ESI-55 (Nov 13, 2020)

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Eligible/Ineligible Products

1. Eligible Products
   1. Egg products (except as restricted in the INELIGIBLE section below).
2. Ineligible Products: Egg products derived from eggs that originate from or are processed within
   1. California:
      1. The zones shown on the attached map in California on or after September 8, 2018, but prior to July 29, 2019.
      2. The zones shown on the attached map in Monterey County, California on or after April 20, 2019, but prior to September 18, 2019.
      3. The zones shown on the attached map in Merced County, CA on or after June 27, 2019, but prior to September 3, 2020.
   2. Connecticut:
      1. The zones shown on the attached map in Fairfield County, CT on or after March 29, 2019, but prior to July 7, 2019.
   3. Minnesota:
      1. The zones shown on the attached map in Minnesota on or after October 20, 2018, but prior to April 30, 2019.
      2. The zones shown on the attached map in Minnesota on or after October 31, 2018, but prior to April 30, 2019.
   4. Missouri:
      1. Within the zones shown on the attached map in Missouri on or after March 3, 2018, but prior to July 30, 2018
      2. Within the zones shown on the attached map  in Webster County, Missouri on or after November 7, 2020.*
   5. ​North Carolina:
      1. The zones shown on the attached map in Anson and Union Counties, NC on or after March 12, 2020, but prior to October 14, 2020 (see map for applicable dates and zones).
   6. Pennsylvania:
      1. The zones shown on the attached map in Lancaster County, PA on or after March 14, 2019, but prior to August 8, 2019.
   7. South Carolina:
      1. The zones shown on the attached map in Chesterfield County, SC on or after March 17, 2020, but prior to August 5, 2020 (due to low pathogenicity avian influenza confirmation). 
      2. The zones shown on the attached map in Chesterfield County, SC on or after April 8, 2020, but prior to August 5, 2020 (due to high pathogenicity avian influenza confirmation). 
   8. Texas: The zones shown on the attached map in Texas on or after March 7, 2018, but prior to June 21, 2018.

   Note: These products can be exported if heat treated in accordance with the Heat Processing Parameters below.

   Heat Processing Parameters
   
   For pasteurized egg products from zones affected with Avian Influenza virus, the processing parameters outlined in the OIE Terrestrial Animal Health Code Article for the inactivation of Avian Influenza (Article 10.4.25) must be met as shown below.
    

    

   	Core temperature (°C)	Time
   Whole egg	60	188 seconds
   Whole egg blends	60	188 seconds
   Whole egg blends	61.1	94 seconds
   Liquid egg white	55.6	870 seconds
   Liquid egg white	56.7	232 seconds
   10% salted yolk	62.2	138 seconds
   Dried egg white	67	20 hours
   Dried egg white	54.4	50.4 hours

   
   Documentation Requirements

   See required documentation for all countries found in the Requirements for Processed Egg Products section of the FSIS website.

   The following statements must be typed on FSIS Form 9060-5EP or provided on an FSIS letterhead certificate:
   1. This product was processed under USDA supervision in an official establishment.
   2. The products have been handled and packed in a hygienic manner.
   3. This product is fit for human consumption.
   4. No additive and/or coloring matters injurious to health are added.
   5. This product has been pasteurized at __ °C for _____ minutes, in a process that destroys micro-organisms, including Salmonella.

   Documents must be signed by an FSIS veterinarian.
    

   Plants Eligible to Export
   
   The attached list of Federally inspected egg processing plants are eligible to export to Singapore.