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Export Requirements for Japan
JA-155 (Oct 30, 2008)
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Red Meat Export Requirements for
Japan
Eligible/Ineligible Product
- Eligible Products - The following products
are eligible to be exported to Japan as edible product:
- Beef and beef offal and veal and veal offal intended for export to Japan must be
produced from
animals slaughtered after 5:00 AM
Eastern Daylight Time on July 27, 2006.
Fresh/frozen beef and beef offal and veal and veal offal
derived from animals 20 months of age or
younger. Spinal cord and spinal column
(excluding the transverse process of the thoracic and lumbar
vertebrae, the wings of the sacrum, and
the vertebrae of the tail) must be removed. Eligible beef and
beef offal and veal and veal offal must
be produced under an approved AMS Export Verification (EV)
program for beef to Japan. Information
about the EV program for Japan and a list of BEV approved
establishments 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
Exporting establishments are cautioned that great care
should be taken when assembling shipments of beef
products for export to Japan. In particular, exporting
establishments should establish and enforce sufficient
management controls to prevent the inclusion of
ineligible beef products in any box or other container
that is exported to Japan.
- Pork and pork products.
- Non-ruminant origin meat products produced using natural ruminant casings (See Processing
Section and Documentation
Section A.4.a. and b. Plant
Eligibility Section.)
- Non-ruminant origin meat
products produced using natural pork casings (See Documentation
Section A.4.c.)
- Non-ruminant origin meat
products produced using artificial casings derived from cattle
hides and pork skins. (See
Documentation Section A.4.d. and e.)
- Natural pork casings and
imported natural ruminant casings. (See Processing, Documentation, and
Plant Eligibility
Sections.)
- Ineligible Meat Products
- Beef heads (hygienically
removed tongues and cheek meat are eligible), processed beef products and
veal products, ground beef and
ground veal, and advanced meat recovery products containing beef or
veal.
- Meat and meat products
derived from sheep and goats.
- Coloring agents are not permitted in raw meat products.
- Deer and elk meat
- Eligibility of Meat Imported into the U.S.
- Pork imported from Canada is
eligible for export to Japan. See the documentation
requirements in A.3.b. of the
Documentation section. Pork imported from other countries is
not eligible for export to Japan
at this time.
Processing Requirements
Note: Exporters are advised to work
closely with their importer regarding Japanese standards of
meat products intended for export to Japan. The
information presented below is not inclusive of all the details of
the standards of composition and manufacture. Please
contact the Technical Service Center at (402) 344-5000 if
additional assistance is needed.
- Processed Meat Product.
- Unheated Meat Products (e.g., parma, prosciutto, coppa or country ham or
unpasteurized ham
requiring refrigeration)
- May contain up to 70
ppm nitrite in the finished product (NOTE: USDA requires a minimum of
120 ppm nitrite going
into non-heated, cured products. Non-heated, cured product containing a
maximum of 70 ppm
nitrite may be exported to Japan provided that the outside container is
marked "For Export
to Japan.").
- Exporters should be
aware of the raw material requirements for producing unheated meat
products for Japan since
they may have to document this information to their Japanese importer.
The meat must be
maintained chilled at 4° C (39.2° F) and the pH of the meat is to
be 6.0 or below.
- Smoked or dried
product intended to be stored at room temperature must either have a pH
below 4.6 or the water activity less than .93, if the pH is between 4.6 and 5.1.
- Specifically heated meat
products. (e.g., bacon, etc.)
- may contain up to 70
ppm nitrite in the finished product,
- must be heated to an
internal temperature of 60° C (140° F) maintained for 12 minutes
maximum or the
equivalent. Note: Current Japanese regulations recognize the
cooking standards for
roast beef (9 CFR 318.17) as equivalent to the above requirements or the
time/temperature chart
listed below:
C° |
(F°) |
Time (min) |
55 |
(131.0) |
97 |
56 |
(132.8) |
64 |
57 |
(134.6) |
43 |
58 |
(136.4) |
28 |
59 |
(138.2) |
19 |
60 |
(140.0) |
12 |
61 |
(141.8) |
9 |
62 |
(143.6) |
6 |
63 |
(145.4) |
0 |
- Exporters should be
aware of the raw material requirements for producing specifically heated
meat products for Japan
since they may have to document this information to their Japanese
importer. The meat must be
maintained chilled at 4°C (39.2°F) and the pH of the meat is to
be 6.0 or below:
- Heat treated products. (e.g., Ham, bacon,
corned beef, sausage products)
- May contain up to 70 ppm
nitrite in the finished product,
- Must be heated to an
internal temperature of 63° C (145° F) maintained for 30 minutes
minimum or equivalent. Current
Japanese regulations recognize the following time/ temperature
relationships as
equivalent:
C° |
(F°) |
Time (min) |
60 |
(140.0) |
129 |
61 |
(141.8) |
80 |
62 |
(143.6) |
49 |
63 |
(145.4) |
30 |
64 |
(147.2) |
19 |
65 |
(149.0) |
12 |
66 |
(150.8) |
7 |
67 |
(152.6) |
5 |
68 |
(154.4) |
3 |
69 |
(156.2) |
2 |
70 |
(158.0) |
1 |
71 |
(159.8) |
38 sec. |
72 |
(161.6) |
23 sec. |
73 |
(163.4) |
14 sec. |
74 |
(165.2) |
9 sec. |
75 |
(167.0) |
5 sec. |
- Dried meat products. (e.g.,
beef jerky, dried beef, salami)
- May contain up to 70
ppm nitrite in the finished product,
- Water activity must
be under 0.87.
- Sodium tripolyphosphate and
sodium phosphate are permitted to be used in processed meats. Product
descriptions entered on FSIS
Form 9060-5 and FSIS form 9290-1 should coincide exactly with product name
approved by the Label Review
Branch (LRB).
- Intestines
- Pork
intestines must be cleaned, then scalded at 80° C (176° F) for 3
minutes. When
the export
request is for chitterlings or bungs, scalding is not required.
- Nongravid Uteri--Immediately
after passing inspection, uteri must be chilled, preferably in crushed
ice. Uteri are then drained,
packed, and frozen. Hot freezing is not permitted.
- Non-ruminant origin meat
products produced using natural ruminant casings.
- The natural
casings must be derived from animals which were born and raised in countries
other than the
United Kingdom (Great Britain and Northern Ireland), Ireland, Switzerland,
France,
Portugal, Belgium, Luxembourg, Denmark, the Netherlands, Liechtenstein, Germany,
Spain,
Greece, Italy,
Czech Republic, Slovakia, Austria, Finland, Slovenia, Poland, Sweden, Israel,
Canada, or the
USA.
