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Export Requirements for Russia
RU-176 (Sep 5, 2008)
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Eligible/Ineligible Product
- Eligible
- Poultry and poultry products
(including bulk-packed ground poultry)
- Pork and pork products
- Deboned beef, bone-in beef, and beef
byproducts
derived from cattle less than 30 months of age. The
beef and beef byproducts must be derived from cattle
raised in the United States and must be processed in a
manner to prevent contamination with brain, spinal
cord, eyes, skull, and vertebral column regardless of
the age of the animal. Eligible beef and beef
byproducts must be produced under an approved AMS
Export Verification (EV) program for beef to Russia.
Information about the EV program for Russia can be
obtained from AMS' Web site.
If FSIS inspection personnel become aware of concerns
that an AMS approved EV establishment is not properly
executing its EV 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
- Horsemeat
- Baby food containing beef
imported from Australia and/or New Zealand is eligible for export to
Russia.
- Ineligible
- Beef and beef products other than
those identified
in the Eligible Products section above and all bison
meat and bison meat products.
- Red meat - Importation of
ground red meat, packaged in bulk form or in
the form of meat patties, is
prohibited by the Russian authorities.
- Lamb, sheep, and goat products.
However, fully
cooked, canned baby food containing lamb is eligible for
export to Russia.
- Consumer size packages of ground
poultry, mechanically deboned
poultry, and giblets are not eligible
for export to Russia.
- Meat and Poultry imported into the
United States from third countries
- Beef products originating from
animals raised in states with counties
which have had confirmed bovine cases of
vesicular stomatitis within the
last 12 months. Beef products
originating from animals
raised in Texas slaughtered on or after February 1,
2008 are eligible.
- Horsemeat originating from
establishments located in the State of
Texas. Horsemeat derived from
animals slaughtered on or
after February 1, 2008 is eligible.
- Fresh/frozen poultry meat derived from birds raised
or processed in the State of West Virginia and
slaughtered on or after April 1, 2007, but prior to
September 18, 2007 is ineligible. Meat derived from
birds slaughtered prior to April 1, 2007 or
slaughtered on or after September 18, 2007 is
eligible.
- Fresh/frozen poultry meat derived from birds raised
or processed in the State of Minnesota
and slaughtered on or after May
2, 2007, but prior to August 2, 2007, is ineligible. Meat derived
from birds slaughtered prior to
May 2, 2007 or slaughtered on or after August 2, 2007 is
eligible.
- Fresh/frozen poultry meat
derived from
birds raised or processed in the State of Virginia and
slaughtered on or after July 7, 2007, but prior to
October 12, 2007, is ineligible. Meat derived from
birds slaughtered prior to July 7, 2007 or slaughtered
on or after October 12, 2007, is eligible.
- Fresh/frozen poultry meat derived from birds raised or
processed in the State of South Dakota and slaughtered
on or after November 15, 2007, but prior to February 13,
2008, is ineligible. Meat
derived from birds slaughtered prior to November 15,
2007, or slaughtered on or after February 13, 2008, is
eligible.
- Fresh/Frozen poultry meat derived from birds
raised or processed in the State of North Carolina
and slaughtered on or after May 3, 2008, is
ineligible. Meat derived from birds slaughtered
prior to May 3, 2008, is eligible.
- Fresh/Frozen poultry meat derived from birds raised
or processed in the State of Arkansas and slaughtered on
or after June 2, 2008, but prior to August 28, 2008, is
ineligible. Meat derived from birds slaughtered prior to
June 2, 2008, or slaughtered on or after August 28,
2008, is eligible.
Labeling
- All meat and poultry and meat and poultry
products exported to the Russian
Federation in consumer ready packages must have
Russian language labeling
including the following if applicable:
- name of the product;
- name of the company (may be in English only);
- country of origin;
- metric weight;
- establishment number;
- conditions of storage;
- best before date or date of
production and shelf life;
- ingredient statement;
- nutritional value, i.e. calories per
gram (the designation need not be
in terms of serving size);
- instructions for use (for processed
products).
Russia permits the application of Russian
language stickers to consumer
ready packages in bonded warehouses at the port
of entry prior to entering
Russian Customs.
- Fresh/Frozen Poultry Labeling Requirements -
In addition to U.S. Domestic
labeling requirements each carton must bear a
label in Russian with the
following information. Effective March 1, 2004,
metric net weights must
be indicated on the label and on the export
certificate.
- name of company,
- name of product,
- establishment number,
- "Product of USA for Export
to Russia,"
- metric net weight, and
- production date (day, month,
year)
- use by date or expiration date (day,
month, year); The expiration date
for poultry parts is 12 months from the
date of production. The expiration
date for mechanically deboned poultry is
3 months from the date of
production.
- Fresh/Frozen Beef and Pork Labeling Requirements -
In addition to U.S.
Domestic labeling requirements each carton must
bear a label in Russian with
the following information. Effective March 1,
2004, metric net weights
must be indicated on the label and on the export
certificate.
- name of company,
- name of product,
- establishment number,
- country of origin,
- metric net weight, and
- packing date.
- Conditions for use of Russian language stickers -
Russian language
"stickers" can be applied to containers without
FSIS sketch approval of a
labeling deviation if the container already
bears an acceptable label and if a
letter of guarantee is on file stating that the
"sticker" is an accurate
translation of the information required
above.
Documentation Requirements
Pre-Notification of Export Certificates
Effective with certificates issued on or after August 6,
2008, Russia's Veterinary and Phytosanitary Surveillance
Service requires advance e-mail notification of all
scheduled shipments of U.S. poultry, pork and beef, using
FSIS Forms 9450-4, 9450-3 and 9450-5, respectively. It is
the responsibility of the exporting establishment or
exporter to assure that notification is provided.
Exporters should coordinate closely with the exporting
establishment to ensure that proper notification has been
made. Notification must be received at the address
provided in the attached instructions prior to arrival of
the product in Russia.
The export establishments will send emails with attached
PDF of the export certificate as follows:
- Email Submission Requirements:
- The subject line of the email format:
"EXPORT CERTIFICATE [Enter Unique RFA or
RFP Six-Digit Export Certificate Number] FOR
ESTABLISHMENT # [Enter Establishment Number
Where Certificate was Issued]". The words
EXPORT CERTIFICATE and FOR ESTABLISHMENT must
be included in the subject line.
