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FSIS Final Rule Allows Chile to Export Poultry and Poultry Products to the U.S.
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Congressional and Public Affairs
(202) 720-9113
Laura Reiser
WASHINGTON, Oct. 30, 2007 - The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Food Safety and Inspection
Service (FSIS) today announced that the country of Chile will be allowed to export poultry and poultry products,
processed in certified establishments within Chile, to the United States effective December 3, 2007.
FSIS has determined that Chile's laws, regulations and other materials showed that its poultry inspection
system includes requirements equivalent to all provisions in the Poultry Products Inspection Act and its
implementing regulations. FSIS, through annual on-site reviews, will verify that establishments certified
by the government of Chile continue to meet all U.S. requirements.
In addition to relying on its initial determination of a country's eligibility and performing ongoing audits
to ensure that products shipped to the U.S. are safe, wholesome and properly labeled and packaged, poultry
and poultry products exported to the U.S. from Chile will be subject to FSIS reinspection procedures at ports
of entry for proper certification, labeling, transportation damage and general condition. Selected shipments
will be subject to additional reinspection procedures including examinations for product defects, laboratory
analyses to detect harmful chemical residues, or pathogen testing appropriate for the product.
The proposed rule to allow the
export of poultry and poultry products from Chile was published in February 2007 following a thorough evaluation
of Chile's poultry inspection system, laws, regulations and on-site reviews that began in 1997 after Chile
requested approval to export these products to the U.S.
For further information on the final rule, contact Sally White, International Equivalence Staff, Office of
International Affairs, at (202) 720-6400.
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