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Export Requirements for Brazil
BR-24 (May 29, 2008)
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Eligible/Ineligible Products
- Eligible Product
- Fresh/frozen pork.
- Further processed pork products
- Edible products for pharmaceutical or other industrial
purposes, other than those of ruminant origin.
- Airline Meals - U.S. meat intended for use in meals on airlines for the
consumption of the crew and passengers on board international flights may
be exported from any U.S. inspected facility.
- Gelatin and collagen prepared exclusively from hides and skins.
- Protein free tallow.
- Pork casings.
- Ineligible Product
- Ruminant products and sub-products.
- Fresh/frozen poultry and poultry products.
Processing/Labeling Requirements
- Processing Requirements
- Bulk-packed meat products (such as boneless pork meat) must be packaged in
plastic (cyrovac or similar material), even if packed in waxed or
impermeable boxes.
- The production date (date on which the product was prepared) must be
identified on the master carton.
- The Brazilian government requires the pre-approval of all animal product
labels. Label approval is the responsibility of the exporter through his
agent (importer or broker in Brazil). The importer usually prepares the
required Portuguese translation and submits the labeling along with the
required questionnaire to the Brazilian Department of Animal Origin Products
Inspection (DIPOA). The following information will need to be supplied to the
importer:
- name of product,
- ingredients, country of origin,
- special storage instructions (when necessary)
- net weight (in metric units)
- date of production (must be identified on master carton), and
- expiration date (shelf life, established by the manufacturer)
Label approval is the responsibility of the exporter through his agent. The importer
usually prepares the required Portuguese translation and submits the labeling along with the
Label approval can be accomplished through the importer in the Brazil or
might be accomplished through consulting firms: The following are
presented for information and other firms may be available. These are
presented without any intended bias and with no guarantee of reliability:
Ms. Eliane Myiazaki
Foodstaff Consultoria
Av. Aratas, 1381
0481 Sao Paulo, SP
Tel. (55-11) 535-3976
Fax (55-11) 5561-3276
Mr. Roberto Sacramento
Sacramento Consultoria
Rua Aiuru 47/203 Humanita
22261-110 Rio de Janeiro, RJ
Tel/Fax (55-21) 266-6955
Maria Tereza Zinsly
AIBIE Assessoria
SRTN Q. 701, BI. A, s/627
70710-200 Brasilia, DF
Tel. (55-61) 981-7013
Fax (55-61) 273-7575
Label submissions are not accepted by the TSC or by direct submission
through the U.S. Embassy in Brazil.
Documentation Requirements*
- Certification
- Meat and Poultry Products - Obtain FSIS Form 9060-5--Export Certificate of
Wholesomeness.
- Glands for Pharmaceutical Use
- Edible product- Obtain FSIS Form 9060-5 (MP-130). Type the following
statement in the remarks section "FOR PHARMACEUTICAL USE ONLY".
- Pork Casings. Obtain FSIS Form 9060-7, Export Certificate for Animal
Casings. In addition a bilingual letterhead certificate is
required containing the following certification statements:
Os envoltórios naturais salgados (tripas) de suínos descritos no certificado no. ____________ são derivados de animais que:
The natural salted hog casing specified on certificate number ___________derived from animals that:
- Nasceram e foram criados em um país livre ou em
uma zona livre de febre aftosa, de acordo com o código sanitário dos animais
terrestres da organização mundial de saúde animal - OIE / Had been born and
had been raised in a country or a zone free of foot-and-mouth disease, as
defined by the International Animal Health Code of the Office International
des Epizooties - OIE.
- Nasceram e foram criados em um país livre de peste bovina, de acordo
com o código sanitário dos animais terrestres da organização mundial de
saúde animal - OIE / Had been born and raised in a country free of
rinderpest, as defined by the International Animal Health Code of the Office
International des Epizooties - OIE.
- Nasceram e foram criados em um país livre ou em uma zona livre de
peste suína clássica, de acordo com o código sanitário dos animais
terrestres da organização mundial de saúde animal - OIE / Had been born and
raised in a country or zone free of classic swine disease, as defined by the
International Animal Health Code of the Office International des Epizooties
- OIE.
- Nasceram e foram criados em um país livre de peste suína africana e
da doença vesicular dos suínos, de acordo com o código sanitário dos animais
terrestres da organização mundial de saúde animal - OIE / Had been born and
raised in a country free of African swine fever and swine vesicular disease,
as defined by the International Animal Health Code of the Office
International des Epizooties - OIE.
- Nasceram e foram criados nos Estados Unidos e Canadá / Had been born
and raised in the United States or Canada.
- Foram transportados de acordo com as leis e regulamentos Federais e
Estaduais, sem contato com animais que não se enquadram nos itens 1, 2, 3 e
4 acima. / Were transported in accordance with State and Federal laws and
regulations, with no exposure to animals that do not meet the requirements
of 1,2,3 and 4 above.
- Foram considerado clinicamente saudáveis em inspeção ante e post
mortem, e foram abatidos, processados e estocados em estabelecimentos
autorizados pelo USDA. / Were considered clinically healthy after ante and
post mortem inspection, and were slaughtered, processed and/or stored in
USDA federally authorized establishments.
- Não foram sacrificados em consequência de programas de erradicação de
enfermidades infecto-contagiosas. / Were not slaughtered to eradicate
epizootic diseases.
- Airline Meals. Obtain FSIS Form 9060-5. Type the following statement in
the "Remarks" section:
"This product is intended for exclusive use for airline or
ship meals."
Note: Certificates should never be stamped with the export stamp or
embossed with a stamp.
- 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.aphis.usda.gov/vs/ncie/iregs/products/vsavic.pdf
(PDF Only). See FSIS Notice 17-05 for additional information.
Plants Eligible to Export
- Plant Approval
- Fresh/frozen red meat and further processed meat and further processed
poultry products for export to Brazil must originate from a Brazilian
approved facility. All plants approved prior to October, 1998 are eligible
to export to Brazil. Applications for plant approval may be submitted
using FSIS Form 9080-3 (5/10/00) to the FSIS
Office of International Affairs, Import-Export Staff, (202) 720-0082,
Fax (202) 720-7990. Plant review by Brazilian (DIPOA) reviewers
may be required for approval by Brazil. More information will be provided
as it becomes available. The list of eligible plants
for Brazil is updated periodically and is available in the FSIS Export
Library.
- Casings are eligible from any federally inspected establishment.
BR-24 (May 29, 2008)
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