- Each email will have only one
attachment, one email per export certificate
- The attachment must be a PDF format of the
scanned Export Certificate
- The attachment naming format:
"[Export Certificate Number, RFA- or
RFP-XXXXXX].pdf"
- Scan section 1, 2 and 3 of FSIS Forms 9450-4, 9450-3
or 9450-5, folding the certificate under as necessary.
- Send emails to ExportCertificates@fsis.usda.gov.
Russian officials are
rejecting correction
letters from FSIS regarding inadvertent errors on meat and
poultry export certificates. Exporters are warned to be
especially careful when preparing export documents for
product shipping to Russia in order to avoid additional
costs and possible rejection at ports of entry. |
- Certification Requirements - Advisory --
Import permits should be
dated in advance of shipping and copies of
export documents should be sent
with the ship. Original documents are not
required to be on the ship.
- Raw poultry - Please refer to the
PLANTS ELIGIBLE TO EXPORT section
for current information about plant
eligibility.
- Effective
immediately, obtain carbon set FSIS 9450-4 (03/10/2006), Veterinary Certificate
for Export of Poultry
Meat to the Russian
Federation. All certificates with signature dates after May 25, 2006,
must be the 03/10/2006
version of FSIS 9450-4. The previous version (8/27/2002) must not
be signed after May 25, 2006. The last bullet point in Statement 4.2 regarding avian
influenza
has been revised in the
new version. The new statement certifies that highly pathogenic avian influenza
and low
pathogenic H5 and H7
serotypes were not reported in the state for the last 3 months. All states
comply with this
requirement at this time. A guideline
for 9450-4 has been
developed to assist in the preparation of this certificate. This
certificate has a
preprinted certificate number and is a controlled document. FSIS Form 9060-5,
Meat and Poultry
Certificate of
Wholesomeness should not be issued. If necessary, obtain carbon set FSIS
9450-4B (8/27/2002),
Continuation Sheet for
the Veterinary Certificate for Export of Poultry Meat to the Russian Federation.
Single sheet versions of
these certificates must not be used. Information about the U.S. government eagle
watermark on these certificates is contained in
Export Notice 2005-3.
- FSIS veterinary
signatures.
- The
FSIS 9450-4 requires two FSIS veterinary signatures.
The
first signature should be provided according to current export
certification procedures. The FSIS 9450-4B requires only one
signature and must be signed at the same time the first signature
is
provided on the FSIS 9450-4. The triplicate copies of these
certificates must be retained by FSIS after the first signature.
- In
situations where product is loaded for break bulk shipments or
when
ocean vessel containers are loaded at non-FSIS locations, AMS must
receive
the 9450-4 (photo copy or fax is acceptable) to provide them
information concerning the shipment they are contracted to certify. The
second
signature on the 9450-4 must be provided only after confirmation
of the
status of the product and the condition of the container or ship
according to the AMS Russian Export Certification Program. Upon receipt
of a
signed PY 210 (original - copy or fax is acceptable). Poultry
Products
Grading Certificate, issued by AMS personnel as stated in the
AMS
program, the second FSIS signature can be provided. Information
about
the AMS program can be obtained from AMS Poultry Grading at
202-720-4411 or by referring to the AMS Web site "Export Certification
Program
Russian Federation" http://www.ams.usda.gov/poultry. AMS
also
approves third party certifying contractors to confirm the status
of the
product and the condition of the container or ship. A list of
the
approved third party contractors can be obtained from the AMS website
indicated above. In this case, the approved third party contractor will
issue
certification confirming the status of the product and the condition
of the
container or ship.
- In
the case of product loaded into ocean vessel containers for
transport to Russia at FSIS inspected establishments, both signatures on
the
9450-4 should be provided after the container is loaded. The AMS
program
is not applicable in this situation.
- The
FSIS rubber export stamp must be applied in the indicated space
to the
left of the second signature block on the 9450-4 at the time of
the
second signature. The stamp should first be adjusted to show no
certificate number. The FSIS veterinarian providing the second signature
must
initial the stamp in the open area where the certificate number
would
normally appear. Stickers bearing the export stamp must not be
applied
to the export certificate. The use of a sticker rather than the
rubber
export stamp on the certificate could result in a refused
shipment
and delistment of the plant.
- The
first and second signatures are not required to be made by the
same
FSIS veterinarian, but could be by the same person depending on the
means of
transport, the place of certification, and the location of the
certifying veterinarian. After the second signature, FSIS retains the
quadruplicate copy which should be maintained with other documents
pertinent to the shipment.
- The
duplicate copy of the 9450-4 and the duplicate copy of the
9450-4B,
if applicable, must be on board the ship at the time of
departure from the U.S.
- Replacement of FSIS
Form 9450-4 (03/10/2006)
- FSIS
Form 9450-4 (03/10/2006) can be replaced up to the time of
departure of product from the United States by returning the original
certificate and at least the duplicate copy bearing the same serial
number
to FSIS. FSIS will replace the original with a new certificate
with a
different serial number provided that the changed information
meets
the criteria specified for replacement of FSIS Form 9060-5 found
FSIS
Directive 9000.1.
- No
replacement certificate will be allowed after the product departs
from the
U.S.
- Replacement certificates for change of destination from Russian to
another
eligible country may be done as per FSIS Directive 9000.1.
- Call
the FSIS Technical Service Center for further information about
replacement certificates at (402) 344-5000.
- Raw pork and pork byproducts,
including bacon and pork for retail sale. Effective
February 1, 2007. a new edition (11/16/2006) of FSIS
9450-3, Veterinary Certificate for
Frozen Pork Meat and By-Products Exported into the
Russian Federation for Processing or
Retail Sale, must be used to certify raw pork intended
for export to Russia.
Until February 1, 2007, either the
previous edition FSIS 9450-3 (8/11/2005) or the new
edition FSIS 9450-3 (11/16/2006) may be
used.
