Information For Singapore Opens Market To Full Range Of U.s. Beef Products

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General Information:

Singapore’s Agri-food and Veterinary Authority (AVA) and the U.S. Department of Agriculture

(USDA) recently concluded discussions on the conditions required for the U.S. to export bone-in and

boneless beef cuts, processed beef products, and beef offal. To be eligible to export this expanded

range of products to Singapore, U.S. beef establishments and the products must meet specific conditions.

In addition, AVA requires a pre-approval procedure for establishments intending to export processed

beef and offal. These conditions and procedures are outlined below:

Beef Cuts:

Boneless and bone-in cuts are allowed provided the establishments are in the USDA Agricultural

Marketing Service’s (AMS) Beef Export Verification program for Singapore. This Singapore Export

Verification (SEV) program includes conditions on the sources of cattle from which beef and beef

products can be derived, as follows:

Beef and beef products derived from cattle of all ages that are born, raised, and slaughtered in

the U.S., including feeder cattle born in Canada and Mexico that were raised and slaughtered in

the US, are eligible.

Beef and beef products derived from calves under 12 months of age imported from Canada for

direct slaughter are eligible.

Beef and beef products derived from cattle imported from Canada for direct slaughter can only

be boneless cuts from animals less than 30 months of age.

Beef and beef products derived from cattle imported from Mexico for direct slaughter are not

allowed.

Processed Beef Products:

Prior to exporting processed beef products, AVA must evaluate and approve U.S. establishments. The

establishment must participate in the SEV program, and the raw materials used to make the processed

beef products must have been sourced from SEV program compliant product and establishments. To

complete the evaluation and obtain approval, AVA requires interested establishments to submit the

following documentation:

Establishment name, number, and address.

List of products intended for export.

Brief description of each specific product, including product specifications and shelf-life.

Product label with content information (ingredient list from greatest to least, but specific

percentage composition of each individual ingredient not required).

Documentation showing production process flow chart, including stages, critical control points,

and temperature control of final product. (AVA would welcome photographs as supporting

documentation).

Documentation showing establishment’s participation in the SEV program, such as a copy of the

AMS website SEV list showing the specific establishment.

Offal:

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