- U.S.
establishments that process or repackage the imported natural casings and
establishments
that produce the
meat product must only handle ruminant casings that comply with the source
requirement in
1. for all production. Segregation programs are not permitted.
- Imported natural ruminant
casings
- The natural
casings must be derived from animals which were born and raised in countries
other than the
United Kingdom (Great Britain and Northern Ireland), Ireland, Switzerland,
France, Portugal, Belgium, Luxembourg, Denmark, the Netherlands, Liechtenstein,
Germany, Spain,
Greece, Italy,
Czech Republic, Slovakia, Austria, Finland, Slovenia, Poland, Sweden, Israel,
Canada, or the
USA.
- U.S.
establishments that process or repackage the imported natural ruminant casings
must
only handle
ruminant casings that comply with the source requirement in 1. for all
production.
Segregation
programs are not permitted.
- Natural Pork casings
- If U.S.
establishments that process or repackage natural pork casings also process or
repackage
natural ruminant casings, the ruminant casings must comply with the source
requirement in
9.a. above for all production. Segregation programs are not permitted.
Labeling
Requirements
- Meat Products
- Cartons
containing non-heated, cured only products with a maximum of 70 ppm nitrite must
be
labeled
"For Export to Japan."
- Water
activity, pH, cooking temperatures and heated before packing/heated after
packing,
must be
identified on the labels when printed in Japanese.
- If there are
no specification standards for processed meat products in Japan, then the
product name can
be used in the Japanese Label (example: Salisbury Steak.)
- Net Weight
- If not
preprinted by the label manufacturer, the net weight (in kilograms) should be
stenciled,
stamped or handwritten on the carton. Pounds may be shown on the label as
well.
- Product
arriving in Japan without net weight labeling on the retail packages must be
weighed
and labeled in
compliance with the Japanese Measurement Law.
- Food Additives. Japanese
food additives requirements are very complex. Importers can provide samples
of new products to the Ministry
of Health and Welfare inspectors to verify that all additives
are approved by Japan. Exporters
are advised to work with their importers to confirm eligibility of
additives in the products being
exported to Japan.
- Meat or meat products that
deteriorate within days must bear a "use by" date, and products
whose quality can be maintained
longer than five days are required to show a "best before"
date. This information must be
present on imported products when the product enters Japanese commerce.
The date information can be
applied in the United States prior to export or it can be applied in Japan
prior to release from a bonded
warehouse. This requirement applies to bulk packed products as well as
consumer ready packages.
Documentation
Requirements
- Certification requirements
for red meat products.
- Obtain FSIS
Form 9060-5 Meat and Poultry Certificate for Wholesomeness and FSIS Form 9290-1
(12/06/2000)
Certificate for Export to Japan.
- Fresh/frozen
beef and beef offal and veal and veal offal
- The export applicant must provide information about the consignment that
includes
specific product identification
information, production date, number of
boxes, manufacturer, and
the statement "Product meets EV Program requirements for Japan" in
Block 14
of FSIS Form 9060-6.
- Obtain FSIS Form 9060-5, Meat and Poultry Export Certificate of
Wholesomeness
- Obtain FSIS Form 9290-1, Certificate for Export to Japan.
See e. Clarification
of Export Procedures for Certifying
Product below
for information about completing this
certificate.
- Obtain an
FSIS Letterhead Certificate with the following statements:
- Cattle slaughtered
for the production of the exported beef to Japan
(hereinafter referred to
as "the slaughtered cattle") have been born and raised
only in the USA, or
legally imported from Canada, or legally imported from the
third free countries listed here and
raised in the USA. Third free countries
are: Norway, Hungary,
Iceland, Mexico, Belize, Guatemala, Honduras, El
Salvador, Nicaragua,
Costa Rica, Panama, Dominican Republic, Chile, Commonwealth
of the Northern Mariana
Islands, New Zealand, Vanuatu, New Caledonia, Australia
- The slaughtered
cattle were not suspect or confirmed BSE cases, or confirmed
or suspected progenies,
or cohorts of BSE cases, as defined in the Terrestrial
Animal Health Code
adopted by the World Organization for Animal Health (OIE).
- The slaughtered
cattle were found to be sound and healthy as a result of
ante- and post-mortem inspections conducted by USDA veterinary inspectors in
the designated
facilities at the time of slaughter.
- The exported beef to
Japan fulfilled all of the required conditions described in
the EV Program. In case
the slaughtered cattle have been legally imported from Canada,
criteria 5.2.1.1 or
5.2.1.2 of the EV program is applied in order to verify 20 months of age
or younger. In case the
slaughter cattle have been legally imported from the third free
countries listed above other
than Mexico and raised in the USA, only criteria 5.2.1.1
of the EV Program is applied in
order to verify 20 months of age or younger.
- The exported beef to Japan has been handled at the designated facilities in such a
way as to
prevent contamination with any
causative agents of animal infectious diseases until shipment to Japan.
- Review Clarification of Export
Procedures for Certifying Product
prior
to product certification.
- Pork and pork products - The
following statements and information must be included in the
"Remarks" section of
FSIS Form 9060-5:
- For
pork and pork products of U.S. origin:
"The USA is free of hog cholera; vaccination against hog cholera is
prohibited; and importation of pigs vaccinated against hog cholera is
prohibited."
- For
pork and pork products imported into the U.S. from Canada, and now being
exported
to Japan:
"for the product described above, the processing including
slaughtering,
dressing, eviscerating, dividing and chopping or the manufacturing, has been
done in
accordance with Canadian livestock meat inspection requirements which are deemed
equivalent to the Japanese Food Sanitation Law, and the Japanese Abattoir
Law."
"Canada is free from hog cholera and that vaccination against hog
cholera and the
importation into Canada of pigs vaccinated against hog cholera is prohibited."
Also
include the name, address, official establishment number of the Canadian
facility and
the
slaughter or processing dates in Canada in the Remarks section.
It is
the exporter´s responsibility to provide a copy of an official Canadian
Food Inspection
Agency
(CFIA) certificate that includes this information for the consignment in order
for these
statements to be included on the FSIS certificate. A copy of the CFIA
certificate must also be
presented at the Japan port of entry.
- Label claims such as "Berkshire" or "Kurobuta" should
not be
part of
the product name identified on the export certificate. Further,
additional certification statements referring to such label claims should not be
included
on FSIS export certificates.
- Non-ruminant origin
meat products produced using natural or artificial casings. In addition
to the certification
indicated above, the following specific certification is required for
these products.
