New Import Requirements for Food Products Containing Small Amounts of Meat/Poultry

(World Trade Interactive)

U.S. Customs and Border Protection issued a notice April 14 advising importers of new requirements for imports of food products containing small amounts of meat or poultry. CBP notes that a Department of Agriculture import permit will now be required for all Food Safety Inspection Service-exempted food products containing small amounts (i.e., less than two percent) of meat and/or poultry ingredients.

Therefore, products such as bouillon cubes, extracts and soup mixes, which were previously allowed entry solely under a health certificate indicating that the product was concentrated by boiling, will now also require a USDA import permit. CBP will begin enforcing this new requirement on June 22.