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Provided here in PDF format, listed by country and calendar year, are comprehensive audits of foreign country inspection systems to ensure compliance with the regulatory requirements of the:
- Federal Meat Inspection Act
- Poultry Products Inspection Act
- Egg Products Inspection Act
- Humane Methods of Livestock Slaughter Act
Foreign Audit Reports for Previous Years
Argentina
- 2019 - Feb 25 - Mar 15, 2019 (Oct 7, 2019)
- 2020 – Dec 2 - 6, 2019 (Mar 20, 2020) (follow up verification audit)
- 2016 - Nov 29 - Dec 13, 2016 (Aug 3, 2017)
- 2014 - Aug 5 - 22, 2014 (Oct 29, 2015)
- 2012 - Aug 21 - Sep 7, 2012 (Jul 28, 2014)
- 2009 - Jul 15-Aug 18, 2009
- 2008 - Sep 5-Oct 2, 2008
- 2007 - Jul 13-Aug 8, 2007
- 2006 - Aug 16-Sep 7, 2006
- 2005 - Sep 21-Oct 26, 2005
Australia
- 2018 - Aug 6-22, 2018 (Aug 29, 2019; revision Sep 12, 2019)
- 2016 - Sep 12-30, 2016 (Jul 3, 2017)
- 2014 - Nov 17 - Dec 8, 2014 (Apr 12, 2016)
- 2013 - Jul 29 - Aug 21, 2013 (Sep 15, 2014; modified Feb 2, 2016 to include Attachment 2 and 3)
- 2011 - March 17-25, 2011
- 2008 - Aug 7 - Sep 1, 2008
- 2007 - Aug 22 - Sep 20, 2007
- 2006 - Aug 10 - Aug 30, 2006
2006 - May 26 - Jun 30, 2005
Austria
- 2018 - May 14 - May 18, 2018 (Oct 5, 2018)
- 2016 - July 12 - Jul 22, 2016 (Mar 7, 2017)
- 2013 - Jun 6 - Jun 14, 2013 (May 1, 2014)
- 2008 - Sep 12 - Sep 24, 2008
- 2007 - Sep 17 - Sep 27, 2007
Belgium
- 2008 - Mar 13 - Mar 20, 2008
- 2007 - Feb 27 - Mar 5, 2007
- 2005 - Mar 30 - Apr 6, 2005
2005 - Dec 14, 2005 - Dec 22, 2005
Brazil
- 2019 - Jun 10 - Jun 28, 2019 (Dec 19, 2019)
- 2020 - Jan 13 - Jan 24, 2020 (Feb 20, 2020) (follow up verification audit).
- 2017 - May 15 - Jun 2, 2017 (Nov 15, 2017)
- 2015 - Nov 9 - Nov 20, 2015 (May 26, 2016)
- 2014 - Sep 15 - Oct 3, 2014 (Apr 27, 2015)
- 2013 - Feb 18 - Mar 14, 2013 (Apr 18, 2014)
- 2010 - Aug 31 - Sep 22, 2010
- 2009 - Jul 6 - Aug 14, 2009
- 2008 - Jun 11 - Jul 22, 2008
2008 - Aug 27 - Sep 5, 2008 - 2007 - Aug 14 - Sep 13, 2007
- 2006 - Aug 16 - Sep 12, 2006
- 2005 - Mar 10 - Apr 14, 2005
2005 - Jun 2 - Jun 23, 2005
2005 - Jul 7-27, 2005
2005 - Oct 19 - Nov 7, 2005
Canada
- 2019 - Nov 26 - Dec 13, 2018 (Nov 5, 2019)
- 2016 - Sep 12 - Sep 30, 2016 (Apr 13, 2017)
- 2014 - May 28 - Jun 13, 2014 (Jan 20, 2016)
- 2012 - Oct 22 - Nov 9, 2012 (Dec 11, 2013)
- 2009 - Aug 25 - Oct 1, 2009
- 2008 - May 20 - Jun 25, 2008
- 2007 - May 1 - Jun 6, 2007