- For meat products using natural sheep casings the following statements must
be
included in the Remarks section of FSIS 9060-5:
(1) "The casings are derived from animals which were born and raised
in
countries other than the United Kingdom (Great Britain and Northern Ireland),
Ireland, Switzerland, France, Portugal, Belgium, Luxembourg, Denmark, the
Netherlands, Liechtenstein, Germany, Spain, Greece, Italy, Czech Republic,
Slovakia, Austria, Finland, Slovenia, Poland, Sweden, Israel, Canada, or the
USA.
At the time of import to the United States it has been confirmed that the casings do
not have risk of infection with contagious animal disease by health certificates
issued
by the originating government."
(2) "Natural casings from (country of origin) of ovine
origin."
- For
meat products using natural bovine casings the following statements must be
included
in the
Remarks section of FSIS 9060-5 or on an FSIS letterhead certificate:
(1)
"The casings are derived from animals which were born and raised in
countries
other
than the United Kingdom (Great Britain and Northern Ireland), Ireland,
Switzerland,
France,
Portugal, Belgium, Luxembourg, Denmark, the Netherlands, Liechtenstein, Germany,
Spain,
Greece, Italy, Czech Republic, Slovakia, Austria, Finland, Slovenia, Poland,
Sweden,
Israel,
Canada, or the USA. At the time of import to the United States it has been
confirmed
that the
casings do not have risk of infection with contagious animal disease by health
certificates issued by the originating government."
(2)
"Natural casings from (country of origin) of bovine
origin."
(3)
"The cattle origin raw material from which the certified casing were
derived
originate from raw materials from cattle slaughtered in countries other than
those listed
above,
and these materials and final products were kept separate from any bovine
materials
from
animals slaughtered in countries listed above."
(4)
"The casings production facility is under official U.S. Department of
Agriculture (USDA) supervision and maintains a system for tracing the animal
origin
materials, which guarantees the origin (collagen production facility for
artificial
casings
and country of origin for intestinal casings) can be identified."
- For
meat products using natural pork casings the following statements must be
included
in the
Remarks section of FSIS 9060-5:
(1)
"The casings are free from animal infectious disease as a consequence
of
ante-
and postmortem inspection conducted by official USDA inspectors. If the casings
are
imported
from third countries, at the time of import into the United States, it has been
confirmed that the casings do not have risk of infection with contagious animal
disease by
health
certificates issued by the originating government."
(2)
"Natural casings from (country of origin) of porcine
origin."
- For
meat products using artificial casing derived from pork skins the following
statements
must be
included in the Remarks section of FSIS 9060-5:
(1)
"Artificial casings prepared exclusively from hides and skins."
- For meat
products using artificial casing derived from cattle hides the following
statements must
be included in the Remarks section of FSIS 9060-5 or on an FSIS letterhead
certificate:
(1)
"Artificial casings prepared exclusively from hides and
skins."
(2)
"The cattle origin raw material from which the certified casing were
derived
originate from
raw materials from cattle slaughtered in countries other than those listed in
the annex, and
these materials and final products were kept separate from any bovine materials
from animals
slaughtered in countries listed in the annex."
(3)
"The casings production facility is under official US Department of
Agriculture
(USDA)
supervision and maintains a system for tracing the animal origin materials, which
guarantees the
origin (collagen production facility for artificial casings and country of
origin for
intestinal casings) can be identified."
"Annex: United Kingdom (Great Britain and Northern Ireland),
Ireland, Switzerland,
France,
Portugal, Belgium, Luxembourg, Denmark, the Netherlands, Liechtenstein, Germany,
Spain, Greece,
Italy, Czech Republic, Slovakia, Austria, Finland, Slovenia, Poland, Sweden,
Israel, Canada,
or the USA."
- For
meat products using artificial casings derived from cellulose, a statement
indicating the
composition of the casing must be included in the Remarks section of FSIS
9060-5. For example, "Artificial
casings
prepared from cellulose, fibrous paper,
glycerin, and moisture".
- Imported natural ruminant
casings
- Obtain FSIS
Form 9060-18. The following statements
must be included the Remarks section or on
an FSIS
letterhead
certificate:
- "The casings are derived from animals which were born and raised in
countries
other than the United Kingdom (Great Britain and Northern Ireland), Ireland,
Switzerland, France, Portugal, Belgium, Luxembourg, Denmark, the Netherlands,
Liechtenstein, Germany, Spain, Greece, Italy, Czech Republic, Slovakia, Austria,
Finland, Slovenia, Poland, Sweden, Israel, Canada, or the USA."
- "At the time of import to the United States it has been confirmed
by
official inspection, or confirmed by
health certificates
issued by the originating government that the casings do not have risk of infection with
contagious
animal disease. The casings were transported
to the approved facilities in a
manner to prevent contamination with infectious animal
diseases."
- "The casings were stored in clean and sanitary containers and
handled in a way
to prevent contamination with infectious animal disease."
- "Natural casings from (country of origin) of (ruminant species)
origin."
- Name, address, and establishment number of approved casings
facility.
- Natural pork casings
- Obtain FSIS
9060-7 for casings derived from swine slaughtered in the U.S. and processed in
the
U.S. The
following statements must be in the Remarks section or on an
FSIS
letterhead certificate:
- "The casings were derived
from pigs born and raised in the
U.S. or legally imported from Canada
and subjected to ante-mortem and
post-mortem veterinary inspection
conducted by official inspectors at
the time of slaughter. The casings
were transported to the approved
facilities in a manner to prevent
contamination with infectious animal
disease."
- "The casings were stored in clean and sanitary containers and
handled in a way to
prevent contamination with infectious animal disease."
- "Natural casings from the United States
or Canada of porcine
origin."
- Name, address, and establishment number of approved casings
facility.
- Obtain FSIS
9060-18 for imported pork casings. The following statement must be in the
Remarks
section or on an
FSIS
letterhead certificate:
"The artificial casings in this processed meat product were legally
imported into the United Sates from Japan and are prepared exclusively from
hides and skins as certified by MAFF health certificate (number__________,
showing the manufacturer of the artificial casings to be _____________).
The U.S. meat production facility maintains a system for tracing the origin of
the casings and verifies that only MAFF certified casing have been
used."
Note: APHIS regulation (9 CFR 96.3) requires imported natural
casings to be certified by the
originating
country as coming from healthy animals which received antemortem and postmortem
inspection and
are clean and sound and were prepared in a sanitary manner. Producers must be
able to
demonstrate that
the casings comply with the country of origin requirements indicated
above.
- Pharmaceutical requirements.
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. See
FSIS Notice 17-05 for additional
information.
- All export certificates to Japan may
be signed by an FSIS veterinarian or inspector.
