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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)
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  • 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
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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
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      • Microbial Risk
        • Listeria Monocytogenes
        • Salmonella
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          • BSE Rules Being Strictly Enforced
            • BSE Workshops for Small & Very Small Plants
          • FSIS BSE Resources
      • Specified Risk Material Resources
      • Food Safety Assessments Tools
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      • 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
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        • 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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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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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.

Uruguay

Library Updates

Export - 5/20/2025, UY-91

Import - 2/28/2022, UY-01

Export Requirements

Last update May 20, 2025

1. Beef and beef products

2. Pork and pork products

3. Pork casings

4. Fresh/frozen poultry and poultry products (except as indicated in the Ineligible Products section below)

5. Thermally Processed – Commercially Sterile poultry and poultry products (fully cooked). 

  1. Fresh/frozen poultry and poultry products derived from birds originating from, or slaughtered, processed, or stored within the
    1. Alabama:
      1. The State of Alabama
        1. on or after October 27, 2023 and before January 16, 2024; and
        2. on or after December 19, 2024 and before March 1, 2025 are ineligible for export to Uruguay.*
    2. Alaska:
      1. The State of Alaska on or after October 5, 2022 and before April 13, 2023 are ineligible for export to Uruguay.
    3. Arizona:
      1. The State of Arizona on or after November 13, 2024 and before March 13, 2025 are ineligible for export to Uruguay.*
    4. Arkansas:
      1. The State of Arkansas
        1. on or after October 7, 2022 and before December 31, 2022; 
        2. on or after October 31, 2023 and before March 21, 2024; and
        3. on or after December 30, 2024 and before April 30, 2025 are ineligible for export to Uruguay.*
    5. California:
      1. The State of California
        1. on or after September 25, 2018 and on or before June 1, 2020;
        2. on or after August 22, 2022 and before June 1, 2023;
        3. on or after October 26, 2023 and before June 28, 2024; and
        4. on or after September 18, 2024 are ineligible for export to Uruguay. 
    6. Colorado:
      1. The State of Colorado
        1. on or after April 8, 2022 and before August 23, 2023;
        2. on or after November 30, 2023 and before March 25, 2024;
        3. on or after July 8, 2024 and before September 10, 2024; and 
        4. on or after February 12, 2025 are ineligible for export to Uruguay.*
    7. Delaware:
      1. The State of Delaware
        1. on or after February 22, 2022 and before June 24, 2022; and
        2. on or after January 4, 2025  and before April 18, 2025 are ineligible for export to Uruguay.*
    8. Florida:
      1. The State of Florida:
        1. on or after October 14, 2022 and before April 26, 2023;
        2. on or after February 8, 2024 and before March 14, 2024;
        3. on or after April 15, 2024 and before May 15, 2024; 
        4. on or after July 19, 2024 and before November 6, 2024; and
        5. on or after January 14, 2025 and before Mach 31, 2025; and
        6. on or after May 8, 2025 are ineligible for export to Uruguay.*
    9. Georgia:
      1. The State of Georgia
        1. on or after November 21, 2023 and before December 27, 2023; and
        2. on or after January 17, 2025 and before March 4, 2025 are ineligible for export to Uruguay.*
    10. Idaho:
      1. The State of Idaho
        1. on or after April 14, 2022 and before March 23, 2023; and
        2. on or after December 15, 2023 and March 2, 2025 are ineligible for export to Uruguay.*
    11. Illinois:
      1. The State of Illinois
        1. on or after November 30, 2022 and before May 4, 2023; and
        2. on or after November 19, 2024 are ineligible for export to Uruguay.
    12. Indiana:
      1. The State of Indiana
