Export Requirements for St. Vincent and the Grenadines

VC-3 (Sep 13, 2005)

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Eligible/Ineligible Products

Eligible Products
1. Beef and beef products.*

Documentation Requirements

For beef and beef products. FSIS Form 9060-5, Meat and Poultry Export Certificate of Wholesomeness is required. The following certification statements must be included in the Remarks section or on an FSIS letterhead certificate:*
1. The United States meets or exceeds the OIE guidelines pertaining to bovine meat and meat products as it relates to BSE.
2. The feeding of ruminants with meat and bone meal or greaves from ruminant origin has been prohibited since 1997 and has been effectively enforced.
3. All cattle are humanely stunned by a method that does not inject air into the cranial cavity.
4. The meat or meat products were not derived from the following specified risk materials: the brain, skull, eyes, trigeminal ganglia, spinal cord, vertebral column (excluding the vertebrae of the tail, the transverse processes of the lumbar and thoracic vertebrae and the wings of the sacrum) and dorsal root ganglia of cattle 30 months of age and older; and the tonsils and distal ileum of the small intestine of any cattle, regardless of age.
5. United States regulation prohibits the use of mechanically separated beef for use as human food.
6. The United States is free from Foot and Mouth Disease.
For fresh, cured, or smoked meat products. The following statement must be included in the Remarks section of the FSIS Form 9060-5:

"The United States is free of Foot and Mouth Disease."

Plants Eligible to Export

All Federally inspected establishments are eligible to export.

VC-3 (Sep 13, 2005)


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