- If the meat product transits through
a third country,
the official USDA seal number applied to the container must
be indicated in the "Remarks" section of FSIS Form
9060-5.
- Military requirements for red meat
purchases. Delivery/Purchase Order Number must be
placed on the face of FSIS Form 9060-5
for all Defense Personnel Support Center (DPSC)
purchases of meat. Military shipments
must also be accompanied by a completed FSIS Form
9290.1.
- When multiple establishments must be
entered into blocks 5, 6, and/or 8 of FSIS form
9290-1 it is acceptable to use a
continuation sheet that includes the MP(D) number of the
9060-5 and is signed by the same
individual signing the 9060-5 and 9290-1.
- Include the word "chilled"
or "frozen" as applicable, on FSIS Form 9060-5 under
product description and on FSIS Form
9290-1 in Block 2.
- On FSIS Form 9290-1, indicate
species for each item in Block 1; for example, franks made of pork and
chicken must be shown as "pork and
chicken". "FSIS" should be placed in Block 10 for
fresh/frozen product.
- When multiple establishments must be
entered into blocks 5, 6, and/or 8 of FSIS form 9290-1 it is
acceptable to use a continuation sheet
that includes the MP(D) number of the 9060-5 and is signed by the
same individual signing the 9060-5 and
9290-1.
Other Requirements
- Products for Personal Consumption.
- Products intended for personal consumption in Japan must either be certified
with FSIS
forms
9060-5 and 9290-1 or labeled as outlined below. Products exported to Japan
through
mail
order will be considered as product for personal consumption, provided the
quantity
is small
enough to reasonably believe that it is intended for personal use and the
addressee
is an
individual (not a company or organization.)
- Personal consumption entries of inspected and passed meat and meat products
and poultry
products
are permitted under simplified certification as provided in section 322.4 of the
MPI
Regulations. Such product need not be accompanied by FSIS Form 9060-5 and FSIS
Form
9290-1
and must enter Japan as it was packaged at time of preparation in a federally
inspected plant.
- The package must be labeled to include:
(1) Name of product.
(2) Name and address of packer or distributor.
(3) Statement of net quantity of contents.
(4) Official inspection legend including the official establishment number.
(5) For other than shelf-stable canned product, the label must bear the
following
statement immediately below the product name.
"The meat contained herein is for personal use only and not for sale.
It is derived from animals that received ante-mortem and post-mortem inspection
and were found sound and healthy and have been inspected and passed as provided
by
law and regulations of USDA."
- Meat products which are imported from Australia or New Zealand and are
repackaged in USDA approved establishments in the U.S. can be exported to Japan for
personal consumption provided the label contains the following statement, in
addition to items (1) through (4) in para. a. above:
"The meat contained herein is for personal use only and not for sale.
It is legally imported into the United States directly from (Australia or New
Zealand) and was packed in a U.S.D.A. approved plant under supervision of the
U.S.D.A."
- Meat products which are imported into the U.S. from New Zealand and are sold
in
the original package at U.S. airports are eligible for entry into Japan for
personal
consumption, provided the following information is provided on the label:
(1) Name of the product
(2) Name and address of distributor
(3) Net Weight
(4) New Zealand inspection legend
(5) The following statement:
"The meat contained herein is for personal use and not for sale. It is
legally imported into the United States directly from New Zealand and passed
import
inspection by the U.S.D.A."
- Applying
label to package - The required labeling must be applied to the carton by a
printed adhesive
label that will self destruct if the package is opened between time of
packaging at the
producing establishment and inspection at the Japanese port of entry.
(NOTE: Labels
should be applied on cartons at the junction of closed lid flaps or at the
junction of the
top and bottom of telescope cartons.)
- Microbiological
standards. Japanese standards for imported ready-to-eat meat/poultry
products (dried or heat
treated processed products) require coliform and salmonella to be negative
and clostridia or
staphylococci to be <1000 organisms per gram. Japanese standards for unheated
or specifically heated
processed products require coliform to be <100 organisms per gram,
clostridia or
staphylococci to be <1000 organisms per gram and salmonella to be negative.
The Japanese Ministry of
Health and Welfare reserves the right to test shipments upon arrival and
exporters should be
aware of such testing and possible rejection as a result of such test.
- Japan has
established provisional maximum residue limits (MRLs) for agricultural chemicals
(veterinary drugs and
pesticides) on foods. These MRLs can be found at
http://www.mhlw.go.jp/english/topics/foodsafety/positivelist060228/index.html.
- Classification as a
sausage. Japanese standards require products classified as sausage to be made
from meat that is ground
or minced, mixed with spices, and formed into a "sausage-like"
shape. In addition, the
product name must contain the word "sausage".
- Any container of
meat product exported to Japan, including Okinawa, regardless of the product's
source, that transits
through a third country, must be sealed with an official USDA seal at a USDA
inspected facility.
Plants Eligible for
Export
Effective July 27, 2006,
federally inspected
establishments producing fresh/frozen beef and beef offal intended
for export to Japan 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 obtained from
AMS'
Web site.
A list of cold storage
facilities
eligible to export
fresh/frozen beef and beef offal to Japan is available on FSIS'
website, and can be accessed at the
following location:
http://www.fsis.usda.gov/regulations_&_policies/Eligi
ble_US_Establishments_by_Country/index.asp. Cold storage establishments that want to be added to the list should
complete and submit FSIS 9080-3, Establishment Application for
Export, to the Office of International Affairs, Import-Export
Programs Staff, Washington, DC, Phone (202) 720-0082, Fax (202)
720-7990 through FSIS supervisory channels.
Cold storage facilities are cautioned to be constantly
vigilant when assembling shipments of product for export to Japan.
Export orders must be carefully carried out to ensure that all
products loaded are Japan-eligible. Assembly and loading errors have
in the past resulted in the suspension of cold storage and
slaughter/cutting facility eligibility for export to Japan and must
be avoided in the future.
Beef and beef products intended for U.S. military, airline meals, or
shipstores can originate from any
federally inspected
establishment. Beef and beef products for these uses do not have to be produced
under the BEV Program.
Casings establishments that
process or repackage natural ruminant casings
for direct export to Japan or for use in the production of
meat products for export to
Japan and the meat processing establishments that produce meat products
with natural ruminant casings
must comply with the specific establishment requirements indicated in the
Processing Section, and must be
notified to Japan prior to export. Establishments that comply with
these
requirements should submit FSIS Form 9080-3 as directed on the Form. FSIS will
notify Japan
of eligible establishments and
maintain the list
of eligible establishments
in the Export Library.
All other red meat and red meat
products eligible for export to Japan can originate from any federally
inspected establishment.
