Agricultural Quality Assessment Division QAD 1030D Procedure

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Date Issued 04/08/05

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USDA EXPORT VERIFICATION (EV) PROGRAM 

SPECIFIED PRODUCT REQUIREMENTS FOR BEEF - TAIWAN

1 Purpose

This document provides the specified product requirements for marketing U.S. beef and beef 

products to Taiwan under the USDA Export Verification (EV) Program.

2 Scope

These requirements apply to U.S. suppliers (harvesters, fabricators, and processors) of beef items 

that are eligible for export to Taiwan as listed on the FSIS website. Companies must meet the 

specified product requirements for Taiwan under the EV Program through an approved USDA 

QSA Program. The requirements for the QSA Program are defined in QAD 1002 Procedure: 

USDA Quality System Assessment (QSA) Program. The QSA Program ensures that the specified 

product requirements are supported by a documented quality management system.

Only companies with an approved USDA QSA Program for the EV Program for Taiwan may 

label and sell product as meeting the specified product requirements for Taiwan under the EV 

Program.

3 Reference Documents

QAD 1000 Procedure: Quality Systems Verification Programs, General Policies and Procedures

QAD 1002 Procedure: USDA Quality System Assessment (QSA) Program

4 Specified Product Requirements

4.1 The beef and beef products must meet the following requirements:

4.1.1 Be derived from cattle born and raised in the 50 States of the United States 

and the District of Columbia, from cattle legally imported into the 50 

States of the United States and the District of Columbia from a country 

deemed eligible by Taiwan to export beef or beef products to Taiwan, or 

from cattle raised in the 50 States of the United States and the District of 

Columbia for at least 100 days prior to harvest.

4.2 Shipping documentation (bills of lading, shipping manifests, or letters of 

guarantee) must have the statement “Product Meets EV Program Requirements 

for Taiwan” and must clearly identify the product and product quantity.
Agricultural Quality Assessment Division QAD 1030D Procedure

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Date Issued 04/08/05

Date Revised 11/08/23

5 Listing of Approved Programs

U.S. companies who generate products that meet the specified product requirements for Taiwan 

are listed on the Official Listing of Eligible Suppliers to Export for Taiwan.

6 Responsibilities

U.S. suppliers must meet all policies and procedures outlined in this Procedure, QAD 1000 

Procedure: Quality Systems Verification Programs, General Policies and Procedures, and QAD

1002 Procedure; USDA Quality System Assessment (QSA) Program.

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Jeffery Waite, Branch Chief

Quality Assessment Division

Livestock and Poultry Program

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