Mexico                                   

Mexico                                                                                         

SRM Certification Statement On Export Certificate Postponed 30 Days

The Agricultural Trade Office in Mexico City Officials has informed USMEF that Mexico’s Secretariat of Agriculture, Livestock, Rural Development, Fisheries, and Food Products (SAGARPA)   will issue a notification to their border inspectors late this afternoon (Oct. 1) which will rescind implementation of the new September 30 certification requirements for 30 days. If all goes well, therefore, it will no longer be necessary for the Food Safety And Inspection Service (FSIS) to certify that specific risk material has been removed from the cattle from which the beef originated.

The 30-day postponement will be used by the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to provide SAGARPA with additional information aimed at having the requirement completely removed.

The USDA recommends that exporters proceed with caution early next week, making sure that the notice has in fact been received and expecting confusion and delays.

Mexico                                                                                         

SRM Certification Statement On Export Certificate Postponed 30 Days

The Agricultural Trade Office in Mexico City Officials has informed USMEF that Mexico’s Secretariat of Agriculture, Livestock, Rural Development, Fisheries, and Food Products (SAGARPA)   will issue a notification to their border inspectors late this afternoon (Oct. 1) which will rescind implementation of the new September 30 certification requirements for 30 days. If all goes well, therefore, it will no longer be necessary for the Food Safety And Inspection Service (FSIS) to certify that specific risk material has been removed from the cattle from which the beef originated.

The 30-day postponement will be used by the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to provide SAGARPA with additional information aimed at having the requirement completely removed.

The USDA recommends that exporters proceed with caution early next week, making sure that the notice has in fact been received and expecting confusion and delays.