Exporters should be aware that
establishments not listed in the Meat, Poultry and
Egg Products Inspection Directory may experience delayed entry into Japan. Contact the Office of
International Affairs,
Import-Export Programs Staff,
(202) 720-0082, for assistance.
Plants Not Eligible for
Export
Beef and beef offal and veal and veal offal from the following
establishments are not eligible for export to Japan until further
notice:
Est. 86K, Cargill Meat Solutions, Dodge City, KS is
ineligible for export effective on and after August 8, 2008.
Est. 969G, Swift Beef Company, Grand Island, NE is ineligible for
export effective on and after October 29, 2008.
Plants Relisted for Export
Est. 267, Smithfield Beef Group, Tolleson, AZ is
relisted for the export of eligible product certified before
February 28, 2008, or on or after April 3, 2008. Product produced
during the period of suspension is eligible for certification on or
after April 3, 2008.
Est. 1311, Smithfield Beef Group - Souderton, Inc. (formerly Moyer
Packing Company) Souderton, PA is relisted for the export of
eligible product produced and certified before January 11, 2008, and
on or after September 19, 2008. Product produced during the period
of suspension is ineligible for export.
Est. 21488, National Beef,
Brawley, CA is PA is relisted for the export of eligible product produced and
certified before April 23, 2008, and on or after September
19, 2008. Product produced during the period of suspension is
ineligible for export.
Poultry Export Requirements for Japan
Eligible/Ineligible
Poultry Products
- Eligible Products
- Poultry and poultry products (except as restricted in the INELIGIBLE section
below).
Note: Japan accepts chicken, turkey, guinea fowls, ducks,
pigeons, and ostrich.
- Ineligible Products
- Specific state restrictions:
Connecticut - Poultry slaughtered on
or after November 10, 2006 are eligible.
Poultry slaughtered prior to that date are
ineligible.
Pennsylvania - Poultry
slaughtered on or
after November 10, 2006 are eligible.
Poultry slaughtered prior to that date are
ineligible.
New York - Poultry
slaughtered on or after February 22, 2008
and on or before April 10, 2008 are
eligible.
Poultry slaughtered prior to February 22,
2008 and after April 10, 2008 are
ineligible.
West Virginia - Poultry
slaughtered prior to March 9, 2007 or
slaughtered on or after August 2, 2007 is
eligible. Poultry slaughtered on or after
March 9 and before August 2, 2007 is
ineligible.
Minnesota- Poultry
slaughtered prior to March 28, 2007 or on
or after September 14, 2007 is eligible.
Poultry slaughtered on or after March 28,
2007 and before September 14, 2007 is
ineligible.
South Dakota - Poultry
slaughtered prior to May 24, 2007 or
slaughtered on October 12, 2007 to October
17, 2007 and on or after March 21, 2008 is
eligible. Poultry slaughtered on May 24
2007 to October 11, 2007, or slaughtered
after October 18, 2007 and prior to March
21, 2008 is ineligible.
Nebraska - Poultry
slaughtered prior to May 23, 2007 or on or
after November 30, 2007 is eligible.
Poultry slaughtered on or after May 23,
2007 and before November 30, 2007 is
ineligible.
Virginia - Poultry
slaughtered prior to June 15, 2007 is
eligible. Poultry slaughtered on or after
June 15, 2007 and before November 2, 2007
is ineligible. Poultry slaughtered on or
after November 2, 2007 is eligible.
New Jersey - Poultry
slaughtered on or prior to January 15,
2008 is eligible. Poultry slaughtered
after January 15, 2008 and before October
29, 2008 is ineligible.
Poultry slaughtered on or after October 29, 2008 is eligible.*
Arkansas - Poultry
slaughtered prior to May 9, 2008 is eligible. Poultry slaughtered on or after
May 9, 2008 and before September 22, 2008 is ineligible. Poultry slaughtered
on or after September 22, 2008 is eligible.
New Hampshire - Poultry slaughtered prior to July
8, 2008 is eligible.
Poultry slaughtered on or after July 8, 2008 is ineligible.
Idaho - Poultry slaughtered prior to August 5, 2008 is
eligible. Poultry slaughtered on or after August 5, 2008 is ineligible.
Massachusetts - The AI restriction on Massachusetts has been lifted.
See new
certification statements.
The
following FSIS Letterhead Certificates are
available:
FSIS Letterhead Certificate for Poultry Slaughtered Prior
to November 10, 2006
FSIS Letterhead Certificate for Poultry Slaughtered on
or after November 10, 2006, but prior to March 9, 2007.
FSIS Letterhead Certificate for Poultry Slaughtered on
or after March 9, 2007, but prior to March 29, 2007.
FSIS Letterhead Certificate for Poultry Slaughtered on
or after March 29, 2007, but prior to May 23, 2007.
FSIS Letterhead Certificate for Poultry Slaughtered on
or after May 23, 2007, but prior to May 24, 2007.
FSIS Letterhead
Certificate for Poultry Slaughtered on or after May 24, 2007, but prior to
June 15, 2007.
FSIS Letterhead Certificate for Poultry Slaughtered on or
after June 15, 2007, but prior to August 2, 2007.
FSIS Letterhead Certificate for Poultry Slaughtered on or
after August 2, 2007, but prior to September 14, 2007.
FSIS Letterhead Certificate for Poultry Slaughtered on or
after September 14, 2007, but prior to October 12, 2007.
FSIS Letterhead
Certificate for Poultry Slaughtered on or after October 12, 2007, but
prior to October 18, 2007.
FSIS Letterhead
Certificate for Poultry Slaughtered on or after October 18, 2007, but prior to November 2, 2007.
FSIS Letterhead
Certificate for Poultry Slaughtered on or after November 2,
2007 and before November 30, 2007.
FSIS Letterhead Certificate for Poultry Slaughtered
on or after November 30, 2007 FSIS and
before January 15, 2008.
FSIS Letterhead Certificate for
Poultry Slaughtered on or after January
15, 2008 FSIS and before February 22,
2008.
FSIS Letterhead
Certificate for
Poultry Slaughtered on or after February
22, 2008 and before March 21, 2008.
FSIS Letterhead
Certificate
for Poultry Slaughtered on or after March
21, 2008 and before April 10, 2008.
FSIS Letterhead
Certificate
for Poultry Slaughtered on or after April
10, 2008 and before May 9, 2008.
FSIS Letterhead
Certificate
for Poultry Slaughtered on or after May 9,
2008 and before July 8, 2008.
FSIS Letterhead
Certificate
for Poultry Slaughtered on or after July 8,
2008 and before August 5, 2008.
FSIS Letterhead
Certificate
for Poultry Slaughtered on or after August 5,
2008, and before September 22, 2008.
