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PM-11 (Mar 12, 2012)
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Eligible/Ineligible Products
- Eligible Products
- Meat and meat products.
- Beef and beef products including canned beef
products. The vertebral column
(including the transverse process 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 for beef to
Panama. Veal is not subject to an approved EV
program; however, an EV program is necessary if the
facility also handles non-conforming product in
which case the EV program is required to ensure
control of the non-conforming product. Information
about the EV program for Panama and a list of EV
approved establishments can be obtained from AMS' Web site.
Effective March 19, 2012, a Statement of Verification (SOV) is no longer required as part of the export certification process for Panama. FSIS inspection personnel will continue to verify the eligibility of the establishment and product. The unique product identification system can be accessed by authorized FSIS inspection personnel from FSIS' Intranet site. Details of the Export Verification program can be accessed from the Export Verification (EV) Programs Additional Requirements page on the 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
- Protein-free beef tallow. This product is not
subject to the AMS EV program.
- Poultry and poultry products.
Documentation Requirements
- Certification Requirements
- Obtain FSIS form 9060-5 - Export Certificate of Wholesomeness.
- Beef and beef products. In completing the
FSIS Form 9060-6, Application for Export, the
following statement must be included: "The
product meets EV requirements for Panama". In
addition, the following statements must be
provided on a FSIS letterhead certificate.
- The beef/beef products were derived
from cattle that received ante and post
mortem inspections and were not
suspected or confirmed to have Bovine
Spongiform Encephalopathy (BSE).
- The beef/beef products originate from
cattle that were not subject to a stunning process,
prior to slaughter, with a device injecting
compressed air or gas into the cranial cavity, or
to a pithing process.
- The beef/beef 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
over 30 months of age, the brain, skull,
eyes, trigeminal ganglia, spinal cord,
vertebral column, and the dorsal root
ganglia; and for any cattle regardless
of age, the tonsils and distal ileum of
the small intestine.
- The beef/beef products were produced
and handled in a manner which ensures
that such products do not contain and
are not contaminated with mechanically
separated meat from the skull and
vertebral column of cattle over 30
months of age.
- The beef/beef products originate from
federally certified slaughter or
processing facilities, operating under
the supervision of the FSIS.
- Protein-free beef tallow. The following
certification statement must be included in the
"Remarks" section of FSIS Form 9060-5 for
protein-free tallow.
"The maximum content of insoluble impurities of
the tallow does not exceed 0.15 percent of its
weight."
Protein-free beef tallow may be derived from
animals of any age and does not have to be
produced under an EV program.
- Signatures on all required forms and supplementary statements must be by an FSIS veterinarian
(name, degree [DVM or equivalent] must be typed or printed after the signature).
Plants Eligible to Export
All federally inspected establishments are eligible to export to
Panama. Beef and beef products, with the exception of tallow,
must originate from an AMS EV approved establishment.
PM-11 (Mar 12, 2012)
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