attached map on or after March 16, 2022 and before December 30, 2022. 
      6. Washington County: Fresh/chilled and frozen poultry products derived from birds in the 10km zone in Washington County, WI on the attached map on or after August 12, 2022.

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, the below 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.

All FSIS export certificates accompanying the product must be signed by a FSIS veterinarian. PHIS will addDVM  after the digital signature.

All FSIS export certificates accompanying the product must be signed by a FSIS veterinarian. PHIS will addDVM  after the digital signature. *

  1. An import permit must be obtained from the Mauritian Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Natural Resources; Veterinary Services.
  2. Beef and Beef Products: PHIS will generate FSIS Form 9060-5, Export Certificate of Wholesomeness. The import permit number and date issued must be typed in the "Remarks" section of the FSIS Form 9060-5. *

    NOTE: For exports certified on or after March 6, 2023, the statements in the FSIS Letterhead Certificate 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. No part of the consignment of meat/meat products were derived from animals slaughtered because of Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy (BSE) or suspicion of BSE.
    2. In respect of fresh bovine bone-in meat, fresh bovine meat was derived from bovines which are not from holdings in which BSE has been confirmed in the previous two years.
    3. In respect of fresh bovine boneless meat, fresh meat from which during the cutting process obvious nervous and lymphatic tissue has been removed.
    4. During the cutting process, all obvious nervous and lymphatic tissue has been removed.
    5. All animals slaughtered for meat/meat products to be shipped to Mauritius were derived from an area known to be free from restrictive measures due to infectious notifiable diseases, particularly Rinderpest, Foot and Mouth disease, Contagious Bovine Pleuro-pneumonia and Anthrax for the last six months.
    6. The animals were subjected to ante-mortem inspection by a qualified Veterinary Surgeon and found to be free from the symptoms of all infectious and contagious diseases including BSE.
    7. That the carcasses, on post-mortem inspection, were found to be free from diseases and that having been unconditionally passed were sound and wholesome in all respect for human consumption.
    8. The carcasses, meat/meat products were prepared, and handled and processed and packed in a sanitary manner with all necessary precautions taken to prevent any danger to human health.
    9. The animals were slaughtered within a period of 1 year prior to the date of shipment and the meat/meat products were deboned, packed, processed or prepared in establishments which have been approved for export purposes and where the necessary precautions for the prevention of danger to human health are taken.
    10. That the products (in the case of frozen beef) were held in a cold storage for a period of not less than two weeks after slaughter and that all precautions were taken to prevent contamination, whilst in cold storage and in transit and that it is in a sound marketable condition at the time of shipment.
  3. Fresh/Frozen Poultry and Poultry Products: PHIS will generate FSIS Form 9060-5, Export Certificate of Wholesomeness. The import permit number and date issued must be typed in the "Remarks" section of the FSIS Form 9060-5. *

    NOTE: For exports certified on or after March 6, 2023, the statements in the FSIS Letterhead Certificate 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 derived from birds with no clinical signs suggestive of notifiable avian influenza (NAI) or Newcastle disease (ND) and from farms which were free of highly pathogenic notifiable avian influenza (HPNAI) and ND for at least 21 days prior to slaughter.
    2. The consignment does not contain any meat derived from poultry that have been slaughtered as part of a disease eradication programme.
    3. All federally inspected poultry establishments are eligible to export to Mauritius (inspected by USDA).
    4. The poultry meat was produced in accordance with the U.S. National Residue Program which assures that the products do not contain harmful levels of residues of antibiotics, hormones (synthetic or natural) and arsenical derivatives.
    5. The products have undergone Veterinary inspection throughout processing and storage, and have been found to be unconditionally fit for human consumption.
    6. The poultry products have been processed and stored for not more than six months prior to shipment at a temperature not higher than -20 degrees Celsius.
  4. Cooked/ Ready-to-Eat Poultry Products: PHIS will generate FSIS Form 9060-5, Export Certificate of Wholesomeness. The import permit number and date issued must be typed in the "Remarks" section of the FSIS Form 9060-5. *

    NOTE: For exports certified on or after March 6, 2023, the statements in the FSIS Letterhead Certificate 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 derived from birds with no clinical signs suggestive of notifiable avian influenza (NAI) or Newcastle disease (ND) and from farms which were free of highly pathogenic notifiable avian influenza (HPNAI) and ND for at least 21 days prior to slaughter.
    2. The consignment does not contain any meat derived from poultry that have been slaughtered as part of a disease eradication programme.
    3. All federally inspected poultry establishments are eligible to export to Mauritius (inspected by USDA).
    4. The cooked, ready-to-eat product was produced under controls of the FSIS Microbiological Monitoring Program. (This statement is to be included only for cooked, ready-to-eat products.)
    5. The poultry meat was produced in accordance with the U.S. National Residue Program which assures that the products do not contain harmful levels of residues of antibiotics, hormones (synthetic or natural) and arsenical derivatives.
    6. The products have undergone Veterinary inspection throughout processing and storage, and have been found to be unconditionally fit for human consumption.
    7. The poultry products have been processed and stored for not more than six months prior to shipment at a temperature not higher than -20 degrees Celsius.

  1. Date of processing and expiration date should be printed in English or French.
  2. Transshipment of meat or poultry is not allowed.


All federally inspected establishments are eligible to export to Mauritius.

Last Updated: May 18, 2023
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