- 2006 - Apr 25 - May 23, 2006
- 2005 - Feb 8-17, 2005
2005 - May 10 - Jun 16, 2005
2005 - Oct 11 - Oct 18, 2005
Chile
- 2020 - Jan 13 - 28, 2020 (Jul 2, 2020)
- 2018 - Apr 2 - 17, 2018 (Aug 31, 2018)
- 2016 - Jun 6 - Jun 24, 2016 (Feb 3, 2017)
- 2014 - Feb 17 - Mar 7, 2014 (Jul 9, 2015)
- 2012 - Apr 10-27, 2012 (Mar 11, 2012)
- 2009 - Jul 15 - Aug 7, 2009
- 2008 - Jul 8 - Aug 8, 2008
- 2007 - Mar 15 - Apr 3, 2007
- 2006 - Mar 22 - Apr 13, 2006
- 2005 - Aug 9 - Aug 18, 2005
Memorandum
China
- 2019 - Nov 26 – Dec 13, 2018
- Poultry Inspection System (Dec 31, 2019)
- 2019 - Nov 26 – Dec 13, 2018
- Siluriformes Fish Inspection System (Sep 26, 2019)
- 2018 - May 28 - June 4, 2018
- Siluriformes Fish Inspection System (Aug 28, 2018)
- 2016 - Jul 11-22, 2016
- Poultry Processing (Sep 13, 2017)
- 2015 - May 8-28, 2015
- Poultry Slaughter (Mar 4, 2016)
- Poultry Processing (Mar 4, 2016)
- 2013 - Mar 4-19, 2013
- Poultry Slaughter (Dec 13, 2013)
- Poultry Processing (Aug 30 2013; modified to include Audit Checklists Sep 4, 2013)
- Audit Checklists (Sep 4, 2013)
- Country response (Sep 6, 2013)
- 2010 - Dec 1 - Dec 21, 2010
- 2005 - Jul 27 - Aug 12, 2005
Costa Rica
- 2019 - Aug 19 - Aug 29, 2019 (Feb 12, 2020)
- 2017 - May 15 - May 26, 2017 (Nov 30, 2017)
- 2014 - Dec 2 - Dec 11, 2014 (May 20, 2015)
- 2012 - Mar 26 - Apr 3, 2012 (Sep 30, 2013).
- 2009 - Sep 14 - Oct 25, 2009
- 2008 - Apr 17 - Apr 28, 2008
- 2007 - Feb 15 - Feb 22, 2007
- 2005 - Oct 12 - Oct 27, 2005
Croatia
- 2019 - May 6 - May 17, 2019 (Oct 3, 2019)
- 2017 - Sep 18 - Sep 29, 2017 (Apr 16, 2018)
- 2014 - Jul 30 - Aug 8, 2014 (Feb 24, 2015)
- 2009 - Sep 16 - Sep 28, 2009
- 2008 - Jun 18 - Jul 2, 2008
- 2007 - Sep 6 - Sep 17, 2007
- 2006 - Mar 22 - Apr 6, 2006
- 2005 - Mar 16 - Mar 31, 2005
Czech Republic
- 2008 - Sep 4 - Sep 11, 2008
- 2007 - May 2-17, 2007
- 2005 - Jul 20-29, 2005
Denmark
- 2019 - Nov 4 - Nov 15, 2019 (Apr 3, 2020)
- 2018 - Mar 12 - Mar 23, 2018 (Jul 17, 2018)
- 2016 - May 23 - Jun 10, 2016 (Nov 14, 2016)
- 2014 - Mar 4 - Mar 19, 2014 (Jan 29, 2015; modified Feb 9, 2015)
- 2009 - Jun 23 - Jul 29, 2009
- 2008 - Jan 29 - Mar 11, 2008
- 2007 - May 1 - Jun 6, 2007
- 2005 - Jun 29 - Aug 4, 2005
Finland
- 2019 - Feb 5 - 8, 2019 (Sep 3, 2019)
- 2017 - Jan 25 - Feb 8, 2017 (Aug 3, 2017)
- 2015 - Mar 4 - Mar 17, 2015 (Jul 28, 2015; modified Aug 29, 2017))
- 2012 - Jun 5 - Jun 20, 2012 (Jun 14, 2013)
- 2009 - Jul 29 - Aug 12, 2009