FSIS Letterhead
Certificate
for Poultry Slaughtered on or after September 22,
2008 and before October 29, 2008.*
FSIS Letterhead
Certificate for Poultry Slaughtered on or after October 29, 2008.*
Notes:
- Eligibility will be determined by the
slaughter or production date entered on FSIS Form
9290-1 which must be in month/day/year format (use this format in lieu of
the "Month & Year" indicated on Form 9290-1).
- These restrictions and poultry
certification statements do not
apply to product in hermetically
sealed containers cooked to
100°
C. It is the importer's
responsibility to complete an
application at the port of entry
to confirm that it is canned
product that is cooked to 100°
C.
- Duckling
Giblet Imports. Though Japanese regulations permit the import of liver in the
giblet pack of
whole frozen ducklings, the Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries
(MAFF) prefer
the liver not to be included in the package. Import inspectors have been
notified of this
preference and exporters should be aware that consignments may be
detained/rejected.
- Coloring
agents are not permitted in raw products in Japan.
Processing
Requirements
Note:
Exporters are advised to work closely with their importer regarding Japanese
standards of
meat products intended for
export to Japan. The information presented below is not inclusive of all the
details of the standards of
composition and manufacture. Please contact the Technical Service Center
(402) 344-5000 if additional
assistance is needed.
- Processed Poultry
Product.
- Unheated Poultry Products
- May contain up to 70 ppm nitrite in the finished product (NOTE: USDA
requires a
minimum of 120 ppm nitrite going into non-heated, cured products. Non-heated,
cured
product containing a maximum of 70 ppm nitrite may be exported to Japan provided
that the outside container is marked "For Export to Japan.").
- Exporters should be aware of the raw material requirements for producing
unheated
meat products for Japan since they may have to document this information to
their
Japanese importer. The meat must be maintained chilled at 4°C (39.2° F)
and
the pH of the meat is to be 6.0 or below.
- Specifically heated meat products.
- May contain up to 70 ppm nitrite in the finished product
- Must be heated to an internal temperature of 60° C (140° F) maintained
for
12 minutes maximum or the equivalent. Note: Current Japanese
regulations recognize the cooking standards for roast beef (9 CFR 318.17) as
equivalent to the above requirements or the time/temperature chart listed
below:
C° |
(F°) |
Time (min) |
55 |
(131.0) |
97 |
56 |
(132.8) |
64 |
57 |
(134.6) |
43 |
58 |
(136.4) |
28 |
59 |
(138.2) |
19 |
60 |
(140.0) |
12 |
61 |
(141.8) |
9 |
62 |
(143.6) |
6 |
63 |
(145.4) |
0 |
- Exporters should be aware of the raw material requirements for producing
specifically
heated
meat products for Japan since they may have to document this information to
their
Japanese
importer. The meat must be maintained chilled at 4° C (39.2° F) and the pH
of the
meat is to be 6.0 or below.
- Heat treated
products. (e.g., Turkey Ham, bacon, sausage products):
- May contain
up to 70 ppm nitrite in the finished product.
- Must be
heated to an internal temperature of 63° C (145° F) maintained for 30
minutes minimum
or equivalent. Current Japanese regulations recognize the following
time/temperature
relationships as equivalent:
C° |
(F°) |
Time (min) |
60 |
(140.0) |
129 |
61 |
(141.8) |
80 |
62 |
(143.6) |
49 |
63 |
(145.4) |
30 |
64 |
(147.2) |
19 |
65 |
(149.0) |
12 |
66 |
(150.8) |
7 |
67 |
(152.6) |
5 |
68 |
(154.4) |
3 |
69 |
(156.2) |
2 |
70 |
(158.0) |
1 |
71 |
(159.8) |
38 sec. |
72 |
161.6) |
23 sec. |
73 |
(163.4) |
14 sec. |
74 |
(165.2) |
9 sec. |
75 |
(167.0) |
5 sec. |
- Dried meat products.
- May contain up to 70
ppm nitrite in the finished product.
- Water activity must
be under 0.87.
Labeling Requirements
- Net Weight
- If not preprinted by the
label manufacturer, the net weight (in kilograms) should be stenciled,
stamped or handwritten on the
carton. Pounds may be shown on the label as well.
- Product arriving in Japan
without net weight labeling on the retail packages must be weighed
and labeled in compliance with
the Japanese Measurement Law.
- Food Additives. Japanese food
additives requirements are very complex. Importers can provide samples of
new products to the Ministry of Health
and Welfare inspectors to verify that all additives are approved by
Japan. Exporters are advised to work
with their importers to confirm eligibility of additives in the
products being exported to Japan.
- Packages which contain products that
deteriorate within five days must bear a "use by" date,
and products whose quality can be
maintained longer than five days are required to show a "best
before" date. The date information
can be applied in the United States prior to export or it can be
applied in Japan prior to release from a
bonded warehouse. This requirement applies to bulk packed products
as well as consumer ready packages.
Documentation Requirements for
Poultry Products
- Certification
requirements for poultry products.
- Obtain FSIS Form
9060-5.
- In the
"remarks" section of FSIS 9060-5, include the word "chilled"
or
"frozen", as applicable. FSIS Form 9060-5 must bear the following
statement
under
"Remarks":
"There
have been no outbreaks of fowl pest (fowl plague) for at least 90 days in
the United
States. Further, in the area where birds for export meat were produced (such an
area being
within a minimum radius of 50 kilometers from the production farm),
Newcastle
disease, fowl cholera and other serious infectious fowl diseases as recognized
by
the government
of the United States, have not occurred for at least 90 days."
- If the
poultry product transits through a third country, the official USDA seal number
applied to the
container must be indicated in the "Remarks" section of FSIS Form
9060-5.
- Poultry may be restricted from originating
or passing through certain states in which low path avian
influenza has been reported. Applicants for
export certification must determine which certification
statement or statements apply to the product to
be exported based on the date of slaughter. The statement(s)
must be typed in the "Remarks" section
of FSIS Form 9060-5 or supplied on FSIS Letterhead
Certificate(s):
- Slaughtered prior to
November 10, 2006 FSIS Letterhead
Certificate:
"The live poultry used for the production
of the exported poultry meat did not originate
from Connecticut, Pennsylvania, or New York and did not
pass through Connecticut,
Pennsylvania, or New York before being carried into poultry
processing plants."
- Slaughtered on or after
November 10, 2006, but prior to March 9, 2007
FSIS Letterhead
Certificate:
"The live poultry used for the production
of the exported poultry meat did not originate from New York and did not pass through New York before
being carried into poultry processing plants."
