FSIS has published an audit of China’s poultry slaughter system, along with a follow-up audit of China’s poultry processing system. The poultry slaughter audit shows that China’s poultry slaughter inspection system meets the criteria for establishing equivalence, or eligibility to export poultry that was slaughtered in China’s facilities. While the poultry slaughter audit report has been finalized, FSIS still must take a number of steps before it can make a final determination as to whether China is equivalent and thus eligible to export poultry that was slaughtered in Chinese establishments to the United States.
FSIS will need to conduct public rulemaking, which includes publishing a proposal and providing a comment period. The audit report will be evidence that is considered by FSIS as part of the rulemaking along with the comments and other evidence that the Agency receives from the public.
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