- 2008 - May 14 - May 29, 2008
- 2007 - May 7 - May 21, 2007
- 2005 - Feb 23 - Mar 11, 2005
2005 - Nov 9 - 22, 2005
France
- 2019 - Mar 4 - Mar 15, 2019 (Aug 15, 2019)
- 2017 - Mar 20 - Mar 31, 2017 (Aug 30, 2017)
- 2015 - Aug 31 - Sep 18, 2015 (Jun 30, 2016)
- 2013 - Jun 15 - Jun 28, 2013 (Jun 4, 2014)
- 2009 - Sep 9 - Sep 25, 2009
- 2008 - Feb 27 - Mar 11, 2008
- 2007 - Mar 28 - Apr 12, 2007
- 2005 - Nov 30 - Dec 21, 2005
Germany
- 2019 - Mar 18 - Mar 29, 2019 (Oct 23, 2019)
- 2017 - Mar 20 - Apr 7, 2017 (Nov 14, 2017)
- 2015 - Jun 2 - Jun 19, 2015 (Feb 19, 2016)
- 2012 - Jun 27 - Jul 13, 2012 (Jun 3, 2013)
- 2009 - Oct 28 - Nov 18, 2009
- 2008 - Jun 4 - Jun 24, 2008
- 2007 - Apr 16 - May 2, 2007
- 2005 - Apr 13 - May 4, 2005
2005 - Nov 24 - Dec 20, 2005
Honduras
- 2018 - Apr 16-20, 2018 (Sep 21, 2018)
- 2015 - Feb 10-19, 2015 (Jun 1, 2015)
- 2014 - Sep 16-22, 2014 (Jun 24, 2015)
- 2013 - Apr 9-25, 2013 (Jun 10, 2014)
- 2010 - Mar 2 - 23, 2010
- 2009 - Date of Audit: Jun 8-15, 2009
- Initial Equivalence (Dec 3, 2012)
- 2008 - Apr 2 - 16, 2008
- 2007 - Jan 30 - Feb 12, 2007
- 2005 - Feb 22 - Mar 4, 2005
2005 - Oct 18 - Oct 25, 2005
Hungary
- 2019 - Jul 22 - Aug 2, 2019 (Jan 27. 2020)
- 2017 - Nov 27 - Dec 15, 2017 (May 17, 2018)
- 2015 - Jun 15 - Jul 3, 2015 (Feb 4, 2016)
- 2013 - Apr 8 - Apr 25, 2013 (May 6, 2014)
- 2008 - Apr 1 - Apr 8, 2008
- 2007 - May 22 - Jun 1, 2007
- 2005 - Sep 7 - Sep 19, 2005
Iceland
- 2018 - (Sep 17 - Sep 21, 2018) (Mar 4, 2019)
- 2016 - (Sep 20 - Sep 29, 2016) (May 16, 2017)
- 2014 - (Sep 29 - Oct 10, 2014) (Apr 13, 2015)
- 2007 - Sep 12 - Sep 27, 2007
- 2006 - Oct 5 - Oct 16, 2006
- 2005 - Sep 7 - Sep 22, 2005
Ireland
- 2019 - Jun 17 - Jun 28, 2019 (Feb 12, 2020)
- 2017 - Sep 11 - 29, 2017 (May 17, 2018)
- 2015 - Sep 16 - Oct 1, 2015 (Mar 21, 2016; modified May 9, 2016)
- 2014 - Jun 30 - Jul 7, 2014 (Dec 31, 2014; modified Jan 16, 2015)
- 2012 - Sep 12-25, 2012 (Aug 20, 2014)
- 2008 - May 13 - May 29, 2008
- 2007 - Jun 1 - Jun 13, 2007
- 2005 - May 25 - Jun 15, 2005
Israel
- 2019 - Nov 3 – 20, 2019 (May 6, 2020)
- 2018 - Jan 10 - Jan 24, 2018 (Jun 11, 2018)
- 2015 - Nov 11 - Dec 1, 2015 (Apr 20, 2016)
- 2013 - Jun 23 - Jul 4, 2013
- 2009 - Jul 13 - Aug 6, 2009
- 2008 - May 11 - Jun 4, 2008
- 2006 - Oct 29 - Nov 12, 2006
- 2005 - Nov 24 - Dec 22, 2005
Italy
- 2019 - Sep 10 - Sep 25, 2018 (Feb 7, 2019)
- 2016 - May 16 - Jun 3, 2016 (Oct 18, 2016)
- 2014 - Jul 7 - 18, 2014 (May 15, 2015)