        1. on or after February 8, 2022 and before July 20, 2022;
        2. on or after September 1, 2022 and before April 18, 2023;
        3. on or after January 25, 2024 and before April 4, 2024; and
        4. on or after January 7, 2025 are ineligible for export to Uruguay.
    13. Iowa:
      1. The State of Iowa
        1. on or after March 6, 2022 and before August 3, 2022;
        2. on or after October 31, 2022 and before May 22, 2023;
        3. on or after October 23, 2023 and before January 19, 2024; 
        4. on or after May 28, 2024 and before August 30, 2024; and
        5. on or after December 6, 2024 and before May 5, 2025 are ineligible for export to Uruguay.*
    14. Kansas:
      1. The State of Kansas
        1. on or after March 11, 2022 and before March 29, 2023; 
        2. on or after December 13, 2023 and before July 1, 2024; and
        3. on or after December 18, 2024  and before May 21, 2025 are ineligible for export to Uruguay.*
    15. Kentucky:
      1. The State of Kentucky
        1. on or after February 12, 2022 and before May 14, 2022; and
        2. on or after October 6, 2022 and before November 5, 2022 are ineligible for export to Uruguay.
    16. Maine:
      1. The State of Maine on or after March 22, 2022 and on or before September 18, 2022 are ineligible for export to Uruguay.
    17. Maryland:
      1. The State of Maryland
        1. on or after March 4, 2022 and before August 16, 2022;
        2. on or after November 29, 2022 and before January 17, 2023; 
        3. on or after November 21, 2023 and before February 12, 2024; and
        4. on or after January 14, 2025 and May 20, 2025 are ineligible for export to Uruguay.*
    18. Massachusetts:
      1. The State of Massachusetts on or after March 7, 2024 and before August 2, 2024 are ineligible for export to Uruguay.
    19. Michigan:
      1. The State of Michigan
        1. on or after April 13, 2022 and before July 6, 2023; 
        2. on or after December 7, 2023 and before August 9, 2024; and
        3. on or after December 23, 2024 and before April 7, 2025 are ineligible for export to Uruguay.*
    20. Minnesota:
      1. The State of Minnesota
        1. on or after March 25, 2022 and before February 17, 2023; 
        2. on or after October 11, 2023 and before October 16, 2024; and
        3. on or after November 25, 2024  and before March 28, 2025 are ineligible for export to Uruguay.*
    21. Mississippi:
      1. The state of Mississippi
        1. on or after November 4, 2022 and before January 6, 2023; 
        2. on or after February 7, 2023 and before May 16, 2023; and
        3. on or after December 20, 2024 and before May 2, 2025 are ineligible for export to Uruguay.*
    22. Missouri:
      1. The State of Missouri
        1. on or after March 4, 2022 and before July 21, 2022;
        2. on or after November 22, 2022 and before April 22, 2023; 
        3. on or after November 6, 2023 and before June 4, 2024; and
        4. on or after December 10, 2024 are ineligible for export to Uruguay.
    23. Montana:
      1. The State of Montana
        1. on or after April 7, 2022 and before June 21, 2022;
        2. on or after September 15, 2022 and before October 19, 2022;
        3. on or after November 1, 2022 and before March 26, 2023;
        4. on or after October 10, 2023 and December 24, 2023; and
        5. on or after November 12, 2024  and before April 11, 2025 are ineligible for export to Uruguay.*
    24. Nebraska:
      1. The State of Nebraska
        1. on or after March 22, 2022 and before July 5, 2022;
        2. on or after November 25, 2022 and before July 21, 2023; 
        3. on or after February 6, 2024 and before April 1, 2024; and
        4. on or after December 6, 2024 and before March 5, 2025 are ineligible for export to Uruguay.*
    25. Nevada:
      1. The State of Nevada on or after October 17, 2022 and before August 11, 2023 are ineligible for export to Uruguay.
    26. New Hampshire:
      1. The State of New Hampshire on or after September 23, 2022 and before March 29, 20203 are ineligible for export to Uruguay.
    27. New Jersey:
      1. The State of New Jersey
        1. on or after May 17, 2022 and before November 13, 2022; and
        2. on or after September 15, 2023 and before October 16, 2023; and
        3. on or after February 22, 2025 are ineligible for export to Uruguay.*
    28. New Mexico:
      1. The State of New Mexico on or after April 12, 2024 and before August 28, 2024 are ineligible for export to Uruguay. 
    29. New York:
