Required Report - public distribution

**Date:** 9/15/2004

**GAIN Report Number:** MX4111

MX0000

**Mexico**

**Poultry and Products**

**Status on Avian Influenza - Update #5**

**2004**

**Approved by:**

![](media/image1.wmf)Suzanne Heinen

Mexico City

**Prepared by:**

Dulce Flores

**Report Highlights:**

On September 13, 2004, the Government of Mexico banned imports of raw
poultry meat for direct consumption, live birds, hatching eggs, table
eggs and SPF eggs from Missouri due to detections of low path avian
influenza (LPAI) in that state. Cooked products as well as products
destined for thermal processing are exempt.

Includes PSD Changes: No

Includes Trade Matrix: No

Unscheduled Report

Mexico \[MX1\]

\[MX\]

**MEXICO BANS POULTRY IMPORTS FROM MISSOURI DUE TO LPAI**

Mexican government concerns about the presence of Low Pathogenic Avian
Influenza (LPAI) and High Pathogenic Avian Influenza (HPAI) in the
United States have resulted in the establishment, by the Secretariat of
Agriculture (SAGARPA), of import restrictions for poultry and poultry
products from several U.S. states during 2003 and 2004 (see reports
MX4022, MX4023, MX4080, MX 4101).

Most recently, on September 13, 2004, SAGARPA, through the Office of
Animal Health, notified the U.S. government they were banning imports of
raw poultry meat for direct consumption, live birds, and hatching, table
eggs and SPF eggs from Missouri due to detections of LPAI in that state.
Products that are exempt from this prohibition are the ones that have
been subjected to a cooking, pasteurization or sterilization process.
Also, poultry meat and poultry products that are destined to thermal
treatment (cooking) are exempt from this regulation, as long as they
follow the required import regulations.

Import restrictions continue for the states of California, Connecticut,
Delaware, Maryland, New Jersey, and Pennsylvania because of detections
of LPAI, and for the following Texas counties due to HPAI: Gonzales,
Guadalupe, Galdwell, Bastrop, Fayette, La Vaca, De Witt, Karnes, Wilson,
Comal and Hays (see table below).

The following table summarizes some of the regulations that are
currently being implemented by the Mexican government for U.S. live
poultry and poultry meat exports.

