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Export Requirements for Malaysia
MY-27 (Jul 11, 2007)
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Eligible/Ineligible Products
- Eligible Products
- Meat Products
- Fresh/frozen lamb/mutton carcass,
primal cuts, as well as processed
products from Malaysian-approved Halal
meat plants are eligible for export to
Malaysia.
- All Federally inspected pork products are eligible to
be exported.
- Beef and beef products. The
vertebral column (including the
transverse processes of the thoracic
and lumbar vertebrae, the wings of the
sacrum, and the vertebrae of the tail)
must be removed from animals 30 months
of age and older. Eligible beef and
beef products must be produced under
an approved AMS Export Verification (EV)
program. Veal is not subject to an
approved EV program. Information about
the EV program for Malaysia and a list
of EV approved establishments can be
obtained from AMS' Web site.
If FSIS inspection personnel become
aware of concerns that an AMS approved establishment is not properly
executing its Quality Control 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
Establishments must also be approved
for Halal export by Malaysia.*
- Fresh/frozen poultry and poultry products from Malaysia approved
Halal poultry plants are eligible for export to Malaysia.
Documentation Requirements
- Permit Requirements - Exporters must obtain a permit through the
importer. A permit is issued by the Malaysian Department of Veterinary
Services, permitting the importation of meat and meat byproducts and
poultry and poultry byproducts into Malaysia. (It is not necessary for
the USDA inspector to verify the permit.)
- Certification Requirements
- Obtain FSIS Form 9060-5 - All FSIS Form 9060-5 certificates
must:
- Be dated and have the signature and title of an FSIS
veterinarian with degree and title (such as DVM or
equivalent degree) printed or typed after the signature.
- Be accompanied by a veterinary certificate on USDA
letterhead stating:
- "The meat covered by this certificate originated
from animals slaughtered in Est. _____ (No.)" (This
statement is required only for bovine and ovine meat
and meat byproducts which require a Certificate of
Islamic (Halal) Slaughter.)
- "Swine Fever (hog cholera) has not existed in the
United States since 1978". (This
statement is required only
for pork and pork products.)
- "The meat and poultry in this shipment are
subject to the FSIS National Residue Program, which
is equivalent to Ministry of Health Malaysia's
Guidelines for Drug Residues in Meat and Poultry."
- Beef and beef products. A letterhead certificate
must accompany FSIS Form 9060-5 which will
contain the following statements:*
- The meat covered by this certificate
originated from animals slaughtered in
Establishment Number _______.
- The meat in this shipment was subject
to the FSIS National Residue Program, which
is equivalent to Ministry of Health
Malaysia's Guidelines for Drug Residues in
Meat and Poultry.
- The meat or meat products were produced
and handled in a manner which ensures that
such products do not contain and are not
contaminated with the following specified
risk materials: for cattle 30 months of
age and older, the brain, skull, eyes,
trigeminal ganglia, spinal cord, vertebral
column, and dorsal root ganglia; and for
cattle regardless of age, the tonsils and
distal ileum of the small intestine.
- All poultry product - The following statements must be typed in the "Remarks"
section of FSIS Form 9060-5:
"The (poultry) products were derived from (poultry) subject to ante-mortem and
post-mortem examinations and have been found to be free from infectious and contagious
disease. The (poultry) products are fit for human consumption, and every precaution has
been taken to prevent contamination prior to export."
"The meat and poultry in this shipment are subject to the FSIS National Residue
Program, which is equivalent to Ministry of Health Malaysia's Guidelines for Drug
Residues in Meat and Poultry."
- Certificate of Islamic Slaughter
- In addition to FSIS certification, the exporters must obtain a
Certificate of Islamic (Halal) Slaughter from a member of an
approved Islamic Center or Islamic Organization. A Certificate of
Islamic Slaughter is a certificate issued by a member of an Islamic
organization recognized by the importing country to provide this
service; the certificate states that animals were slaughtered
according to Islamic religious requirements. This certificate must
accompany products labeled "Halal." The certificate must be
endorsed by an approved Islamic Center.
- Pork products do not require a Certificate of Islamic (Halal)
Slaughter.
Plants Eligible to Export
- Bovine, ovine, and poultry slaughter and processing establishments are subject to
inspection and approval for Halal export by
Malaysia. A list of approved establishments can
be found on the Malaysia Department of
Veterinary Services (DVS) website:
http://agrolink.moa.my/jph/dvs/kav/plants/ap-usa.html.
In addition to Malaysia approval, establishments producing
beef and beef products must participate in an AMS EV program.*
- Halal approval is granted for specific
Islamic Centers to carry out and certify
slaughter at individual plants. For this
purpose, each individual plant has an approved
Islamic Center or multiple Islamic Centers
authorized to issue the Halal certificate.
Exporters are advised to check with the
individual plant about their authorized Islamic
Centers. A list of approved Islamic Centers may
found on the DVS website:
http://agrolink.moa.my/jph/dvs/kav/halal/h-usa.html.
MY-27 (Jul 11, 2007)
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