FSIS Gives Guidance on USDA Exports Stamps
The Food Safety and Inspection Service outlined instructions for inspection program personnel on newly available alternatives for marking consignments with the U.S. Department of Agriculture export stamp, in a Jan. 5 notice (here). The instructions follow an FSIS final rule…
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that revised meat and poultry inspection regulations to provide for an electronic export application and certification system (see 1606280022). Previously, a USDA export stamp was required on each outside container within a consignment intended for export, FSIS said. The final rule added some options for USDA export stamping. "These options include applying the stamp to each outside container, a securely enclosed pallet or pallets within the consignment, or the closed means of conveyance transporting the consignment, depending on the requirements" of the foreign country (here), FSIS said. Among other things, the instructions say that inspection personnel may allow for stamping when the personnel aren't present, though a verification of the stamping process for legibility is required, it said. The personnel may also "perform reinspection of consignments at any time as necessary," it said.