Reminder: Philippines PHIS Export Onboarding

As announced in the February 14, 2025, Constituent Update, the Philippines will be onboarded into FSIS’ Public Health Information System (PHIS) export module on May 19, 2025. Industry users are encouraged to use the Industry Test Environment to test application submittals for export to the Philippines prior to implementation.

As a reminder, to ease preparation and ensure a successful industry testing period, FSIS has provided industry users with testing instructions for export requirements unique to the Philippines. These instructions can be found on the Industry Testing Instructions: Philippines PHIS Export webpage, or by navigating to the PHIS components page, under the heading “Export,” then “Information for Industry,” and subsequently under “Constituent Updates.”

For further guidance on PHIS export and enrollment, please refer to the following user guides: 

• PHIS Industry User Guide 
• Editing 9060 Records Quick Reference Guide 
• PHIS Quick Reference Guide for Corporate and Establishment Management 

Contact internationalcoordination@usda.gov with any questions regarding these changes. Technical questions can be directed to PHISTechnicalQA@usda.gov. 

FSIS to Post Individual Category Status and Aggregate Results for Poultry Carcasses, Chicken Parts, and Comminuted Poultry Tested for Salmonella 

On May 20, 2025, FSIS will post the updated individual establishment Salmonella performance standard category information for:

• raw poultry carcasses;
• raw chicken parts; and
• comminuted poultry products.

The updated information can be found on the Salmonella Verification Testing Program Monthly Posting page on the FSIS website. Additionally, FSIS will post the aggregate sampling results showing the number of establishments in categories 1, 2, or 3 for establishments producing young poultry carcasses, raw chicken parts, or not ready-to-eat comminuted poultry products at the location linked above.

Upcoming Events

• June 6, 9am-12pm: FSIS Small Plant Roundtable

Export Requirements Update

The Library of Export Requirements has been updated for products for the following:

• North Macedonia
• China
• Japan
• Azerbaijan
• Denmark
• Taiwan

Complete information can be found at the FSIS Import & Export Library.