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AR-21 (Jul 25, 2005)
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Eligible/Ineligible Products
- Eligible
- Fresh/Frozen pork and pork products
- Pork pancreas glands for pharmaceutical use
- Hog casings
Note: Due to animal disease concerns, bone-in fresh/frozen pork can only
be shipped to further processing establishments in Argentina. This
restriction does not apply to cured and cooked bone-in pork products.
- Ineligible
- Products and by-products of bovine origin. References to beef are retained in the
DOCUMENTATION and PLANTS ELIGIBLE TO EXPORT sections of these requirements for information
but does not imply eligibility of the product.*
- Argentina prohibits the importation of fresh, chilled or frozen lamb and
lamb offals from the U.S. due to scrapie disease.
- Beef sweetbreads
- Until further notice poultry and poultry products are ineligible for
export to Argentina. References to poultry are retained in the
DOCUMENTATION and PLANTS ELIGIBLE TO EXPORT sections of these requirements
for information but does not imply eligibility of the product.
Labeling Requirements
The National Service of Animal Health (SENASA) requires a Spanish translation
of the U.S.D.A. labels for further processed meat and poultry products. These
Spanish labels are to be in place on each box and unit upon entry into
Argentina. Exporters are advised to contact their importer for assistance.
Documentation Requirements
- Certification Requirements
- Obtain FSIS Form 9060-5--Export Certificate of Wholesomeness.
- A Spanish translation of the export certificate and any additional
certification statements must be provided at the point of entry.
- Additional Certification Statements--Beef
The following statements must be made on a USDA/FSIS letterhead certificate:
- "The U.S. is free of the following diseases: Rinderpest,
Foot-and-Mouth Disease, Rift Valley Fever, and BSE." ("En los Estados
Unidos de América, no existen las siguientes enfermedades: peste bovina,
fiebre aftosa, fiebre del Valle Rift ni encefalopat&eiacute;a espongiforme bovina
(BSE)".
- "On the farm of Origin, and for a radius of 50 kilometers, there has
been, during the 120 days prior to slaughter, no official confirmation of
bacterial anthrax." (En la granja de origen y en un radio de 50
kilómetros, no ha ocurrido en los 120 dóas previosa la mantanza, ninguna
confirmación oficial de la existencia de ántrax bacteriano".
- "The animals did not exhibit, either prior to slaughter or in the
postmortem examination, any symptoms of infectious or parasitic diseases."
("Los animales no mostraron, antes de la matanza ni en el examen
postmortem, sóntoma alguno de enfermedades infecciosas ni parasíticas".)
- "The product is fit for human consumption and complies with all USDA
requirements." ("El producto es adecuado para consumo humano y cumple con
los requisitos establecidos por el Ministerio de agricultura de los
Estados Unidos (USDA)".)
- "The product was not irradiated.." ("El producto no ha
sido irradoiado.")
- "Based on the results of a national random sampling program, it can
be assumed that the product contains neither harmful residues of substances
with a hormonal effect, which do not normally occur in meat, nor harmful
residues of chemotherapeutics or any other residues included in the
program in concentrations which exceed the maximum residue limit as
applied in the U.S." ("Con base en los resultados del programa nacional de
muestreo aleatorio, puede suponerse que el producto no contiene residuos
dañinos de substancias con un efecto hormonal, que normalmente no ocurran
en la carne, ni residuos dañinos de quimoterapéuticos ni ningún otro tipo
de residuos incluidos en dicho programa en concentraciones tales que
excedan el límite máximo de residuos permisible en los Estados Unidos".
- Additional Certification for fresh/frozen pork and pork products
- Obtain FSIS Form 9370-1 (05/02/2001), Fresh Pork Meat Without Bone for
Direct Consumption, or with Bone for Further Processing and Cured or
Thermoprocessed Pork Products.
- Products Intended for Pharmaceutical Use
- Edible Beef/Pork Pancreas Glands
- Obtain FSIS form 9060-5.
- The shipping containers must be marked "For Pharmaceutical
Use Only."
- Inedible Beef/Pork Pancreas Gland. 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
https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/eot2008/20081015162233/http://www.aphis.usda.gov/vs/
ncie/iregs/products/vsavic.pdf
(PDF Only). See FSIS Notice 17-05 for additional information.*
- The shipping containers must be marked "For Pharmaceutical Use
Only."
- Casings
- Obtain FSIS form 9060-7--Animal Casings Export Certificate for Countries
Requiring Ante-mortem and Post-mortem Inspection, and Fit for Human Food
Statements.
- The following statement is to be typed in the "Remarks"
section of FSIS form 9060-7:
"The slaughtered animals did not have any signs or symptoms of
contagious disease."
Other Requirements
- Further Processed Products
- The following information must be provided in Spanish to the
Government of Argentina through the importer in order for an import
permit to be issued: Formulation (including percentage of all
ingredients); chemical composition; processing procedures; thermal
processing procedures; description of packaging system (identify
the materials used) and copies of the Spanish labels.
- Raw, Unprocessed Products - Though an import permit is required for raw,
unprocessed products, the requirement for submitting processing and packaging
procedures does not apply.
- Pork and pork products - Conditions attested to on FSIS Form 9370-1 are
met as follows:
- The requirement of holding pork for at least 48 hours after
carcasses reach a pH of 6 may be met by holding pork for 60 hours
in the cooler before freezing.
- The requirement regarding trichinae destruction is met by applying one of
the methods specified in 9 CFR 318.10.
- The requirement for a residue control program equivalent to Argentina's
program is met by the FSIS National Residue program.
Plants Eligible to Export
- Poultry.
- Exports of poultry intended for further processing in
Argentina must originate from establishments on the
approved plant list found in the
FSIS Export Library. At this time, the
Government of Argentina is not approving new establishments
- Exports of poultry prepared for direct public sale (retail)
are eligible from any Federally inspected establishment.
- Poultry intended for pharmaceutical use can originate from any
Federally inspected establishment.
- Beef and beef products are eligible from Federally inspected Establishment.
- Pork and pork products are eligible from Federally inspected Establishment.
AR-21 (Jul 25, 2005)
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