Addition of Mexico to the List of Countries Eligible to Export Poultry Products Into the United States

Resumo

The Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) is proposing to add Mexico to the list of countries eligible to export poultry products into the United States. Reviews of Mexico's laws, regulations, and other materials show that its poultry processing system meets requirements equivalent to all provisions in the Poultry Products Inspection Act (PPIA) and its implementing regulations. Only poultry products that have been slaughtered in federally inspected establishments in the United States or in establishments in other countries eligible to export poultry to the United States and have then been processed in certified Mexican establishments would be permitted to be imported into the United States. All poultry products exported from Mexico to the United States must be reinspected at the U.S. ports-of-entry by FSIS inspectors. This action would enable certified poultry processing establishments in Mexico to export processed poultry products into the United States.