A guideline for 9450-3
(11/16/2006)
has been developed to assist in the preparation of this
certificate. This carbon set certificate has a
preprinted certificate number and is a controlled
document. FSIS Form 9060-5, Meat and Poultry Certificate
of Wholesomeness should not be issued. If a continuation
sheet is necessary, obtain carbon set FSIS
9450-3A (11/16/2006),
Continuation Sheet for the Veterinary Certificate for Pork Meat Exported into
the
Russian Federation. A
watermark, the U.S. government eagle, must appear on the first page of these
carbon
set forms. The eagle watermark
may appear at random locations on the page. Note: The carbon paper used
with 9450-3 may not extend to
all of the information blocks on the certificate. Certificate preparers
should confirm that all
information entered onto the original certificate is transferred to the copies.
In addition, the carbon paper
used with the 9450-3A continuation sheet may include the signature block.
In those cases, the carbon paper
must be removed from the continuation sheet set before the certificate
is signed to ensure original
signatures on each copy.
Pork meat for further processing or for
retail sale in
Russia must be subjected to one of the time and
temperature treatment for trichina indicated in Table 2
of 9 CFR 318.10. The time and temperature chart on the
certificate must be marked to indicate the specific
treatment used. Pork meat for retail sale no longer must
be derived from carcasses individually tested for
trichina when certified with FSIS 9450-3
(11/16/2006).
It is not necessary for containers of treated pork to be
marked according to 9 CFR 325.7, but it is the
responsibility of plant management to assure the FSIS
veterinarian signing the document that the swine from
which the pork meat is derived and the product are
eligible and complies with all certification statements.
Records supporting the assurances by plant management
must be available for review.
The FSIS rubber export stamp
must be applied in the indicated space to the right of the
signature block on the 9450-3
(11/16/2006) at the time of signature. The stamp should first
be adjusted to show no
certificate number. The FSIS veterinarian signing the certificate must
initial the stamp in the open
area where the certificate number would normally appear.
Stickers bearing the export
stamp must not be applied to the export certificate. The use of
a sticker rather than the rubber
export stamp on the certificate could result in a refused
shipment and delistment of the
plant.
- Raw beef and beef
byproducts- Obtain carbon set FSIS
9450-5 (12/01/2006), Veterinary Certificate for Beef
and Beef By-Products Exported from the USA to the
Russian Federation.
A guideline for 9450-5
(12/01/2006) has been developed
to assist in the preparation of this
certificate. This carbon set certificate has a
preprinted
certificate number and is a controlled document. FSIS
Form 9060-5, Meat and Poultry Certificate of
Wholesomeness should not be issued. If a continuation
sheet is necessary, obtain carbon set FSIS 9450-5A
(12/01/2006), Continuation Sheet for the Veterinary
Certificate for Beef and Beef By-Products Exported
from the USA to the Russian Federation. A watermark,
the U.S. government eagle, must appear on the first
page of these carbon set forms. The eagle watermark
may appear at random locations on the page. Note: The
carbon paper used with the 9450-5A continuation sheet
may include the signature block. In those cases, the
carbon paper must be removed from the continuation
sheet set before the certificate is signed to ensure
original signatures on each copy.
The FSIS rubber export stamp must be applied in the
indicated space to the right of the signature block on
the 9450-5 (11/16/2006) at the time of signature. The
stamp should first be adjusted to show no certificate
number. The FSIS veterinarian signing the certificate
must initial the stamp in the open area where the
certificate number would normally appear. Stickers
bearing the export stamp must not be applied to the
export certificate. The use of a sticker rather than
the rubber export stamp on the certificate could
result in a refused shipment.
An FSIS
letterhead Transfer Certificate of
Fresh/Frozen Beef and Beef By-Products Intended for
Export to the Russian Federation must be issued at
the
slaughter/cutting establishment when the product is
transferred to a cutting establishment or a cold
storage prior to export certification. The certificate
should be issued based upon supporting documentation
from plant management. An AMS Statement of
Verification (SOV) is not necessary to issue the
transfer certificate. FSIS export certification
procedures, including the SOV procedures to confirm
eligibility of the product, will be used when FSIS
9450-5 is issued at the cutting plant or cold storage.
The completed original copy of the transfer
certificate should be maintained where the FSIS copy
of the 9450-5 are filed.
- Obtain FSIS Form 9060-5--Export
Certificate of Wholesomeness, for
products other than raw poultry, raw
pork, and raw beef and the appropriate veterinary
certificate. Additional veterinary
certificates should be used when
all products can not be listed on one
form.
- Additional Certificates
- Fully cooked
meat and poultry products. Obtain FSIS form 9450-7
(7/95)--
Veterinary Certificate for Prepared Meat Products Exported Into the
Russian Federation.
- Heat treated
but not fully cooked-- not shelf stable poultry products.
Obtain FSIS form
9450-7 (7/95) -- Veterinary Certificate for Prepared Meat
Products
Exported Into the Russian Federation.
- Horsemeat - Obtain
FSIS Form 9060-10 (7/90) and 9450-11 (03/04/99), Veterinary
Certificate for
Horsemeat Exported into the Russian Federation.
- Pork casings -
Obtain FSIS Form 9060-7 (3/19/1999) and FSIS Form 9450-6
(7/95) - Veterinary
Certificate for Pork Intestine Raw Material Exported
into the Russian
Federation.
- Red meat products
and poultry products for pet food manufacture must be
documented as follows:
- Edible product bearing the USDA Inspection Legend - Obtain FSIS Form
9060-5 and 9450-12 (4/18/2001), Veterinary Certificate for Raw
Materials of Animal Origin for Pet Food Manufacturing Exported to the
Russian
Federation.
- Inedible
product - Export certification of inedible products, other than
technical
animal fat (9 CFR 351) and certified pet food (9 CFR 355), is no longer
provided by
FSIS. Exporters should contact APHIS field offices to obtain information
about
certification of inedible products. A list of APHIS offices is available
at http://www.ap
his.usda.gov/vs/ncie/iregs/products/vsavic.pdf. See FSIS Notice 17-05 for
additional
information.
- Signatures on Certificates.
- All certificates
accompanying product into
the Russian Federation are to be signed by an
FSIS veterinarian.
- FSIS Form 9060-5,
9060-7, 9060-10, 9450-6, 9450-7,
9450-11, and 9450-12 are
to be signed by the same veterinarian at the field
location.