- 2009 - Aug 26 - Sep 29, 2009
- 2008 - Mar 26 - Apr 24, 2008
- 2007 - Feb 23 - Mar 19, 2007
- 2005 - Mar 30 - May 4, 2005
2005 - Nov 4 - 15, 2005
Japan
- 2020 - Jan 27 - Feb 14, 2020 (Jul 24, 2020)
- 2018 - Jul 27 - Aug 10, 2018 (Feb 1, 2019)
- 2015 - Sep 24 - Oct 9, 2015 (Mar 28, 2016)
- 2013 - May 13 - May 28, 2013 (Jan 27, 2014)
- 2009 - Jul 8 - Jul 23, 2009
- 2008 - Mar 19 - Apr 10, 2008
- 2007 - Jan 24 - Feb 8, 2007
- 2005 - Jan 6 - Jan 21, 2005
Korea, Republic of
- 2019 - May 13 - May 29, 2019 (Dec 16, 2019)
- 2017 - Sep 4 - Sep 22, 2017 (Mar 1, 2018)
- 2015 - Aug 25 - Sep 11, 2015 (Feb 11, 2016)
- 2010 - Nov 15 - Nov 29, 2010
Lithuania
- 2019 - Jul 15 - 24, 2019 (Jan 6, 2019)
- 2018 - Mar 12 - Mar 23, 2018 (Jul 17, 2018)
- 2016 - Oct 24 - Nov 2, 2016 (May 5, 2017)
- 2013 - Sep 16 - Sep 24, 2013 (Oct 7, 2014; modified Apr 8, 2015 to include Audit Checklists)
- 2012 - Sep 10 - Sep 26, 2012 (Oct 30, 2013)
Mexico
- 2018 - Aug 6 - Aug 22, 2018 (Feb 11, 2019)
- 2016 - Sep 19 - Oct 11, 2016 (Apr 13, 2017)
- 2014 - Jul 15 - Aug 13, 2014 (Apr 28, 2016)
- 2012 - Aug 28 - Sep 13, 2012
- 2009 - Sep 22 - Oct 22, 2009
- 2008 - Jun 24 - Jul 31, 2008
2008 - Sep 8 - Sep 19, 2008
2008 - Oct 20 - Oct 24, 2008 - 2007 - Aug 14 - Sep 7, 2007
- 2006 - Sep 12 - Sep 29, 2006
- 2005 - Mar 1 - Mar 17, 2005
2005 - Jun 28 - Jul 14, 2005
2005 - Nov 8 - Nov 22, 2005
Namibia
- 2020 - Sep 23 - Sep 27, 2019 (Feb 21, 2020)
- 2017 - Sep 11 - Sep 15, 2017 (Mar 14, 2018)
- 2014 - Jan 28 - Feb 3, 2013 and Aug 13-21, 2014 (Mar 26, 2015)
- 2009 - Sep 2 - Sep 9, 2009
Netherlands
- 2019 - May 6-21, 2019 (Feb 12, 2020)
- 2017 - May 1-19, 2017 (Jan 23, 2018)
- 2015 - Jul 13-23, 2015 (Feb 25, 2016)
- 2014 - Jun 2-26, 2014
- Egg Products (Jun 1, 2015)
- Pork & Beef (May 13, 2015)
- 2008 - Mar 12 - Apr 10, 2008
- 2007 - Mar 7 - Mar 27, 2007
- 2005 - May 25 - Jun 23, 2005
New Zealand
- 2018 - Feb 26 - Mar 13, 2018 (Aug 13, 2019)
- 2015 - Apr 8-23, 2015 (Oct 14, 2015)
- 2011 - Mar 7-15, 2011 (20 pp)
- 2008 - Apr 18 - May 12, 2008
- 2007 - May 3 - May 31, 2007
- 2005 - Oct 6 - Nov 18, 2005
Nicaragua
- 2019 - Jan 28 - Feb 8, 2019 (Sep 12, 2019)
- 2016 - Sep 20 - Oct 5, 2016 (Feb 9, 2017)
- 2014 - Sep 8 - Sep 19, 2014 (Aug 13, 2015)
- 2012 - Mar 13-22, 2012 (20 pp) (Feb 27, 2013)
- 2009 - Feb 2 - Feb 10, 2009
- 2008 - Jul 8 - Jul 22, 2008
- 2007 - Feb 26 - Mar 5, 2007
- 2006 - Feb 14 - Mar 3, 2006
- 2005 - Jan 25 - Feb 9, 2005
Paraguay
- 2009 - Mar 31 - Apr 8, 2009