- Slaughtered on or after
March 9, 2007, but prior to March 29, 2007 FSIS
Letterhead
Certificate:
"The live poultry used for the production of the exported
poultry meat did not originate from New York or West Virginia and did not pass through New
York or West Virginia before being carried
into poultry processing plants."
- Slaughtered on or
after March 29, 2007, but prior to May 23, 2007 FSIS
Letterhead
Certificate:
"The live poultry used for the production
of the exported poultry meat did not originate
from New York, West
Virginia, or Minnesota and did not pass through New York, West Virginia,
or Minnesota before being carried into poultry
processing plants."
- Slaughtered on or
after May 23, 2007, but prior to May 24, 2007 FSIS
Letterhead
Certificate:
"The live poultry used for the production
of the exported poultry meat did not originate from New York, West
Virginia, Minnesota, or Nebraska and did not pass through New York, West
Virginia,
Minnesota, or Nebraska
before being carried into poultry processing plants.
- Slaughtered on or after May
24, 2007, but prior to June 15, 2007 FSIS
Letterhead
Certificate:
"The live poultry used for the production
of the exported poultry meat did not originate from New York, West Virginia, Minnesota, Nebraska, or
South
Dakota and did not pass through New York,
West Virginia, Minnesota, Nebraska, or South Dakota
before being carried into poultry processing
plants."
- Slaughtered on or after June
15, 2007, but prior to August 2, 2007 FSIS Letterhead
Certificate:
"The live poultry used for the production of
the exported poultry meat did not originate
from New York, West Virginia, Minnesota, Nebraska,
South Dakota,
or Virginia and did not pass
through New York, West Virginia, Minnesota, Nebraska, South Dakota,
or Virginia before being carried
into poultry processing plants."
- Slaughtered on or after
August 2, 2007, but prior to September 14, 2007
FSIS Letterhead Certificate:
"The live poultry used for the production of
the exported poultry meat did not originate from New
York, Minnesota, Nebraska, South Dakota, or Virginia
and did not pass through New York, Minnesota,
Nebraska, South Dakota, or Virginia before being
carried into poultry processing
plants."
- Slaughtered
on or after September 14, 2007,
but prior to October 12, 2007 FSIS Letterhead Certificate:
"The live poultry used for the production of
the exported poultry meat did not originate from New
York, Nebraska, South Dakota, or Virginia
and did not pass through New York, Nebraska,
South Dakota, or Virginia before being
carried into poultry processing
plants."
- Slaughtered on or
after October 12, 2007, but
prior to October 18, 2007 FSIS Letterhead Certificate:
"The live poultry used for the production
of
the exported poultry meat did not originate from New
York, Nebraska, or Virginia and did not pass through New York, Nebraska,
or Virginia before being
carried into poultry processing
plants."
- Slaughtered on or after October 18, 2007, but prior to
November 2, 2007 FSIS Letterhead Certificate:
"The live poultry used for the production of
the exported poultry meat did not originate from New
York, Nebraska, South Dakota, or Virginia and did not pass
through New York, Nebraska,
South Dakota, or Virginia before being
carried into poultry processing
plants."
- Slaughtered on or after November 2, 2007 and before
November 30, 2007 FSIS Letterhead
Certificate:
"The live poultry used for the production of the
exported poultry meat did not originate from New
York, Nebraska or South Dakota and did not pass through New York, Nebraska, or South
Dakota before being
carried into poultry processing plants."
- Slaughtered on or after November 30, 2007 FSIS and before January 15, 2008 Letterhead Certificate:
"The live poultry used for the production of the
exported poultry meat did not originate from New York or South Dakota and did not pass through New York
or South Dakota before being carried into
poultry processing plants."
- Slaughtered on or after January 15, 2008 FSIS and before
February 22, 2008 Letterhead
Certificate:
"The live poultry used for the production of the
exported poultry meat did not originate from New York,
South Dakota, or New Jersey and did not pass through New
York, South Dakota, or New Jersey before being carried
into poultry processing plants."
- Slaughtered on or after February 22, 2008 and before
March 21, 2008 FSIS Letterhead
Certificate:
"The live poultry used for the production of the
exported poultry meat did not originate from South Dakota
or New Jersey and did not pass through South Dakota or New
Jersey before being carried into poultry processing
plants."
- Slaughtered on or after March 21, 2008 and before
April 10, 2008 FSIS Letterhead Certificate:
"The live poultry used for the production of the
exported poultry meat did not originate from New Jersey
and did not pass through New
Jersey before being carried into poultry processing
plants."
- Slaughtered on or after April 10, 2008 and before
May 9, 2008 FSIS Letterhead Certificate:
"The live poultry used for the production of the
exported poultry meat did not originate from New York or
New Jersey and did not pass through New York or New
Jersey before being carried into poultry processing
plants."
- Slaughtered on or after May 9, 2008 and before July 8,
2008 Letterhead Certificate:
"The live poultry used for the production of the
exported poultry meat did not originate from Arkansas, New
York, or New Jersey and did not pass through Arkansas, New
York, or New Jersey before being carried into poultry
processing plants"
- Slaughtered on or after July 8, 2008 and before August
5, 2008 Letterhead Certificate:
"The live poultry used for the production of the
exported poultry meat did not originate from Arkansas, New
York, New Jersey, or New Hampshire and did not pass through Arkansas, New
York, New Jersey, or New Hampshire before being carried into poultry
processing plants"
- Slaughtered on or after August 5, 2008 and before
September 22, 2008 Letterhead Certificate:
"The live poultry used for the production of the
exported poultry meat did not originate from Idaho, Arkansas, New
York, New Jersey, or New Hampshire and did not pass through Idaho, Arkansas, New
York, New Jersey, or New Hampshire before being carried into poultry
processing plants"
- Slaughtered on or after
September 22, 2008 and before October 29, 2008 Letterhead Certificate:*
"The live poultry used for the production of the
exported poultry meat did not originate from Idaho, New
York, New Jersey, or New Hampshire and did not pass through Idaho, New York, New Jersey, or New Hampshire before being carried into poultry
processing plants"
- Slaughtered on or after October 29, 2008 Letterhead Certificate:*
"The live poultry used for the production of the
exported poultry meat did not originate from Idaho, New
York, or New Hampshire and did not pass through Idaho, New York,
or New Hampshire before being carried into poultry
processing plants"
- Additional certification is required
that trucks and railcars either did not transit any restricted
states OR were sealed by USDA during transit of
any restricted state.
- If the product will not
transit restricted
states during the period of restriction or
transited before or after the period of
restriction, statement 1 may be completed and
signed at
the plant where the export originates.
