United States meat and poultry certificate for wholesomeness
New certification process for the import of meat and poultry products from the U.S.
Starting June 13, 2022, the United States Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) will onboard the CFIA into the Public Health Information System (PHIS) and all certificates for meat and poultry products imported into Canada from the United States will be digitally signed.
The official meat inspection certificates (OMICs) from the United States (U.S.) to Canada are generated through the Public Health Information System (PHIS). The look and feel of the new OMICs is different from the old export certificates (9135-3) received from the U.S.
Important features of the new certificates from the U.S.:
- The PHIS-generated certificates are:
- Meat and Poultry Export Certificate of Wholesomeness (PDF) – FSIS Form 9060-5
- Meat, Poultry and Egg Products Export Certificate of Wholesomeness Continuation Sheet (PDF) – FSIS Form 9060-5A
- Meat, Poultry and Egg Products Export Certificate of Wholesomeness Continuation Sheet (PDF) – FSIS Form 9060-5B and
- Fish and Fish Products Export Certificate of Wholesomeness (PDF) (for Siluriformes fish) – FSIS Form 9060-5S
- The certificate called Meat and Poultry Export Certificate of wholesomeness will be used to export meat and poultry products to Canada
- The certificate number will be seven digits and not preceded by a 2 letter Canada ISO code, which will be captured separately in a dedicated box
- The certificate will have a check box to identify if it is the original or a replacement certificate
- If a replacement certificate is issued, then the statement about the replacement certificate will be captured in the remarks section
- Food safety and animal health statements will be present on the 9060-5 remarks section and/or 9060-5B continuation sheet and continue to be signed by an inspector or the veterinarian, as done earlier
- All animal health related statements will continue to be signed by an official veterinarian
- The certificates will not have wet signatures but instead will be digitally signed
- It means the name of the signing officials will be printed on the certificate along with the designation and the location where signed
- No letter heads will accompany the certificates
- The required statements will be in the remarks section of FSIS Form 9060-5 and/or FSIS Form 9060- 5B
- The certificates will be printed on plain white paper digitally signed in PHIS, containing the watermark: "Approved Certificate – Available for Validation in PHIS"
- A printed version of the certificate will accompany the meat shipment
| Data element | OMIC before June 13, 2022 | PHIS generated OMIC as of June 13, 2022 |
|---|---|---|
Certificate title and number |
Certificate for Export of Meat and Poultry Products – FSIS Form 9135-3 |
New
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OMICs for natural casings |
Official Meat Inspection Certificate for natural intestinal casings from the United States (FSIS form 9060-7) Official Meat Inspection Certificate for natural intestinal casings of foreign origin, imported into Canada from the United States (FSIS form 9060-18) |
No changeThe current FSIS forms 9060-7 and 9060-18 and the corresponding letterheads for natural bovine, porcine and ovine casings will continue to be used with no change. These certificates will not be generated through the PHIS |
Certificate number |
Prefix followed by 6 digits number For example: US-CA-2022-111111 Example of U.S. export mark (used as shipping mark) associated to the certificate no. US-CA-2022-111111: USDA
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NewThe certificate number will not be preceded by any prefixes. Certificate number on 9060-5 is captured on USDA export mark, which is applied to each container Note: Importer/broker must add the ISO code US in front of certificate number when entering information in Single Window The 7-digit certificate numbering system in PHIS is continuous and will not change or include a new version each year Example of U.S. export mark (used as shipping mark) associated to the certificate no. 1234567: USDA
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ISO code |
Part of certificate number |
NewCaptured separately in Box number 2 It will be a 2 letter ISO code of the importing country (CA) |
Identifying whether certificate is new or a replacement |
Not clearly identified unless it is replacement |
NewBox number 6 identifies if certificate is original or a replacement The replacement statement, will be captured in the remarks section |
Country of destination |
Not captured |
NewCaptured in Box number 1 |
Consignor/Exporter |
Captured as Consignor |
NewCaptured as exporter in Box number 3 |
Total Net weight |
Not captured |
NewCaptured in Box number 8 |
Total number of packages |
Not captured |
NewCaptured in Box number 9 |
Consignee/Importer |
Captured as Consignee/Importer along with SFC licence number |
NewCaptured as Importer in Box number 4 SFC licence number will be captured in 9060-5 remarks section or 9060-5B continuation sheet and not in Box number 4 irrespective of the fact the importer has Canadian or U.S. address When the importer has a U.S. address (non-resident importer) the information in that case will be displayed as: Importer (Name/Address) Canada(will have Canada at the end of the U.S. address) |
Country of origin, Port of loading, Destination and Means of transport |
Captured in various boxes |
NewWhen country of origin differs from U.S. the country of origin and establishment name and number will be captured in Box number 17, in Remarks or on the continuation sheet (9060-5B). Means of transport and port of loading will not be included |
Export establishment |
Captured as export establishment (establishment number) |
NewCaptured as export establishment number (name and address) in Box number 7 |
Shipping/Identification marks |
Captured as Shipping marks |
NewThe Box number 15 may either be left blank or include a shipping/identification mark (for example, an alphanumeric sequence) used by the exporter). FSIS does not require a specific format FSIS does not require shipping marks but does require each container to be marked with the USDA export mark, which reflects the 7-digit certificate number |
Number / kind of packages |
Captured as Number / kind of packages |
NewCaptured as Number of packages in lot and Type of packages in lot Lot – one certified product type per line |
Product description |
Captured as Product description/ Species / Label approval number |
NewCaptured as Description of product (Name of the product) Species captured separately in Box number 12 |
Establishment number on the product |
Captured as Est/ Plant number on product |
NewCaptured as Est. no. on product in Box number 16 |
Seal number |
Captured as USDA seal number(s) if applicable |
NewIf an official USDA seal no. is required, it would be captured in remarks section on 9060-5 or on 9060-5B (continuation sheet) |
Remarks |
Any other required information, not captured elsewhere. All establishments involved in the production of exported product must be captured in remarks section if not captured in a dedicated box |
NewAny other required information, not captured elsewhere. All establishments involved in the production of exported product must be captured in remarks section on 9060-5 or on 9060-5B (continuation sheet) if not captured in dedicated box |
Certification statements |
Food safety and animal health statements |
No changeFood safety and animal health statements These will be present in remarks section on 9060-5 and/or on 9060-5B (continuation sheet) These statements will continue to be signed by a veterinarian or an inspector as being currently done |
Certifying official |
Name and wet signatures |
NewDigital signature (present on printed version and PDF in PHIS), including FSIS District of issuance No wet signatures All approved PHIS export certificates for Canada will be printed on standard white copy paper (8.5" x 11") |
Letter heads |
Various letter heads accompany the OMIC depending upon the type of the product |
NewNo letter heads to accompany 9060-5, 9060-5A, 9060-5B and 9060-5S (for Siluriformes fish) The required statements will be in the remarks section of FSIS Form 9060-5 and/or FSIS Form 9060-5B |
Watermark |
No watermark present |
NewThe printed version of OMICs will have the following watermark across the certificate: Approved Certificate – Available for validation in PHIS |
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