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## REGULATIONS FOR POULTRY AND POULTRY PRODUCTS EXPORTS

+------------+----------+-----------+----------+-----------+--------+
| **Item**   | **Raw    | **Raw     | **Fully  | **Table   | **Live |
|            | Poultry  | poultry   | Cooked   | and       | B      |
|            | Direct   | Further   | Pr       | Hatching  | irds** |
|            | Con      | P         | oducts** | Eggs**    |        |
|            | sumption | rocessing |          |           |        |
|            | 1/**     | 5/**      |          |           |        |
+------------+----------+-----------+----------+-----------+--------+
|            |          |           |          |           |        |
+------------+----------+-----------+----------+-----------+--------+
| AI states  | NO       | YES 6/    | YES      | NO        | NO     |
| export     |          |           |          |           |        |
| status 2/  |          |           |          |           |        |
+------------+----------+-----------+----------+-----------+--------+
| Required   | YES      | YES       | NO       | YES       | YES    |
| language   |          |           |          |           |        |
| on         |          |           |          |           |        |
| cleaning   |          |           |          |           |        |
| and        |          |           |          |           |        |
| di         |          |           |          |           |        |
| sinfection |          |           |          |           |        |
| of trucks  |          |           |          |           |        |
+------------+----------+-----------+----------+-----------+--------+
| Required   | YES      | YES       | NO       | YES       | YES    |
| sealing of |          |           |          |           |        |
| trucks at  |          |           |          |           |        |
| point of   |          |           |          |           |        |
| origin     |          |           |          |           |        |
+------------+----------+-----------+----------+-----------+--------+
| Agar Gel   | YES      | NO        | NO       | YES 3/    | YES 3/ |
| test       |          |           |          |           |        |
| required   |          |           |          |           |        |
+------------+----------+-----------+----------+-----------+--------+
| Cer        | YES      | YES       | YES      | YES       | YES    |
| tification |          |           |          |           |        |
| re         |          |           |          |           |        |
| quirements |          |           |          |           |        |
| on END 4/  |          |           |          |           |        |
+------------+----------+-----------+----------+-----------+--------+
| 1/ SAGARPA |          |           |          |           |        |
| still does |          |           |          |           |        |
| not allow  |          |           |          |           |        |
| imports of |          |           |          |           |        |
| bone-in    |          |           |          |           |        |
| chicken    |          |           |          |           |        |
| leg        |          |           |          |           |        |
| quarters   |          |           |          |           |        |
| for        |          |           |          |           |        |
| further    |          |           |          |           |        |
| processing |          |           |          |           |        |
| to the     |          |           |          |           |        |
| interior   |          |           |          |           |        |
| of Mexico  |          |           |          |           |        |
| because of |          |           |          |           |        |
| concerns   |          |           |          |           |        |
| about      |          |           |          |           |        |
| products   |          |           |          |           |        |
| being      |          |           |          |           |        |
| diverted   |          |           |          |           |        |
| to the     |          |           |          |           |        |
| retail     |          |           |          |           |        |
| market.    |          |           |          |           |        |
|            |          |           |          |           |        |
| 2/ Imports |          |           |          |           |        |
| are        |          |           |          |           |        |
| prohibited |          |           |          |           |        |
| from the   |          |           |          |           |        |
| states of  |          |           |          |           |        |
| Co         |          |           |          |           |        |
| nnecticut, |          |           |          |           |        |
| C          |          |           |          |           |        |
| alifornia, |          |           |          |           |        |
| Delaware,  |          |           |          |           |        |
| New        |          |           |          |           |        |
| Jersey,    |          |           |          |           |        |
| Maryland,  |          |           |          |           |        |
| Missouri,  |          |           |          |           |        |
| and        |          |           |          |           |        |
| Pe         |          |           |          |           |        |
| nnsylvania |          |           |          |           |        |
| because of |          |           |          |           |        |
| LPAI, and  |          |           |          |           |        |
| the        |          |           |          |           |        |
| following  |          |           |          |           |        |
| Texas      |          |           |          |           |        |
| counties   |          |           |          |           |        |
| due to a   |          |           |          |           |        |
| HPAI       |          |           |          |           |        |
| outbreak:  |          |           |          |           |        |
| Gonzales,  |          |           |          |           |        |
| Guadalupe, |          |           |          |           |        |
| Galdwell,  |          |           |          |           |        |
| Bastrop,   |          |           |          |           |        |
| Fayette,   |          |           |          |           |        |
| La Vaca,   |          |           |          |           |        |
| De Witt,   |          |           |          |           |        |
| Karnes,    |          |           |          |           |        |
| Wilson,    |          |           |          |           |        |
| Comal and  |          |           |          |           |        |
| Hays.      |          |           |          |           |        |
| Therefore  |          |           |          |           |        |
| meat and   |          |           |          |           |        |
| birds      |          |           |          |           |        |
| should not |          |           |          |           |        |
| come or    |          |           |          |           |        |
| originate  |          |           |          |           |        |
| from these |          |           |          |           |        |
| areas.     |          |           |          |           |        |
|            |          |           |          |           |        |
| 3/ Test    |          |           |          |           |        |
| should     |          |           |          |           |        |
| begin 21   |          |           |          |           |        |
| days       |          |           |          |           |        |
| before     |          |           |          |           |        |
| laying and |          |           |          |           |        |
| should     |          |           |          |           |        |
| continue   |          |           |          |           |        |
| on a       |          |           |          |           |        |
| quarterly  |          |           |          |           |        |
| basis.     |          |           |          |           |        |
|            |          |           |          |           |        |
| 4/ END     |          |           |          |           |        |
| statement  |          |           |          |           |        |
| for meat,  |          |           |          |           |        |
| meat       |          |           |          |           |        |
| products   |          |           |          |           |        |
| and by     |          |           |          |           |        |
| p          |          |           |          |           |        |
| roducts. - |          |           |          |           |        |
| "That the  |          |           |          |           |        |
| product    |          |           |          |           |        |
| comes from |          |           |          |           |        |
| flocks     |          |           |          |           |        |
| that have  |          |           |          |           |        |
| a          |          |           |          |           |        |
| monitoring |          |           |          |           |        |
| program of |          |           |          |           |        |
| 70 birds   |          |           |          |           |        |
| that began |          |           |          |           |        |
| after 12   |          |           |          |           |        |
| days of    |          |           |          |           |        |
| age, using |          |           |          |           |        |
