FSIS Adds South Korea to List of Eligible Poultry Exporters
The Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) is adding South Korea to the list of countries eligible to export poultry to the U.S., after finding South Korean poultry regulations are equivalent to U.S. requirements. Effective May 27, slaughtered poultry or parts or other poultry products processed in certified South Korean establishments will be eligible for export to the United States. Any imported poultry must also meet Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) requirements, said FSIS.
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All poultry imported from South Korea will be subject to reinspection at the U.S. port of entry. If re-inspection finds the product does not meet U.S. requirements, it will be refused entry and within 45 days must be exported to the country of origin, destroyed, or converted to animal food (subject to FDA approval), depending on the violation, said FSIS.
(Federal Register 03/26/14)