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Ireland: Bivalve mollusks exported to the USA

Frozen Oyster
Published May 5, 2023

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Bivalve Molluscs Exports to the USA. The Sea-Fisheries Protection Authority has Issued an  Information Notice to Trade

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Bivalve Molluscs Exports to the USA The Sea-Fisheries Protection Authority has Issued an Information Notice to Trade – Exports of Bivalve Molluscs to the USA The Sea-Fisheries Protection Authority (SFPA) issued an Information Notice to exporters on the 3rd May 2023, in relation to technical requirements for Irish companies trading with the USA in an evolving third country regulatory environment. The SFPA would like to remind all exporters to the USA that Live Bivalve Molluscs* and Frozen Unprocessed Bivalve Molluscs (Bivalve Molluscs include oysters, mussels, and razor clams) are not currently approved for export from Ireland to the USA. If these products are exported to the USA, they will be rejected at the Border Control Point and will either need to be destroyed at the Border Control Point or reimported into Ireland at significant cost to the exporter. The only Bivalve Molluscs which can be exported to the USA are cooked or ...
Source: Fish Focus
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