| viral      |          |           |          |           |        |
| isolation  |          |           |          |           |        |
| tests and  |          |           |          |           |        |
| iden       |          |           |          |           |        |
| tification |          |           |          |           |        |
| of         |          |           |          |           |        |
| velogenic  |          |           |          |           |        |
| strains    |          |           |          |           |        |
| through a  |          |           |          |           |        |
| test that  |          |           |          |           |        |
| indicates  |          |           |          |           |        |
| int        |          |           |          |           |        |
| racerebral |          |           |          |           |        |
| pat        |          |           |          |           |        |
| hogenicity |          |           |          |           |        |
| in chicks  |          |           |          |           |        |
| of one day |          |           |          |           |        |
| of age and |          |           |          |           |        |
| that is    |          |           |          |           |        |
| carried    |          |           |          |           |        |
| out for    |          |           |          |           |        |
| each lot   |          |           |          |           |        |
| that is    |          |           |          |           |        |
| delivered  |          |           |          |           |        |
| for        |          |           |          |           |        |
| slaughter, |          |           |          |           |        |
| obtaining  |          |           |          |           |        |
| negative   |          |           |          |           |        |
| results    |          |           |          |           |        |
| for        |          |           |          |           |        |
| Velogenic  |          |           |          |           |        |
| Newcastle  |          |           |          |           |        |
| disease,   |          |           |          |           |        |
| or that    |          |           |          |           |        |
| comes from |          |           |          |           |        |
| a country  |          |           |          |           |        |
| free of    |          |           |          |           |        |
| Velogenic  |          |           |          |           |        |
| Newcastle  |          |           |          |           |        |
| Disease. " |          |           |          |           |        |
|            |          |           |          |           |        |
| 5/ Imports |          |           |          |           |        |
| are only   |          |           |          |           |        |
| approved   |          |           |          |           |        |
| to proceed |          |           |          |           |        |
| to Federal |          |           |          |           |        |
| Inspected  |          |           |          |           |        |
| Plants     |          |           |          |           |        |
| (TIF) and  |          |           |          |           |        |
| non-TIF    |          |           |          |           |        |
| meat       |          |           |          |           |        |
| processing |          |           |          |           |        |
| facilities |          |           |          |           |        |
| authorized |          |           |          |           |        |
| by         |          |           |          |           |        |
| SAGARPA.   |          |           |          |           |        |
|            |          |           |          |           |        |
| 6/ Imports |          |           |          |           |        |
| are        |          |           |          |           |        |
| prohibited |          |           |          |           |        |
| from       |          |           |          |           |        |
| C          |          |           |          |           |        |
| alifornia, |          |           |          |           |        |
| Co         |          |           |          |           |        |
| nnecticut, |          |           |          |           |        |
| Delaware,  |          |           |          |           |        |
| Maryland,  |          |           |          |           |        |
| Missouri,  |          |           |          |           |        |
| New        |          |           |          |           |        |
| Jersey,    |          |           |          |           |        |
| Pe         |          |           |          |           |        |
| nnsylvania |          |           |          |           |        |
| and Texas, |          |           |          |           |        |
| unless     |          |           |          |           |        |
| their      |          |           |          |           |        |
| d          |          |           |          |           |        |
| estination |          |           |          |           |        |
| is an      |          |           |          |           |        |
| est        |          |           |          |           |        |
| ablishment |          |           |          |           |        |
| authorized |          |           |          |           |        |
| by SAGARPA |          |           |          |           |        |
| to carry   |          |           |          |           |        |
| out        |          |           |          |           |        |
| thermal    |          |           |          |           |        |
| treatment  |          |           |          |           |        |
| processes. |          |           |          |           |        |
| However,   |          |           |          |           |        |
| imports of |          |           |          |           |        |
| raw        |          |           |          |           |        |
| materials  |          |           |          |           |        |
| for        |          |           |          |           |        |
| thermal    |          |           |          |           |        |
| processing |          |           |          |           |        |
| should not |          |           |          |           |        |
| come or    |          |           |          |           |        |
| originate  |          |           |          |           |        |
| from the   |          |           |          |           |        |
| following  |          |           |          |           |        |
| Texas      |          |           |          |           |        |
| counties:  |          |           |          |           |        |
| Gonzales,  |          |           |          |           |        |
| Guadalupe, |          |           |          |           |        |
| Galdwell,  |          |           |          |           |        |
| Bastrop,   |          |           |          |           |        |
| Fayette,   |          |           |          |           |        |
| La Vaca,   |          |           |          |           |        |
| De Witt,   |          |           |          |           |        |
| Karnes,    |          |           |          |           |        |
| Wilson,    |          |           |          |           |        |
| Comal and  |          |           |          |           |        |
| Hays.      |          |           |          |           |        |
|            |          |           |          |           |        |
| For        |          |           |          |           |        |
| additional |          |           |          |           |        |
| i          |          |           |          |           |        |
| nformation |          |           |          |           |        |
| regarding  |          |           |          |           |        |
| poultry    |          |           |          |           |        |
| meat and   |          |           |          |           |        |
| egg        |          |           |          |           |        |
| products   |          |           |          |           |        |
| exports to |          |           |          |           |        |
| Mexico see |          |           |          |           |        |
| the web    |          |           |          |           |        |
| page       |          |           |          |           |        |
| USDA/F     |          |           |          |           |        |
| SIS/Export |          |           |          |           |        |
| Library at |          |           |          |           |        |
| [ht        |          |           |          |           |        |
| tp://www.f |          |           |          |           |        |
| sis.usda.g |          |           |          |           |        |
| ov](http:/ |          |           |          |           |        |
| /www.fsis. |          |           |          |           |        |
| usda.gov/) |          |           |          |           |        |
| (Export    |          |           |          |           |        |
| Re         |          |           |          |           |        |
| quirements |          |           |          |           |        |
| for meat   |          |           |          |           |        |
| and        |          |           |          |           |        |
| poultry    |          |           |          |           |        |
| products)  |          |           |          |           |        |
+------------+----------+-----------+----------+-----------+--------+