- The number of the ocean vessel
container must be indicated in the "Means
of Transport" block on the
appropriate FSIS 9450 certificate. The name of the
ship should be indicated in the
case of non-containerized (break bulk)
shipments.
- If the container
number(s) are known at the time that the product is
certified for export,
the exporter should indicate the container number(s)
in block 14 on FSIS
9060-6, Application for Export Certificate. Also, the
container
number(s) should be included in the "Means of Transport" block on
the FSIS 9450
certificate.
- If the container
number(s) are NOT known at the time that the product
is certified for export:
- The
applicant completes FSIS form 9060-6, Application for
Export
to include all required information, and in block 14, enters
the
company name, contact person, address, and phone number of the
company
that will load the container. FSIS will then provide the appropriate FSIS Form
9450-# and FSIS Form 9060-5 (if
applicable), allow product to be stamped with the export stamp,
perform
export inspection, and allow shipment of the product without
signing FSIS Form 9060-6 and the corresponding
9450-# and FSIS Form 9060-5 (if
applicable). For export of beef
products, FSIS Form 9060-6 may be
signed to permit the signed
application to be submitted to AMS for
acquisition of a statement of
verification.
- The
unsigned certificate and signed or unsigned application for export are to be held by the original applicant.
When the
container number(s) are obtained, they are to be entered in block
14 of
FSIS Form 9060-6 and in the "MEANS OF TRANSPORT" block of the
9450-#.
- The applicant then requests signature of the completed FSIS
Form 9060-6 by the inspector who provided export inspection. FSIS
Form 9060-5 (if applicable) and the corresponding 9450-# can then be signed by an
FSIS veterinarian.
- If additional space
is needed in the "Means of Transport" block in the
case of multiple
containers certified with a single certificate, an FSIS
letterhead certificate
indicating the container numbers should be issued.
The letterhead
certificate should also indicate the certificate number, the
date of the certificate,
and the signature of the same veterinarian signing
the FSIS 9060-5 and the
FSIS 9450 certificates.
- Exporters are cautioned that
consignee information on the export
certificate should indicate the
actual consignee taking possession of the
product upon entry into
Russia.
Other Requirements
The List of Basic Questions and Requirements Used by
the
Russian Veterinary Experts for the Joint
Inspections of the US Poultry Processing and Cold
Storage Facilities of October 2002 that
incorporates the Summary of Agreed
Interpretations of Joint Inspection Criteria for
U.S. Poultry Processing and Cold Storage
Facilities of April 2003 is available on-line,
or can be obtained from the FSIS Technical
Service Center. Additional guidance and
interpretation regarding export of
poultry to the Russian Federation is provided in
the following sections:
- Poultry facility requirements
- All trash receptacles must
be equipped with lids, including those in the
product loading areas.
- It is not required that
driveways and loading areas have paved
surfaces or that no trash
containers be located in the product loading
or shipping areas. It has been
agreed that the driveways and loading
areas of the U.S. poultry
facilities exporting to the Russian
Federation will be covered with
hard-packed surfaces (i.e., gravel).
The surface of the driveway
and/or the loading areas must allow for
cleaning (i.e., hot water)
without the creation of conditions that
result in plant insanitation.
Russian Federation officials have
indicated that the presence of
standing water or mud is considered an
indication of poor drainage and
insanitary conditions. Trash
containers may be located in the
product loading or shipping area,
provided they are equipped with
lids.
- There must be physical separation between the area of receiving
live birds and shipping of
finished product. There should also be
different driveways leading away
from these areas. These driveways
may merge inside the premise of
the establishment where there is a
common gate for entrance and
exit.
- A designated medical
professional (for example, a medical doctor,
a physician's assistant, a
registered nurse) must certify that, based
on their review of confidential
medical records on file, all named
permanent and seasonal employees
(either listed or included in a
referenced data base) are not
known to be suffering from diseases
transmissible through meat, nor
affected by any condition which would
disqualify them for working or
being present in any exported
meat-handling area upon
employment. This certification must be
available for review. This
certification is also required for cold
storage employees who handle
boxed product.
- Effective February 1, 2004,
establishment personnel in slaughter,
cut-up, MDM, and associated
areas must wear appropriate garments
(i.e., smocks) to cover street
clothing, and dedicated footwear.
(Production workers in rooms
where product for export to Russia is
produced must have dedicated
footwear. Maintenance workers, other
non-production workers, and
production workers in rooms not producing
product for export to Russia,
are not required to have special
footwear. However, it is
recommended that these other personnel have
dedicated footwear to address
potential Russian concerns.)
Dedicated footwear is defined as
footwear prepared from materials
easily subject to sanitary
processing (cleaning, washing,
disinfection). Dedicated,
uniform footwear (i.e. rubber boots) must be
provided by the establishment.
The sanitation of dedicated footwear
must also be provided by the
establishment. Storage of footwear should
be provided at the
establishment. However, if storage for dedicated
footwear at the establishment is
not provided, then employees may
store/wear the dedicated
footwear off the premises of the
establishment.
The following provisions for
care of dedicated footwear must be assured:
- Sanitation
of footwear: Footwear should be free from visible
dirt, blood, fat
or other debris prior to entering the footwear
sanitation
system. This will be assured through supervisory controls
and enforcement
of Good Manufacturing Practices, with washing of
footwear at wash
stations if deemed necessary by the supervisor.
Footwear
sanitation systems will be located in areas where establishment
personnel enter
the evisceration, cut up, deboning, or other associated
areas. Each
employee moving through the footwear sanitation area is
required to pass
through the system in such a way that the sole of each
shoe is coated
with the chemical solution or foam.
- Eligible
footbaths include: 1) footbaths built into the floor; 2)
footbaths built
on top of the floor; 3) foot mats containing a sanitizer;
or 4) floor
foaming systems.
- Maintenance
of footbaths or floor foaming systems: Plant personnel
must monitor
footbaths and floor foaming systems on a regular basis.
