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Romania Recognizes Safety of U.S. Beef, Opens New Market for U.S. Exports
USDA's Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) and the Romanian government have agreed on a new health certificate that paves the way for greater U.S. beef exports to Romania. The Romanian Veterinary Authority (RVA) and AgBucharest successfully approved the final version of an FSIS health certificate that recognizes the safety of U.S. beef produced with synthetic hormones, opening a new market to U.S. beef exporters estimated at $2-3 million in value.
The U.S. has long been a supplier of beef tripe to Romania (valued at approximately $1.5 million annually); but until now, U.S. beef muscle cuts and beef offals other than tripe have not been imported by Romania. USDA's Foreign Agricultural Service (FAS) projects significant demand for U.S. beef in Romania, since Romania's primary beef imports for Jan-March 2003 have been small volumes from Hungary, Poland and Austria - due to BSE restrictions and high prices in those countries.
After extensively evaluating the U.S. beef production system, AgBucharest and the RVA accepted FSIS certificates as worthy validation of the safety of U.S. beef. The FSIS health certificate will be required on all shipments of U.S. beef to Romania; FSIS is currently printing and distributing the certificates with FSIS inspectors throughout the U.S. The health certificate should provide the following information:
- Name and address of the exporter
- Name, address and number of the establishment registered for exports
- Name and address of the importer
- Country of origin
- Means of transportation
- Date and place of issuing of the document
- Name and signature of the officially authorized state official issuing the document
- Original stamp of the state veterinary service.
Romania Recognizes Safety of U.S. Beef, Opens New Market for U.S. Exports
USDA’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) and the Romanian government have agreed on a new health certificate that paves the way for greater U.S. beef exports to Romania. The Romanian Veterinary Authority (RVA) and AgBucharest successfully approved the final version of an FSIS health certificate that recognizes the safety of U.S. beef produced with synthetic hormones, opening a new market to U.S. beef exporters estimated at $2-3 million in value.
The U.S. has long been a supplier of beef tripe to Romania (valued at approximately $1.5 million annually); but until now, U.S. beef muscle cuts and beef offals other than tripe have not been imported by Romania. USDA's Foreign Agricultural Service (FAS) projects significant demand for U.S. beef in Romania, since Romania's primary beef imports for Jan-March 2003 have been small volumes from Hungary, Poland and Austria - due to BSE restrictions and high prices in those countries.
After extensively evaluating the U.S. beef production system, AgBucharest and the RVA accepted FSIS certificates as worthy validation of the safety of U.S. beef. The FSIS health certificate will be required on all shipments of U.S. beef to Romania; FSIS is currently printing and distributing the certificates with FSIS inspectors throughout the U.S. The health certificate should provide the following information:
- Name and address of the exporter
- Name, address and number of the establishment registered for exports
- Name and address of the importer
- Country of origin
- Means of transportation
- Date and place of issuing of the document
- Name and signature of the officially authorized state official issuing the document
- Original stamp of the state veterinary service.