      1. The State of New York
        1. on or after March 23, 2022 and before December 13, 2022;
        2. on or after February 15, 2023 and before September 18, 2023;
        3. on or after December 12, 2023 and before May 11, 2024; and
        4. on or after January 17, 2025 are ineligible for export to Uruguay.
    30. North Carolina:
      1. The State of North Carolina:
        1. on or after March 29, 2022 and before August 9, 2022;
        2. on or after February 9, 2024 and before April 23, 2024; and
        3. on or after January 7, 2025 and before April 24, 2025 are ineligible for export to Uruguay.*
    31. North Dakota:
      1. The State of North Dakota:
        1. on or after March 29, 2022 and before April 8, 2023;
        2. on or after April 22, 2023 and before June 16, 2023; 
        3. on or after November 15, 2023 and before April 30, 2024; and
        4. on or after November 22, 2024 are ineligible for export to Uruguay.
    32. Ohio:
      1. The State of Ohio
        1. on or after September 3, 2022 and before April 11, 2023;
        2. on or after November 21, 2023 and before March 29, 2024; and
        3. on or after December 19, 2024 are ineligible for export to Uruguay.
    33. Oklahoma:
      1. The State of Oklahoma
        1. on or after April 30, 2022 and before June 8, 2022; and
        2. on or after December 3, 2024 and before March 10, 2025 are ineligible for export to Uruguay.*
    34. Oregon:
      1. The State of Oregon
        1. on or after May 17, 2022 and before March 31, 2023
        2. on or after October 20, 2023 and before April 16, 2024; and
        3. on or after October 24, 2024 are ineligible for export to Uruguay.
    35. Pennsylvania:
      1. The State of Pennsylvania
        1. on or after April 15, 2022 and before August 29, 2023; and
        2. on or after December 27, 2023 and before February 10, 2024; and
        3. on or after January 28, 2025 are ineligible for export to Uruguay.*
    36. Puerto Rico:
      1. The Territory of Puerto Rico on or after January 13, 2025 are ineligible for export to Uruguay.
    37. South Carolina:
      1. The State of South Carolina
        1. on or after April 8, 2020 and on or before August 5, 2020; and
        2. on or after December 31, 2024  and before January 31, 2025 are ineligible for export to Uruguay.*
    38. South Dakota:
      1. The State of South Dakota
        1. on or after March 5, 2022 and before August 17, 2023; 
        2. on or after October 4, 2023 and before June 10, 2024; and
        3. on or after November 27, 2024 are ineligible for export to Uruguay.
    39. Tennessee: :
      1. The State of Tennessee
        1. on or after September 15, 2022 and before June 10, 2023; and
        2. on or after November 29, 2024 and March 10, 2025 are ineligible for export to Uruguay.*
    40. Texas:
      1. The State of Texas
        1. on or after April 2, 2022 and before May 19, 2022;
        2. on or after January 18, 2023 and before February 18, 2023; and
        3. on or after April 2, 2024 and before July 15, 2024 are ineligible for export to Uruguay.
    41. Utah:
      1. The State of Utah
        1. on or after April 25, 2022 and before April 22, 2023;
        2. on or after October 6, 2023 and before December 14, 2023 are ineligible for export to Uruguay; and 
        3. on or after October 15, 2024 and before January 16, 2025 are ineligible for export to Uruguay.
    42. Virginia:
      1. The State of Virginia on or after January 19, 2023 and before May 8, 2023; and
      2. on or after January 21, 2025 and before April 19, 2025 are ineligible for export to Uruguay.*
    43. Washington:
      1. The State of Washington
        1. on or after May 5, 2022 and before May 27, 2023;
        2. on or after October 27, 2023 and before May 14, 2024 are ineligible for export to Uruguay; and
        3. on or after October 15, 2024 and before December 20, 2024 are ineligible for export to Uruguay.
    44. West Virginia:
      1. The State of West Virginia on or after January 3, 2025 and before January 30, 2025 are ineligible for export to Uruguay.*
    45. Wisconsin:
      1. The State of Wisconsin
        1. on or after March 14, 2022 and before April 19, 2023; 
        2. on or after November 22, 2023 and before March 22, 2024; and
        3. on or after December 13, 2024 are ineligible for export to Uruguay.
  2. Products for Personal Consumption: Products intended for personal consumption transported in luggage, mail, air freight, or mail order to Uruguay are ineligible.