- Regarding footbaths, the following procedures must be
implemented:
- The solution in the footbaths shall be replaced as
necessary to assure an effective sanitizer concentration
(using suitable analytical technology such as test strips or
titration) and maintained at a level adequate to cover the
entire sole of the footwear;
- A daily logbook shall be maintained verifying that the
appropriate level and concentration of the sanitizing chemical
and time of exposure to the sanitizing chemical in the footbaths
are consistent with the manufacturer's instructions;
- A label of the sanitizing chemical and the appropriate mixing
directions for that chemical must be kept with the logbook.
- Regarding floor foaming systems, the following operating practice
must be implemented:
- The chemicals in the foaming systems must be full strength upon
application and foam must be visible when employees are present;
- A daily logbook shall be maintained verifying that the appropriate
level and concentration of the sanitizing chemical and time of exposure
to the sanitizing chemical in the foaming system are consistent with the
manufacturer's instructions;
- A label of the sanitizing chemical and the appropriate mixing
directions for that chemical must be kept with the
logbook.
- Verification: To assure compliance with the Russian Federation's SanPin
requirements,
poultry processing plants must assess the Total Plate Count (TPC)
analysis for
each consignment of chicken leg quarters or other poultry products
under the
oversight of an FSIS inspector. If TPC levels exceed 105
cfu/g (100,000),
the product will not be eligible for shipment to the Russian
Federation and
the establishment management will investigate, implement appropriate
corrective
actions and make a record of the investigation and corrective actions
taken.
The TPC sample
can be taken from the deep muscle sample obtained for the Salmonella
testing
required for export to Russia. Choice of laboratory and shipping of samples
to the
laboratory is the responsibility of plant management. However, the laboratories
used
must be participants in the Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS) Laboratory
Verification Program.
(Under
either footwear system, employees wearing dedicated footwear outside
of the
establishment building during the work shift must go through the
sanitation process described in the Sanitation of Footwear section upon
reentering the production room.)
- A solid wall
separating evisceration and cutting activities, with air temperature in
the cutting room not
exceeding 50 F (10 C), is not necessary if the sanitary procedures in
the plant ensure that
cross contamination does not occur. Product temperatures must be
maintained according to 9 CFR
381.66.
- It is not a requirement that
coolers and freezers be completely dedicated to product
for export to the Russian
Federation. The following criteria must be met:
- Coolers and
freezers with one common room should clearly
distinguish
between storing different kinds of packed products,
which prevent
direct contact with other products. Designated areas
in freezers must
be provided for storage of poultry intended for
export to the Russian Federation. Other
products in the freezer
must originate
from countries and regions free from OIE List A
diseases.
- In coolers
and freezers with several rooms, separate rooms
should be
dedicated to storing poultry meat intended for export to Russia
and the same
type of product intended for sale in the U.S. or for
export.
- Humidity and temperature
must be measured in coolers and freezers, however
automated measurement devices
are not necessary. The measurement devices can be
either permanent or portable.
For all approved establishments, temperature and
humidity records must be
maintained for coolers and freezers beginning August
1, 2003. Record keeping may be
automated or hand-written, and must be
retained for 12 months.
- Products may move between approved establishments in order to complete all
production processes provided
that temperature requirements are maintained. Temperature
recording devices are not
necessary in transportation vehicles. In the case of
transportation of product
between establishments, product temperature records must be
maintained at the destination
establishment to confirm that product temperatures were
maintained during transit.
Record keeping can be automated or hand-written.
- Poultry flock health certification
- Flock Health Certification -
Plant management must present, on a weekly
basis, a Flock Health
Certification document (example
of flock health
certificate). See the revised certificate that addresses
growth stimulants and
therapeutics as an attachment to the email) to the IIC
at the slaughter plant. This
document is issued by an APHIS accredited
industry veterinarian.
- State Veterinarian's Report
- On a monthly basis the State Veterinarian
from the State where the birds
originated must issue a statement (example
of State Veterinarian's
report) that the 6 poultry diseases listed in the Russian
certificate are not present in
commercial poultry flocks in that State. The
agreed upon definitions are
those indicated in the State Veterinarian's Report.
USDA and the Russian Federation
have agreed upon the definitions of the poultry
health diseases listed in the
Russian certificate. In the event that
laryngotracheitis or
paramyxovirus have occurred in the State, then restricted
counties will be indicated in
the report.
The report must be accompanied
by a monthly status report on avian influenza
(example of report on the
status of avian influenza)
within the State. The State
Veterinarian's report accompanied by the avian influenza status
report must be dated no earlier
than 45 days from the date of certification.
These documents should be kept
on file by the IIC.
- At the time of slaughter,
plant management must present copies of these
documents to the certifying DVM,
whether the certification takes place at
the slaughter facility or at a
cold storage facility, and provide assurances
that the animal health documents
represent the product presented for export
certification. The
product is not eligible for export to the Russian
Federation without this
documentation.
- Poultry antemortem records FSIS Form 9061-2,
Poultry Condemnation Certificate, must
be completed for each lot of poultry. The
following information must be entered in the
Remarks section:
- The date of shipment,
- the identity of the grower
and corresponding identification number,
- the results of the
antemortem inspection
- and, if applicable,
information regarding a second examination (if birds
are held more than 12
hours at the establishment before slaughter)
- Poultry DOA procedures - If the incidence of
dead-on-arrival (DOA) birds is 1%
or higher on a flock basis, the plant manager
must notify an APHIS-accredited
non-FSIS veterinarian. The APHIS accredited
veterinarian will evaluate the
factors that may be related to the increase in
DOAs. If the increase is related to
an animal health issue other than an error in
loading, extreme temperatures,
transportation, or some other known problem other than animal health, the
veterinarian will visit the establishment to
necropsy the birds and collect tissue
samples as appropriate. Alternatively, the
veterinarian may direct a trained
technician to collect tissue samples. If
necessary, representative samples will be
submitted to an appropriate laboratory for
analysis. Necropsy findings
and laboratory results, if conducted, will be
documented in the antemortem
records. If the veterinarian determines there is
no reason to investigate the DOA
birds because the probable cause was an error in
loading, extreme temperatures,
transportation or some other known problem other
than animal health, the
veterinarian or the technician will document the
incident in the antemortem records.
The accredited veterinarian will review and
initial the antemortem records once
every two months. This procedure should be
documented and on-file at the
establishment.
