Taiwan Clarification – April 1 is Eligible Slaughter Date
Taiwan Clarification – April 1 is Eligible Slaughter Date
After this morning's announcement regarding the eligibility of selected beef offal to Taiwan, USMEF received clarification from FSIS that the April 1 date referenced is the slaughter date. The FSIS Export Library has now been updated accordingly to read:
The following fresh and/or frozen beef products: bones with meat, hanging tenders, tongues, penis, testes, tails, and skirts, derived from cattle less than 30 months of age slaughtered on or after April 1, 2010.
Please contact Kevin Smith at ksmith@usmef.org or 303-623-6328 with any questions.
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The U.S. Meat Export Federation (www.USMEF.org) is the trade association responsible for developing international markets for the U.S. red meat industry and is funded by USDA, exporting companies, and the beef, pork, corn and soybean checkoff programs.
USMEF complies with all equal opportunity, non-discrimination and affirmative action measures applicable to it by contract, government rule or regulation or as otherwise provided by law.
Taiwan Clarification – April 1 is Eligible Slaughter Date
After this morning's announcement regarding the eligibility of selected beef offal to Taiwan, USMEF received clarification from FSIS that the April 1 date referenced is the slaughter date. The FSIS Export Library has now been updated accordingly to read:
The following fresh and/or frozen beef products: bones with meat, hanging tenders, tongues, penis, testes, tails, and skirts, derived from cattle less than 30 months of age slaughtered on or after April 1, 2010.
Please contact Kevin Smith at ksmith@usmef.org or 303-623-6328 with any questions.
# # #
The U.S. Meat Export Federation (www.USMEF.org) is the trade association responsible for developing international markets for the U.S. red meat industry and is funded by USDA, exporting companies, and the beef, pork, corn and soybean checkoff programs.
USMEF complies with all equal opportunity, non-discrimination and affirmative action measures applicable to it by contract, government rule or regulation or as otherwise provided by law.