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USDA EXPORT VERIFICATION (EV) PROGRAM:

SPECIFIED PRODUCT REQUIREMENTS FOR BOVINE – AUSTRALIA

1 Purpose

This document provides the specified product requirements for marketing retorted beef, beef products,

and beef flavors with <5% and >5% beef (eg. canned) to Australia under the USDA Export 

Verification (EV) Program.

2 Scope

These requirements apply to U.S. companies (harvesters, fabricators, and/or processors/further 

processors) that supply retorted beef, beef products, and beef flavors with <5% and >5% beef for 

export as listed on the USDA Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) Export Library Web site. 

Companies must meet the specified product requirements through an approved USDA Quality System 

Assessment (QSA) Program. The requirements for the USDA 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, and that 

product is identified and traceable through the system.

Only companies with an approved USDA QSA Program for the EV Program may label and sell 

product as meeting the specified product requirements for export. As an alternative to the USDA QSA 

Program, companies may apply the requirements of the USDA Process Verified Program to meet the 

specified product requirements. The requirements of the USDA Process Verified Program are defined 

in QAD 1001 Procedure: USDA Process Verified Program (PVP).

3 Reference Documents

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

QAD 1001 Procedure: USDA Process Verified Program (PVP)

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

QAD 1030: EV Programs Additional Requirements

USDA FSIS: Export Library – Requirements by Country website

Official Listing of Eligible Suppliers to the USDA Bovine EV Programs: Australia.

4 Specified Product Requirements

4.1 Eligible retorted beef, beef products, and beef flavors with <5% and >5% beef, as listed 

on the FSIS website, must be derived from animals that are born and raised in the U.S. 

or legally imported from Mexico and harvested in the U.S.

4.2 Carcasses, bovine meat, and meat products must be uniquely identified and controlled 

up until the time of shipment.
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5. Shipping Documentation

5.1 For Retorted Beef, Beef Products, or Beef Flavorings with <5% or >5% Beef

5.1.1 Identification of conforming product during shipment and delivery must be 

documented on the shipping documentation (bills of lading, shipping manifests, 

or letters of guarantee). The shipping documentation must: 

5.1.2 Clearly identify the product and product quantity; and 

5.1.3 Contain the statement:

5.1.3.1 “Product Meets EV Program Requirements for Australia”

This statement is used for finished items that are eligible for export; or 

5.1.3.2 “Product meets EV Program Requirements for Australia excluding final 

fabrication requirements” 

This statement is used for items that must be further fabricated to meet 

all requirements prior to being eligible for export. 

6. Listing of Approved Programs

Only U.S. companies that have an approved USDA QSA Program (or USDA PVP) which meet

the specified product requirements for Australia will be listed on the Official Listing of Eligible

Suppliers to the USDA Bovine EV Programs: Australia.

7. Responsibilities

U.S. companies must meet all policies and procedures outlined in this procedure, QAD 1000

Procedure, and either the QAD 1002 Procedure or the QAD 1001 Procedure.

________________________________

Jeff Waite, Branch Chief

Quality Assessment Division

Livestock and Poultry Program

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