- Antimicrobial treatments
Samples of chiller water used in the processing
of birds for export to the
Russian Federation must be collected by
plant personnel at least twice during
each 8 hour shift and tested for
chlorine (maximum level of 50 ppm free available
chlorine). Samples should be taken at
the point where incoming potable water
to which chlorine has been added enters
the chiller. See
FSIS Notice 45-03 for
additional information. Either a
titration or colorimetric quantitative
method must be used. Documentation of
testing including test results must be
maintained by the establishment. In
addition, the FSIS veterinarian must
verify once per shift that the samples
were taken, the testing done, and the
results recorded. The FSIS veterinarian must record this verification on
FSIS Form 9450-4C. Also, at least one
time per week, the FSIS veterinarian
will observe the collection of the
sample and administration of the test.
The observation activity must also be
recorded on FSIS 9450-4C.
If the chlorine limit is exceeded,
product from carcasses produced during
that time period is not eligible for
export to Russia. Additional testing
should demonstrate compliance with the
limit before subsequent product is
again determined to be eligible for
export.
Establishments using other approved
antimicrobial substances must verify
the allowed concentration of the
substances by quantitative analysis at the
same frequency as indicated for
chlorine. FSIS verification and
observation activity must also be
completed at the same frequency as indicated
for chlorine. The FSIS veterinarian
must record this verification on an
FSIS letterhead
document. Establishments not
using hyperchlorinated water in chillers
or any other antimicrobial substance
must keep a signed statement to that
effect on file.
- Mechanically separated
poultry
Establishments that produce mechanically
separated poultry (MSP) for export
to Russia can only produce MSP from
birds slaughtered at the same
establishment or sourced from other
establishments approved for export of
poultry to the Russia. Approved
establishments cannot source from
non-approved establishments at any time.
Establishments that product MSP
should keep records of the source plants
of raw material.
Metal detectors are not required on MSP
production lines. However,
each establishment producing MSP must
have a well-documented quality assurance
program that assures that no metal or
other foreign substances is present.
- Duration that chilled poultry may be
held before freezing or processing.
Chilled poultry meat may be held for
more than 48 hours if maintained at the
temperatures indicated in 9 CFR
381.66.
- Laboratory testing of poultry meat
- Basic residue testing - A
residue monitoring program, in addition
to the FSIS National Residue
Program, is required in order to be
eligible to export to Russia.
Plant management must take samples
from birds from each farm which
supplies birds for export to the
Russian Federation.
- Heavy metal
and pesticides
- Product is to be sampled from each farm producing
poultry for export to the Russian Federation. Flocks in the
farm system not destined for Russia export may be omitted
from heavy metal and pesticide testing if records are
maintained to associate flock testing with finished product.
- Frequency of sampling - on a quarterly basis, samples from each
farm are composited and sent to a laboratory.
- Antibiotic
testing
- Product is to be sampled from each farm producing poultry for
export to the Russian Federation. Flocks in the farm system not
destined for Russia export may be omitted from antibiotic testing
if records are maintained to associate flock testing with finished
product.
- Frequency of sampling - on a monthly basis, samples from each
farm are composited and sent to the laboratory
- Choice of
laboratory and shipping of samples to the laboratory is the
responsibility
of plant management. However, the laboratories used must be
participants in
the Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS) "Laboratory Verification Program."
- Verification
of residue testing prior to issuance of FSIS Form 9450-4.
Test results
must be presented from all slaughter establishments contributing
poultry to the
consignment. At the time of export certification, plant management
of the
establishment requesting export certification must present copies of the
residue test
results to the certifying FSIS veterinarian. These results should be
kept on file in
the government office.
- Heavy metals and pesticides - laboratory reports must be dated
within 105 days of export certification.
- Antibiotics - laboratory reports must be dated within 45 days
of the date of export certification.
- Residue levels must be below the action levels presented in the
"Laboratory Verification Program For The Analysis Of Poultry Products
Destined For Exportation From The United States To Russia."
Note:
Product can be certified even if residue test results are unavailable
for all flocks
contributing to the consignment as long as available test results
are dated within
the frequencies above at the time of certification.
- Additional residue testing
- Chloramphenicol- product is to be sampled from each farm producing
poultry for
export to the RF. On a quarterly basis, samples from
each farm are
composited and sent to the laboratory. Laboratory
reports must be
dated within 105 days of export certification. See the
laboratory
verification program for information about laboratory
eligibility.
- If the
weekly flock health certificate indicates that bacitracin,
virginiamycin or
flavomycin were used in the production of the birds,
residue testing
must be performed for the drugs that were used. On a
monthly basis,
samples from each farm are composited and sent to the
laboratory.
Laboratory reports must be dated within 45 days of
export
certification. See the laboratory verification program for
information
about laboratory eligibility.
- If the
weekly flock health certificate indicates that approved
therapeutic
antibiotics were used in the production of the birds, residue
testing must be
performed on each treated flock.
On a monthly basis, samples from each farm
are composited and sent to the laboratory.
Laboratory reports must be dated within 45
days of export certification. See
the laboratory
verification
program for information about laboratory eligibility.
- If the
weekly flock health certificate indicates that organic
arsenicals are
used in the production of birds, residue testing must be
performed. On a
monthly basis, muscle tissue samples from each farm
using arsenicals
are composited and sent to a USDA verified
laboratory.
Laboratory reports must be dated within 45 days of the
date of export
certification. An establishment must test at least
annually - if organic arsenicals are not used in the production of birds
presented at the
establishment, a composite sample of one leg quarter from
5 production
days should be tested annually.
- Salmonella testing
- Each consignment (product represented on the export
certificate) of poultry meat for
export to the Russian Federation must be
tested for Salmonella
and comply with Russian requirements.
- Salmonella sample - 25 grams collected aseptically from deep muscle
tissue
- Sampling
frequency - each consignment assembled for export to Russia.
- Choice of
laboratory and shipping of samples to the laboratory is the
responsibility
of plant management. However, the laboratories used must be
participants in
the Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS) "Laboratory
Verification
Program."
- Salmonella testing results prior to issuance of FSIS Form 9450-4.
- Negative Salmonella test results for the consignment must be
presented to the FSIS veterinarian before export certification can be
provided. Identification of the consignment must be maintained until the
test procedures are completed. Copies of the results must be maintained
in the government office.
