FSIS to Allow Egg Product Imports From Lithuania
Lithuania will now be eligible to export egg products to the U.S., the Food Safety and Inspection Service said in a notice released Sept. 14. “FSIS has reviewed Lithuania's laws, regulations, and inspection system, as implemented, and has determined that…
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Lithuania's egg products inspection system is equivalent to the food safety inspection system for egg products that the United States has established under the Egg Products Inspection Act (EPIA) and its implementing regulations,” FSIS said. Egg products produced in certified Lithuanian establishments are eligible for export as of Sept. 15, it said. “All such products will be subject to reinspection at U.S. points-of-entry by FSIS inspectors.”