Newly Authorized Meat and Poultry Exporters to Mexico
Report Highlights:
223 U.S. meat and poultry processors, food manufacturers, and cold storage facilities have gained new market access to Mexico as the result of successful implementation of the terms-of-reference protocol negotiated between the United States and Mexican Governments. Their accession coupled with previously eligible U.S. suppliers has facilitated the growth of U.S. meat and poultry and related products or foods containing meat and poultry exports to Mexico for the past 3 years.
General Information:
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) and the Foreign Agricultural Service (FAS) in Mexico facilitated new market access for 223 U.S. meat and poultry processors or food manufacturers and refrigerated distribution facilities from May 1, 2010 through April 30, 2013 that deal in products regulated under FSIS’s authority. These actions are the result of the successful implementation of the common terms-of-reference protocol with the Mexican Secretariat of Agriculture, Livestock, Rural Development, Fisheries, and Food (SAGARPA) National Service of Health, Food Safety, and Food Quality (SENASICA) that was signed on April 27, 2010.
At present, there are a total of 1,846 U.S. establishments eligible to export to Mexico. For the list of all U.S. establishments eligible to ship meat and poultry or meat and poultry containing products, please visit the FSIS Eligible Plants List for Mexico. Alternatively, interested parties may view the list of establishments from the Mexican Government website Sistema de Informacion de Consulta de Plantas Autorizadas (SICPA). The information on the two lists needs to be identical and must correspond with the documentation and labeling that accompanies shipments. Otherwise, exporters will face additional difficulties and delayed shipments could result.