If the initial sample taken from the deep muscle of the carcass tests
positive for Salmonella, ten additional muscle samples of 25 grams each
from not less than 10 carcasses will be taken and the tests repeated. If
one of the 10 samples tests positive for Salmonella, this consignment
will not be exported to the Russian Federation. Products prepared
for export to the Russian Federation that do not comply with the
Salmonella testing procedures are not eligible for the Russian
Federation.
- Giblets,
ground poultry, and mechanically deboned poultry must come
from carcasses
that have been tested on a consignment basis as described
in a.-d. above.
The Salmonella test result must be obtained from at least
one carcass used
in the production of the consignment.
- Listeria monocytogenes
testing- Each slaughter establishment producing poultry for
export to Russia must
submit a 25 gram deep-muscle sample for Listeria monocytogenes testing on
a quarterly basis.
Laboratory results must be dated within 105 days of export certification.
Negative test results must be on file at the establishment. Choice of laboratory
and shipping of
samples to the
laboratory is the responsibility of plant management. However, the
laboratories used must
be participants in the Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS)
Laboratory Verification
Program.
- Laboratory Verification
Program - Basic residue testing, Salmonella testing, Listeria
monocytogenes testing,
and Total Plate Count
testing of poultry products exported to Russia must be performed in a
laboratory operating
under the "Laboratory Verification Program For The Analysis Of Poultry
Products
Destined For Exportation
From The United States To Russia."
The following analyses
have been incorporated into the AMS Laboratory Verification Program:
chloramphenicol,
bacitracin, virginamycin, and bambermycin (Flavomycin). Effective January 1,
2006,
laboratories performing
these analyses for poultry intended for export to Russia must participate in the
AMS program.
Information about
applying for the program and a list of participating laboratories can be
obtained from:
Shirley Wright
USDA, AMS, S & T,
TSB
1400 Independence
Ave.
Room 3521 South Bldg.,
Stop 0272
Washington, DC
20250-0272
ShirleyJ.Wright@usda.gov
Phone 202-720-8556
The testing for
therapeutic antibiotics indicated in the additional residue section above is not
yet incorporated into the AMS
Laboratory Verification
Program. More information about that process will be provided as it becomes
available. Until it is
incorporated into the
AMS program, laboratories doing the additional antibiotic testing and the
Listeria monocytogenes testing
must be currently
participating in the AMS Laboratory Verification Program or be ISO 17025
certified. The following table
indicates the analytical sensitivities required for each of the antibiotic
methods.
Analysis |
Sensitivity |
Chloramphenicol |
10 ppb |
Bacitracin |
280 ppb 0.02
IU/gm |
Virginiamycin |
200 ppb (0.2
ppm) |
Bambermycin (Flavomycin) |
200 ppb (0.2
ppm) |
Ceftiofur |
- |
Enrofloxacin |
300 ppb (0.3
ppm) |
Erythromycin |
125 ppb
(0.125 ppm) |
Gentamicin |
100 ppb (0.1
ppm) |
Sulfadiamethoxine |
100 ppb (0.1
ppm) |
Sulfaquinoxzlone |
100 ppb (0.1
ppm) |
Penicillin |
50 ppb (0.05 ppm) |
Tylosin |
200 ppb (0.2
ppm) |
Neomycin |
500 ppb (0.5
ppm) |
Lincomycin |
100 ppb (0.1
ppm) |
Spectinomycin |
100 ppb (0.1
ppm) |
Streptomycin |
500 ppb (0.5
ppm) |
- Radiological testing of poultry meat - Each
slaughter establishment producing
poultry for the Russian Federation will provide
a statement of guarantee that
their poultry meets the Russian Federation's
radionuclide standards after
documenting the results of the following survey
program on an annual basis:
- By July 25, 2003, each establishment
will submit a sample. The
sample will consist of a composite of
one leg quarter from 5 production
days. The composite sample will be
submitted to the appropriate or
University radiation research facility
for the total activity level
screen using beta and gamma detection
instruments.
- A report documenting the total activity in Becquerels/kilogram
(Bq/kg) for each sample will be
generated at the University radiation
monitoring facility. This report will
then be sent to the submitting
establishment showing the total beta and
gamma activity for each sample.
Reports will be available to FSIS.
- A total beta and gamma activity
screening measurement assures
compliance with Russian Federation
permissible limits of radionuclides
(beta<80 Bq/kg and gamma<180
Bq/kg).
- Additional information about the
radionoclide protocol, including a
list of participating university testing
facilities, is available from
the USA Poultry and Egg Export Council
at http://www.usapeec.org/.
- Russian Import Permits. The Russian Veterinary
Service issues import permits
for all poultry products entering that country. The Russian inspection officials
have advised that U.S. exporters should check with the
Russian importer to
assure that the importer has an import permit. If the
importer does not have a
valid import permit, the product may not be allowed
entry.
- FSIS Form 9450-4A (05/23/2006) -Transfer Certificate
Fresh/Frozen Poultry
Meat Intended for Export to the Russian
Federation. This form has been
modified to include the certification statements
that are reflected on FSIS
Form 9450-4, Section 3. Previous editions are
obsolete. The completed
original copy should be maintained where FSIS
copies of the 9450-4 are
filed.
When export documents are issued from a cold
storage or other non-slaughter
establishment, alternatively to providing copies
of the State veterinary
report, flock health certificates, residue test
results, and Salmonella test
results, the IIC at the slaughter establishment can provide FSIS Form 9450-4A
for verification of the acceptability of these
results.
- Trichinae destruction in raw pork meat for
further processing
or for retail sale.
- Raw pork meat intended for export to
the Russian Federation for further
processing or for retail sale must be
subjected to a freezing regimen according to 9 CFR
318.10(c)(2)(iv) for destruction of trichinae.
- The previous program of submitting
samples for trichinae analysis was
suspended 5-1-00. Trichinae analysis
for raw pork for retail sale.
- Raw pork must originate from an approved facility.
Plant
management must develop a control program to assure that only
raw pork slaughtered, processed, and stored in approved
establishments is certified for export to the Russian
Federation.