  1. Importers are responsible for submitting labels to MGAP.  For more information about this process, please see the Foreign Agricultural Service’s Global Agricultural Information Network report; Uruguay Import Product and Label Requirements for U.S. Animal Products.  Labels must be bilingual (English/Spanish) and must include the following information: 
    1. Product name and brand name 
    2. Name, address, and official approval number of the establishment of origin.  
    3. Lot identification
    4. Production date (MM/DD/YYYY format)
    5. Expiration date or best use by date (MM/DD/YYYY format)
    6. Net weight
    7. Safe handling statement (keep frozen or keep refrigerated) 
    8. Importer name, address and RUT No.
    9. Registration Numbers (provided by MGAP):
      • No. REG. MONOGRAFIA MGAP/DGSG/DIA M……………….
      • No. REG. ROTULO MGAP/DGSG/DIA R……………..
  2. Exemptions for ship store products:
    1. Products for ship stores are not required to be registered with MGAP.
    2. Products for ship stores are exempt from Uruguay’s bilingual labeling requirement.

 

 

All FSIS export certificates accompanying the product must signed by an FSIS veterinarian. PHIS will add DMV after the digital signature.

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. Certification Requirements

1. Beef and beef products – FSIS Form 9060-5, Meat and Poultry Export Certificate of Wholesomeness is required and will be generated through PHIS for Export of Beef and Beef Products to Uruguay.

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 cattle from which the product derives are from a BSE negligible risk country or the animals were legally imported. / Los animales de los que deriva el producto son de un país de riesgo insignificante para EEB o fueron legalmente importados.
  2. The animals from which the product derives were slaughtered in federally inspected establishments under veterinary supervision. / Los animales de donde se obtuvo el producto fueron sacrificados en una planta de faena bajo inspección Federal con supervisión veterinaria.
  3. The animals from which the product derives did not present disease signs on antemortem inspection or lesions on post-mortem inspection in the slaughter establishment and were declared fit for human consumption by the official veterinary inspection. / Los animales de los cuales proviene la mercadería no presentaron síntomas de enfermedades a la inspección antemortem ni lesiones al examen posmortem al que fueron sometidos en el establecimiento faenador, y fueron declarados aptos para consumo humano por la inspección Veterinaria Oficial.
  4. 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. / La carne bovina o los productos de carne bovina fueron producidos de acuerdo al Programa Nacional de Control de Residuos de los EEUU, el cual asegura que los productos no contienen niveles tóxicos de medicamentos veterinarios, pesticidas, o contaminantes ambientales. 

2. Beef Product for ship stores - The statement “Product for ship stores.” must be added to the export certificate 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.

3. Pork and pork products - FSIS Form 9060-5: Meat and Poultry Export Certificate of Wholesomeness is required and will be generated through PHIS for pork and pork products exported into Uruguay.

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. 

The animals from which the product was obtained originated from farms that are free of O.I. E. List A diseases that affect swine." "The animals from which the product was obtained were slaughtered in official establishments with permanent veterinary inspection and are fit for human consumption.

Note: The above certification statements are not to be used on FSIS Form 9060-18 for pork casings.

