The first foreign audit reports of 2023 are good for Japanese and Israeli meat exporters to the US

Published 2023년 1월 11일

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The USDA’s Foreign Audit Reports for Japan and Israel have been released, covering Japan’s food safety systems for raw intact beef products and Israel’s systems for processed poultry products. The audits, conducted between July and August of 2022, aim to ensure compliance with US regulatory requirements for exporting safe and wholesome food products.

The audit of Japan's systems was conducted remotely and found no immediate public health threats, highlighting the country's robust food safety inspection system for beef products. Israel's onsite audit also found no deficiencies, with particular focus on its laboratory oversight, confirming its ability to export safe poultry products to the US. These audits underscore the commitment of these countries to maintaining equivalent food safety standards to the US, ensuring the export of safe and properly labeled products.

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The USDA’s Foreign Audit Reports for Japan and Israel have been released during the past week. Japan’s food safety systems for raw intact beef products were the subject of fieldwork from July 19 to August 17, 2022. Israel’s food safety systems were evaluated from June 27 to July 19, 2022, for processed poultry products. The final reports were released to the Japanese government on Jan. 3, 2023, and to the Israeli government on Jan. 5, 2023. The USDA’s foreign audits are conducted by the Food Safety and Inspection Service’s (FSIS) Office of International Coordination. In conducting foreign audits, the FSIS focuses on six system equivalence components: (1) Government Oversight (e.g., Organization and Administration); (2) Government Statutory Authority and Food Safety and Other Consumer Protection Regulations (e.g., Inspection System Operation, and Product Standards and Labeling); (3) Government Sanitation; (4) Government Hazard Analysis and Critical Control Point (HACCP) System; (5) ...

Source: Foodsafetynews