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Eligibility of Lithuania to Export Egg Products to the United States

FSIS Notice 50-22
Issue Date Sep 15, 2022
Expiration Date Oct 01, 2023
Full Notice
FSIS Notice 50-22
  1. PURPOSE
    This notice provides instructions to inspection program personnel (IPP) at official import inspection establishments on actions to take when verifying the accuracy of inspection certificates for egg products imported from Lithuania. These certificates, provided by the State Food and Veterinary Service, Lithuania’s central competent authority in charge of food inspection, assure that these products meet FSIS requirements.
  2. BACKGROUND
    On 9/15/22, FSIS published the Federal Register notice, Eligibility of Lithuania to Export Egg Products to the United States (87 FR 56621). The Federal Register notice announced that Lithuania’s egg products inspection system is equivalent to FSIS’ food safety inspection system. Effective 9/15/22, Lithuania is eligible to export to the United States egg products produced in Lithuania on or after 9/15/22. Lithuania is already eligible to export processed beef and pork products to the United States, and this notice does not change the requirements for beef and pork.  

  3. IPP RESPONSIBILITIES

    1. IPP are to follow the instructions in FSIS Directive 9900.1, Imported Product Shipment Presentation and are to verify the production dates on the inspection certificate are on or after 9/15/22.

    2. When the inspection certificate for egg products does not contain certification of the production dates, or the products are certified as produced before 9/15/22, IPP are to fail the Certification Type of Inspection (TOI) in the Public Health Information System (PHIS). This will initiate a refused entry in PHIS. IPP are to refer to FSIS Directive 9900.8, Meat, Poultry, and Egg Products Refused Entry into the United States for disposition.

    3. Egg products certified as produced before 9/15/22 are not eligible for entry into the United States.

  4. QUESTIONS
    Refer questions regarding this notice to your immediate supervisor or as needed to the Office of Policy and Program Development through askFSIS or by telephone at 1-800-233-3935. When submitting a question through askFSIS, complete the web form and select Import for the inquiry type.

    NOTE:  Refer to FSIS Directive 5620.1, Using askFSIS, for additional information on submitting questions.