4. Pork Product for ship stores - The statement “Product for ship stores.” must be added to the export certificate 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.

5. Pork Casings - Obtain FSIS Form 9060-18 (08/25/2011) Animal Casings Export Certificate for Countries Requiring Ante-Mortem, Post-Mortem and Sound and Clean Statements.

6. Fresh/Frozen poultry and poultry products - FSIS Form 9060-5, Meat and Poultry Export Certificate of Wholesomeness is required and will be generated through PHIS for Export of Fresh and Frozen Poultry and Poultry Products (poultry carcasses, and cuts, including bone-in and boneless) to Uruguay.

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 country or State of origin meets the requirements of the Terrestrial Animal Health Code (World Animal Health Organization, OIE) to be considered free of highly pathogenic avian influenza and Newcastle disease. / El país o la zona de procedencia está declarado como libre de influenza aviar altamente patógena y enfermedad de Newcastle de acuerdo al Código Sanitario de los Animales Terrestres de la Organización Mundial de Sanidad Animal (OIE). 
  2. The birds giving rise to the consignment comply with surveillance parameters established in the Terrestrial Animal Health Code (OIE) for these diseases. / Las aves están bajo un programa de vigilancia epidemiológica permanente para dichas enfermedades que cumple con la estrategia de vigilancia señalada en el Código Sanitario de los Animales Terrestres de la OIE.
  3. The birds giving rise to the consignment of meat comply with the requirements of the National Poultry Improvement Plan (NPIP). / Las aves que dan origen a la partida de carne, fueron producidas y faenadas bajo los criterios del Programa Nacional de Mejoramiento Avícola (NPIP).
  4. The birds giving rise to the consignment of meat are from farms that during the last 60 days are not under active restrictions for infectious contagious diseases. / Las aves proceden de explotaciones que no están sujetas a restricciones sanitarias por enfermedades infecciosas durante los últimos 60 días.
  5. The birds giving rise to the consignment were not slaughtered in the context of a health program for the control or eradication of poultry diseases. / Los animales no fueron sacrificados en virtud de un programa sanitario de control o erradicación de enfermedades de las especies avícolas.
  6. The birds were slaughtered in plants approved to export by the Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS). / Las aves han sido faenadas en plantas habilitadas para exportar por el Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS). 
  7. The meat was derived from birds that were officially given an ante-mortem and post-mortem inspection by FSIS inspection officials and are fit for human consumption. / La carne proviene de aves que recibieron inspección ante mortem y post mortem por la autoridad sanitaria oficial y considerándose apta para el consumo humano.
  8.  Poultry meat and meat products were produced according to the U.S. Pathogen Reduction/HACCP systems regulations. / La carne de ave procede de establecimientos de faena que aplican un programa de reducción de patógenos y planes HACCP. 
  9. The poultry or poultry 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. / La carne avícola o productos de carne avícola fueron producidos de acuerdo al programa nacional de control de residuos del país de origen, el cual asegura que los productos no contienen niveles tóxicos de medicamentos veterinarios, pesticidas o contaminantes ambientales. 

7. Poultry product for ship stores - 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. 

Product for ship stores. This product originated from birds slaughtered and processed in a State free of exotic Newcastle disease.

8. Cooked poultry and poultry products - FSIS Form 9060-5, Meat and Poultry Export Certificate of Wholesomeness is required and will be generated through PHIS for Cooked Poultry and Poultry Products for Export to Uruguay.

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 cooked poultry products were produced in plants approved to export by the Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS).
  2. The poultry and poultry products came from birds that were officially given an antemortem and postmortem inspection and passed in accordance with applicable laws and regulations of the United States Department of Agriculture and are wholesome and fit for human consumption.
  3. The fully cooked poultry products were produced using processes which ensured that a 7-log10 reduction of Salmonella or an alternative lethality that achieves an equivalent probability that no viable Salmonella organisms remain in the finished product, as well as the reduction of other pathogens and their toxins or toxic metabolites.
  4. Packages have been sealed in a safe and secure manner which precludes contamination.