- If the product must be
sealed for transport through restricted states, the FSIS program employee
breaking the seal prior to
loading into Japan-bound ocean containers verifies that the seal was intact,
then completes statement 2 and signs the
certificate.
The statements below are
provided on an FSIS Letterhead Certificate:
- "To the best of
FSIS' knowledge, the exported poultry meat did not transit
________________________________________________________
during the period of restriction before leaving
the United States" OR
- "The
container was sealed by FSIS prior to transiting
________________________
with USDA seal number
__________. If
seal number __________ was removed by FSIS, the exported poultry meat
did not transit
restricted states after the removal in __________________."
See Guideline for completion of
this certificate.
Procedure for determining states to include in the
statement above:
- Determine the earliest date of
slaughter for birds in the consignment.
- Determine that the product did not
transit unsealed any state that is currently restricted. The restriction periods are listed below:
Connecticut (CT) - Before November 10, 2006
Pennsylvania (PA) - Before November 10, 2006
New York (NY) - Before February 22, 2008 and on
or after
April 10, 2008.
West Virginia (WV) - March 9, 2007 to August 2,
2007.
Minnesota (MN)- March 29, 2007 to September 13,
2007.
South Dakota (SD) - May 24, 2007 to October 11,
2007, and October 18, 2007 to March 21, 2008.
Nebraska (NE) - May 23, 2007 to November 30,
2007.
Virginia (VA) - June 15, 2007 to November 2,
2007.
New Jersey (NJ) - January 16, 2008 to October 28,
2008.*
Arkansas (AR) - On or after May 9, 2008 and before September 22, 2008.
New Hampshire (NH) - On or after July 8, 2008.
Idaho (ID) - On or after August 5, 2008.
- On FSIS Form 9290-1, the species for
each item should be indicated in Block 1; for example, all turkey
franks must be shown as
"turkey" and franks made of beef, pork and chicken as "beef, pork
and chicken". Block 2 should
contain the same product description as listed on FSIS form 9060-5. Blocks
6 and 7 should be completed for plants
preparing cuts or packing byproducts (including legs, thighs,
drumsticks, midjoint wings). Blocks 7
and 8 should be completed for all processed products. The slaughter
or production date (month/day/year
format) should be entered in Block 9 for all poultry and poultry
products. "FSIS" should be
placed in Block 10 for fresh/frozen product. Blocks 11 and 12 must
agree with the consignor and consignee
on FSIS form 9060-5. The same USDA official that signed FSIS form
9060-5 must sign FSIS form 9290-1.
- Ready-to-cook poultry products. When
poultry for export to Japan is processed with shank portion
attached, the statement
"portion of shank attached" shall be entered on FSIS Form
9060-5
under "remarks."
- Certification requirements for
ground or comminuted turkey or chicken. Such products include those
labeled "Ground Turkey",
"Ground Chicken", "Ground Turkey Meat," "Ground
Chicken Meat," "Mechanically
Deboned Turkey," "Mechanically Deboned Turkey Meat,"
and Mechanically Deboned Chicken
Meat." The Japanese Ministry of Health and Welfare reserves the right
to test such shipments for Salmonellae
upon arrival and exporters should be aware of such testing and
possible rejection as a result of such
test.
- Ostrich Meat. Obtain FSIS Form
9060-5 and FSIS Form 9290-1.
- Military requirements for Poultry
Purchases. Delivery/Purchase Order Number must be placed on the face
of FSIS Form 9060-5 for all Defense
Personnel Support Center (DPSC) purchases of poultry. Military shipments
must also be accompanied by a completed
FSIS Form 9290.1.
- All export certificates to Japan may
be signed by an FSIS veterinarian or inspector.
- When multiple establishments must be
entered into blocks 5, 6, and/or 8 of FSIS form 9290-1 it is
acceptable to use a continuation sheet
that includes the MP(D) number of the 9060-5 and is signed
by the same individual signing the
9060-5 and 9290-1.
Other Requirements
- Products for Personal
Consumption.
- Products
intended for personal consumption in Japan must either be certified with FSIS
forms 9060-5 and
9290-1 or labeled as outlined below. Products exported to Japan through mail
order will be
considered as product for personal consumption, provided the quantity is small
enough to
reasonably believe that it is intended for personal use and the addressee is an
individual (not
a company or organization.)
- Personal
consumption entries of inspected and passed meat and meat products and poultry
products are
permitted under simplified certification as provided in section 322.4 of the
MPI Regulations.
Such product need not be accompanied by FSIS Form 9060-5 and FSIS Form 9290-1
and must enter
Japan as it was packaged at time of preparation in a federally inspected
plant.
- The
package must be labeled to include:
- Name of product.
- Name and address of packer or distributor.
- Statement of net quantity of contents.
- Official inspection legend including the official establishment number.
- For other than shelf-stable canned product, the label must bear the
following statement immediately below the product name:
"The poultry contained herein is for personal use only and not for sale.
It is derived from birds that received ante-mortem and post-mortem inspection
and were found sound and healthy and have been inspected and passed as provided
by law and regulations of USDA."
- Applying label to package--The required labeling must be applied to the
carton
by a printed adhesive label that will self destruct if the package is
opened
between time of packaging at the producing establishment and inspection
at the
Japanese port of entry. NOTE: Labels should be applied on
cartons
at the junction of closed lid flaps or at the junction of the top and bottom
of
telescope cartons.
- Microbiological standards. Japanese
standards for imported ready-to-eat meat/poultry products
(dried or heat treated processed
products) require coliform and salmonella to be negative and
clostridia or staphylococci to be
<1000 organisms per gram. Japanese standards for unheated or
specifically heated processed products
require coliform to be <100 organisms per gram, clostridia
or staphylococci to be <1000
organisms per gram and salmonella to be negative. The Japanese
Ministry of Health and Welfare reserves
the right to test shipments upon arrival and exporters
should be aware of such testing and
possible rejection as a result of such test.
- Japan has established provisional
maximum residue limits (MRLs) for agricultural chemicals
(veterinary drugs and pesticides) on
foods. These MRLs can be found at
http://www.mhlw.go.jp/english/topics/foodsafety/positivelist060228/index.html.
- Any container of poultry product
exported to Japan, including Okinawa, regardless of the
product's source, that transits through
a third country, must be sealed with an official USDA seal at
a USDA inspected facility.
Plants Eligible for
Export
All federally inspected establishments
are eligible to export to Japan. Exporters should be aware that
establishments not listed in the Meat, Poultry and Egg
Product Inspection Directory may experience delayed entry
into Japan. Contact the Technical
Service Center at (402) 344-5000 for assistance.
JA-155 (Oct 30, 2008)
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