- Box lids must be secured by tape, banding, gluing or other acceptable
methods.
Plants Eligible to Export
- Plant Approval
- Raw poultry
- Poultry slaughter,
processing, and cold
storage establishments not on the list of
approved establishments for export of poultry
to the Russian Federation must submit FSIS
Form 9080-3, Establishment Application for
Export, through the FSIS Field Operations
District Office, to the FSIS Office of
International Affairs, Import-Export Programs
Staff, (202) 720-0082/fax (202) 720-7990.
Additional requirements apply to poultry
establishments approved to export to the
Russian Federation as outlined in the Other
Requirements section above. A poultry
establishment compliance checklist
to confirm
that the establishment complies with these additional
requirements must be completed and submitted to FSIS
along with the FSIS 9080-3. The additional requirements
must be fully implemented, including initial laboratory
testing, before FSIS 9080-3 is submitted.
The FSIS Office of International Affairs will certify
these establishments to the Russian Federation. On-site
review by a Russian official prior to approval is no
longer required. Product should not be produced or
certified for export to Russia from these establishments
until they have been added to the List of
Approved Raw Poultry and Cold
Storage Establishments.
- Poultry establishments ineligible as
of August 29, 2008 as indicated on the List of Approved Raw Poultry
and Cold Storage Establishments can be approved for
export to Russia upon FSIS verification of correction
of deficiencies identified by Russian officials during
the July-August 2008 reviews.*
Plant management must submit a corrective action plan
to the FSIS IIC that lists each deficiency identified
on the review form (Act of Inspection) completed by
the Russian official at the time of the review and
that lists each corrective action taken by the plant.
The IIC should verify that the corrective actions are
adequate. Questions regarding the Russia requirements
should be addressed to the Import Export Programs
Staff at (800) 233-3935.
Once the corrective actions are verified as adequate,
the IIC should complete an FSIS letterhead
verification document and fax the verification
document and the corrective action plan from plant
management to the Import/Export Programs Staff at
202-720-7990 or send by email to importexport@fsis.usda.gov.
After review of the documents, FSIS, Office of
International Affairs will notify Russian officials of
the corrective actions. Following the notification,
the plant list will be revised to indicate eligibility
of the establishment.
- Raw pork
- Pork slaughter,
processing, and cold storage
establishments not on the list of approved
establishments for export of pork to the
Russian Federation must submit FSIS Form
9080-3, Establishment Application for Export,
through the FSIS Field Operations District
Office, to the FSIS Office of International
Affairs, Import-Export Programs Staff, (202)
720-0082/fax (202) 720-7990.
The FSIS Office of International Affairs
will certify
these establishments to the Russian Federation. On-site
review by a Russian official prior to approval is no
longer required. Product should not be produced or
certified for export to Russia from these establishments
until they have been added to the List of
Approved Raw Pork and Cold
Storage Establishments.
- Pork establishments
ineligible as of November 1,
2007 as indicated on the List of Approved Raw Pork
and Cold Storage Establishments can be approved for
export to Russia upon FSIS verification of correction
of deficiencies identified by Russian officials during
the July/August 2007 reviews.
Plant management must submit a corrective action plan
to the FSIS IIC that lists each deficiency identified
on the review form (Act of Inspection) completed by
the Russian official at the time of the review and
that lists each corrective action taken by the plant.
The IIC should verify that the corrective actions are
adequate. Questions regarding the Russia requirements
should be addressed to the Import Export Programs
Staff at (800) 233-3935.
Once the corrective actions are verified as adequate,
the IIC should complete an FSIS letterhead
verification document and fax the verification
document and the corrective action plan from plant
management to the Import/Export Programs Staff at
202-720-7990 or send by email to importexport@fsis.usda.gov.
After review of the documents, FSIS, Office of
International Affairs will notify Russian officials of
the corrective actions. Following the notification,
the plant list will be revised to indicate eligibility
of the establishment.
- Raw beef
- A List of Approved Raw Beef and Cold Storage
Establishments has been developed as a
result of the
September 2007 reviews. In addition, approved
establishments
must participate in an AMS, BEV program and be
present on
the "Official Listing of Eligible Suppliers
for USDA
Bovine EV Program". The list can be
accessed at http://www.ams.usda.gov/lsg/arc/b
ev.htm.
- Beef slaughter and cutting
establishments that were
reviewed by Russian officials in September 2007, but
not approved, can be approved for export to Russia
upon FSIS verification of correction of deficiencies
identified by Russian officials during the
review.
Plant management must submit a corrective action
plan to the FSIS IIC that lists each deficiency
identified on the review form (Act of Inspection)
completed by the Russian official at the time of the
review and that lists each corrective action taken
by the plant. The IIC should verify that the
corrective actions are adequate. Questions regarding
the Russia requirements should be addressed to the
Import Export Programs Staff at (800)
233-3935.
Once the corrective actions are verified as
adequate, the IIC should complete an FSIS
letterhead verification document and fax the
verification document and the corrective action
plan from plant management to the Import/Export
Programs Staff at 202-720-7990 or send by email to
importexport@fsis.usda.gov. After review of the
documents, FSIS, Office of International Affairs
will notify Russian officials of the corrective
actions. Following the notification, the approved
plant
list will be revised to indicate eligibility of
the establishment.
- Beef cold storage
establishments not on the list of approved establishments
for export of beef to
the Russian Federation must submit FSIS Form 9080-3,
Establishment
Application for Export, through the FSIS Field Operations Office,
to the FSIS Office of
International Affairs, Import-Export Programs Staff,
(202) 720-0082/fax (202)
720-7990.
The FSIS Office of
International Affairs will certify these establishments to the
Russian Federation.
Products should not be stored or certified for export to Russia
from these
establishments until they have been added to the List of Approved
Raw Beef and Cold
Storage Establishments.
- The following products may originate
from any Federally inspected
facility:
- fully cooked pork
products, pork casings,
- fully-cooked poultry
products and "heat-treated but not-fully-cooked,
not-shelf-stable poultry
products."
- horsemeat
- List of Eligible Plants
- The Russian Federation lists of
approved poultry,
pork, and beef establishments and cold stores are
included in the Export Requirements Library.
RU-176 (Sep 5, 2008)
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