Poland
- 2019 - Jul 15 - Aug 1 2019 (Dec 20, 2019)
- 2017- Sep 11 - Sep 27, 2017 (Apr 16, 2018)
- 2015 - Apr 21 - May 8, 2015 (Nov 5, 2015)
- 2011/2014 - May 10 - Jun 1, 2011 & Jul 14-25, 2014 (Sep 18, 2015)
- 2011 - May 10 - Jun 1, 2011
- Meat Inspection System (Nov 14, 2012)
- Poultry Inspection System (Nov 14, 2012
- 2009 - Sep 16 - Oct 9, 2009
- 2008 - Jun 4 - Jul 3, 2008
- 2007 - Mar 14 - Apr 10, 2007
- 2005 - May 25 - Jun 30, 2005
Romania
- 2008 - Aug 25 - Sep 10, 2008
- 2005 - Jul 11 - Aug 2, 2005
San Marino
- 2019 - Mar 4 - Mar 8, 2019 (Aug 15, 2019)
- 2017 - Mar 6 - Mar 10, 2017 (Aug 16, 2017)
- 2014 - Jul 21 - Jul 25, 2014 (Jul 20, 2015)
- 2008 - Apr 28 - May 2, 2008
- 2007 - Mar 21 - Mar 26, 2007
- 2005 - Dec 12 - Dec 16, 2005
Slovakia
- 2005 - Oct 19 - Oct 25, 2005
Slovenia
- 2005 - Nov 2 - Nov 14, 2005
Spain
- 2019 - May 20 - Jun 5, 2019 (Dec 11, 2019)
- 2017 - Sep 27 - Oct 19, 2017 (Mar 27, 2018)
- 2015 - Sep 16 - Oct 6, 2015 (Mar 7, 2016)
- 2012 - Apr 17 - May 3, 2012
- 2010 - Jan 7 - Feb 3, 2010
- 2008 - Feb 26 - Mar 14, 2008
- 2007 - Feb 28 - Mar 22, 2007
- 2006 - Mar 29 - Apr 26, 2006
- 2005 - Mar 30 - Apr 21, 2005
Sweden
- 2008 - Aug 13 - Aug 22, 2008
- 2007 - May 22 - Jun 1, 2007
- 2006 - Jan 4 - Jan 19, 2006
- 2005 - Aug 17 - Aug 31, 2005
Thailand
- 2018 - May 7 - 11, 2018 (Sep 17, 2018)
United Kingdom (Includes England, Northern Ireland,Scotland, and Wales)
- 2019 - Jul 15 - Aug 2, 2019 (Mar 6, 2020)
England
- Sep 18-29, 2017 (May 17, 2018) 2017 -
- 2014 - May 20 - Jun 4, 2014 (Feb 2, 2016)
- 2009 - Nov 25 - Dec 4, 2009
- 2008 - Jun 13 - Jun 25, 2008
- 2007 - May 9 - May 17, 2007
- 2006 - Mar 10 - Mar 22, 2006
- 2005 - May 23 - Jun 6, 2005
Northern Ireland
- 2017 - Sep 18 - Sep 26, 2017 (Mar 14, 2018)
- 2016 - Apr 13 - Apr 22, 2016 (Aug 24, 2016)
- 2014 - Jun 5 - Jun 13, 2014 (Apr 3, 2015)
- 2009 - Oct 7 - Oct 16, 2009
- 2008 - May 29 - Jun 11, 2008
- 2007 - May 22 - May 30, 2007
- 2005 - May 9 - May 19, 2005
Uruguay
- 2020 - Dec 2 - 13, 2019 (Mar 19, 2020)
- 2018 - Jun 4 - Jun 15, 2018 (Sep 7, 2018)
- 2016 - Mar 29 - Apr 15, 2016 (Jun 29, 2016)
- 2014 - Mar 24 - Apr 11, 2014 (Dec 15, 2014)
- 2010 - Feb 3 - Mar 11, 2010
- 2009 - Jul 15 - Aug 7, 2009
- 2008 - Apr 9 - May 14, 2008
- 2007 - Mar 7 - Mar 29, 2007
- 2005 - Feb 23 - Mar 31, 2005
2005 - Nov 16 - Dec 23, 2005
Vietnam
- 2018 - May 14 - 25, 2018 (Aug 28, 2018)
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