Export Requirements for El Salvador

ES-10 (Jul 22, 2008)

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Eligible/Ineligible Products

Eligible Products
1. Poultry and poultry products.*
2. Cooked and pre-cooked meat and meat products products.
3. Ruminant meat originating from Australia and New Zealand is eligible for export to El Salvador (see certification requirements below).
4. Beef meat products derived from cattle less than 30 months of age produced under an approved AMS Export Verification (EV) Less Than 30 (LT30) months of age program. Information about the program for El Salvador and a list of LT30 approved establishments can be obtained from AMS' Web site.
  
  If FSIS inspection personnel become aware of concerns that an AMS approved LT30 establishment is not properly executing its Quality Control Program, export certification should not be issued for the product in question and AMS should be notified at ARCBranch@usda.gov. Inspection personnel should include their immediate supervisor on messages to AMS. The following information should be included in the message:
  - Establishment name, address, and establishment number
  - Product type, product code, and quantity of product
  - Date of production, lot number, and shift
  - Date and nature of observation
  - Name of country product is intended for export
  - Export certificate number (if applicable)
  - Any other information to verify claim
  - Name of inspection official
  Veal and veal products are not subject to the LT30 program.

Documentation Requirements

Certification Requirements:

For all poultry and poultry products - Obtain FSIS Form 9060-5, Meat and Poultry Export Certificate of Wholesomeness. Additionally, the following statements must be typed in the "Remarks" section or provided on an FSIS letterhead certificate:*
1. The meat derives from birds raised in the United States of America.
2. The product was derived from birds originating from a zone free of exotic Newcastle disease and highly pathogenic notifiable avian influenza (HPNAI) for at least 21 days prior to slaughter, and from birds subjected to ante-mortem and post-mortem inspections for NAI with favorable results.
3. The birds, their products and sub products, come from farms and establishments authorized by APHIS and FSIS to export to El Salvador.
4. The birds are the progeny of farms and flocks participating in the National Poultry Improvement Plan which are routinely monitored and free from Salmonella Pullorum and Salmonella Gallinarum.
5. The poultry meat derives from farms which have a sanitary and production program under the supervision of the animal health authorities in the United States. The birds from which the products were derived were not under official veterinary quarantine for poultry diseases transmissible through poultry meat.
6. There have been no clinical outbreaks of serious poultry diseases transmissible through poultry meat on the premises of origin, notifiable in the United States, for at least 90 days prior to shipment.
7. The slaughter establishment where the birds were processed was under official inspection and is authorized to export poultry meat.
8. The product was inspected and passed and found fit for human consumption.
9. The poultry meat was produced under mandatory HACCP regulations that require testing for Salmonella and Escherichia coli and was found to be in compliance.
10. The poultry meat was produced in accordance with the U.S. National Residue Program.
For all cooked and pre-cooked meat and poultry products. Obtain FSIS Form 9060-5, Meat and Poultry Export Certificate of Wholesomeness. The conditions of the cooking process (internal temperature and length of cooking time) must be typed in the "Remarks" section.
For all meat products. Obtain FSIS Form 9060-5, and include the following statement in the "Remarks" section:

"Based on the U.S. National Residue Program, the meat is free of harmful residues of antibiotics, heavy metals, pesticides, and hormones."
For all beef meat products - Obtain FSIS Form 9060-5, and include the following statement in the "Remarks" section:

"The meat was derived from animals less than 30 months of age."
The certificate is to be visaed by a consul of El Salvador. For assistance in locating a consulate, contact:

Embassy of El Salvador
2308 California Street NW
Washington, D.C. 20008
(202) 265-9671
Signature on certificates - All required forms and supplementary statements must be signed by a veterinarian. Name and degree (DVM or equivalent) must be typed or printed after the signature.
For re-export of ruminant meat originating from Australia and New Zealand to El Salvador, the shipment must be accompanied by a copy of the official export certificate of Australia or New Zealand and an original FSIS 9060-5, Meat and Poultry Export Certificate of Wholesomeness. Exporters are responsible for obtaining a copy of the Australian or New Zealand certificate.

Plants Eligible to Export

All federally inspected establishments are eligible to export to El Salvador.

ES-10 (Jul 22, 2008)


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