A new report from the USDA Foreign Agricultural Service clarifies that USDA’s Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS) is responsible for certifying shell egg as well as egg food product shipments to Mexico while the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) certifies items like fertile/hatching eggs and the Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) is responsible for certifying liquid, frozen, or dried processed egg products.
This report focuses on recent changes applicable to shell egg and egg food products exported to Mexico announced by APHIS and AMS.
On 3 April 2013, US Department of Agriculture (USDA) announced a program to facilitate the export of further processed eggs and egg products. The USDA's Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS) will verify a wide range of products containing eggs, including omelets, frozen egg patties, crepes, hard boiled eggs, mayonnaise, and food containing egg extracts. The export certifications to Mexico performed by the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) for foods containing eggs will be discontinued.
Exporters who are interested in shipping egg products to Mexico need to contact AMS to register for the new program and schedule an audit as soon as possible.
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