B. Additional Certification Requirements

  1. Export certification of inedible products, other than technical animal fat (9 CFR 351) and certified pet food (9 CFR 355), is no longer provided by FSIS. Exporters should contact APHIS field offices to obtain information about certification of inedible products. A list of APHIS offices is available at APHIS' Web site.

  1. All processed animal products exported to Uruguay intended for human consumption, excluding dairy products, must register a product monograph and label only once with the Animal Industry Division (DIA), General Directorate of Livestock Services (DGSG) within the Ministry of Livestock, Agriculture, and Fisheries (MGAP) prior to embarkation of the product. Single ingredient products that do not have added substances, and non-processed (i.e. fresh/frozen raw) products are not required to register a monograph but are required to register a label with MGAP prior to embarkation. For more information about this process, please see the Foreign Agricultural Service’s Global Agricultural Information Network report; Uruguay Import and Label Requirements for U.S. Animal Product. The monograph must be signed by the individual at the producing establishment responsible for quality control. 
  2. Processed meat and poultry products must be registered with the Intendencia Municipal de Montevideo, and receive a Certificate of Marketing from Technical Laboratory of Uruguay. For more information about this process, please see the Foreign Agricultural Service’s Global Agricultural Information Network report Processed Meat and Poultry Products Import Requirements for Uruguay. All submitted documents must be accompanied with a Spanish translation.
  3. Meat and poultry products exporters should verify that a valid import permit has been issued to the importer prior to shipment. 

All Federally inspected meat establishments are eligible to export to Uruguay.

Import Requirements

Last update Feb 28, 2022

Process Category
Product Category
Product Group
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 Thermally Processed - Commercially Sterile
Eligible Products Thermally Processed, Commercially Sterile
Product category Beef - All Products Eligible
Process Not Heat Treated - Shelf Stable
Eligible Products RTE Acidified / Fermented Meat (without cooking)
Product category Beef - All Products Eligible
Process Not Heat Treated - Shelf Stable
Eligible Products RTE Dried Meat
Product category Beef - All Products Eligible
Process Not Heat Treated - Shelf Stable
Eligible Products RTE Salt-Cured Meat
Product category Beef - All Products Eligible
Process Heat Treated - Shelf Stable
Eligible Products NRTE Otherwise Processed Meat
Product category Beef - All Products Eligible
Process Heat Treated - Shelf Stable
Eligible Products RTE Acidified / Fermented Meat (without cooking)
Product category Beef - All Products Eligible
Process Heat Treated - Shelf Stable
Eligible Products RTE Dried Meat
Product category Beef - All Products Eligible
Process Fully Cooked - Not Shelf Stable
Eligible Products RTE Fully-Cooked Meat
Product category Beef - All Products Eligible
Process Fully Cooked - Not Shelf Stable
Eligible Products RTE Meat Fully-Cooked Without Subsequent Exposure to the Environment
Product category Beef - All Products Eligible
Process Products with Secondary Inhibitors - Not Shelf Stable
Eligible Products RTE Salt-Cured Meat
Product category Beef - All Products Eligible

Additional Import Information

The products identified in the table above are eligible for export from Uruguay 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).

  • RTE = Ready-to-eat; NRTE = Not ready-to-eat

APHIS Animal Disease Requirements for Uruguay

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 Uruguay’s eligibility to export product to the United States are listed below:

Beef imported from Uruguay is subjected to Foot-and-Mouth Disease (FMD) requirements specified in 9 CFR 94.29 or 9 CFR 94.4 and the Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy (BSE) requirements specified in 9 CFR 94.18 or 9 CFR 94.19.

Lamb and Mutton imported from Uruguay are subjected to Foot-and-Mouth Disease (FMD) requirements specified in 9 CFR 94.29.

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 Uruguay’s Certified Establishment List

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

Last Updated: May 20, 2025
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