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FP-23 (Jan 23, 2008)
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Eligible/Ineligible Products
- Eligible Products
- Red meat and red meat products, except beef and beef products.
- Fresh/frozen poultry and poultry products.
- Meat and poultry imported from third countries.
- Ineligible Products
- Beef and beef products.
Labeling Requirements
- Labeling may be in French, Tahitian, or English.
- All products must:
- Bear a "use by" date, and
- Show net weight expressed in metric (litre or kilogram) weight.
Note: Exporters should work
closely with importers to determine maximum shelf
life requirements for specific products.*
Certification Requirements
- Fresh/frozen meat and meat products and poultry and poultry products - Obtain FSIS Form
9060-5 - Export Certificate of Wholesomeness
- Products must be identified as "frozen" or "chilled" in
the "Remarks" section of FSIS Form 9060-5.
Slaughter and production dates are
required in the "Remarks"
section.
- Special statements for red meat products
- For all red meat products, the following statement must appear in the
"Remarks" Section of the FSIS Form 9060-5:
"This product originated from a country which is officially
free, according to the definition of OIE, from foot and mouth disease,
rinderpest, peste des petits ruminants, swine vesicular disease, hog
cholera, and African swine fever."
- For frozen pork and pork products and equine and equine products, the
following is required to be typed in the "Remarks" section of FSIS 9060-5 or
on FSIS letterhead:
"The meat was derived from carcasses that were tested for trichinae
using pooled digestion methodology and found negative or were treated to
destroy trichinae according to one of the methods in 9CFR 318.10 of U.S.
regulations."
- Special statements for poultry products - the following statement must be
typed in the "Remarks" section of FSIS Form 9060- 5 or on USDA letterhead:
- "The State in which the products were prepared is free of highly
pathogenic avian influenza and Newcastle disease."
Plants Eligible to Export
All Federally inspected establishments are eligible to export to Tahiti.
FP-23 (Jan 23, 2008)
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