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BIVALVE MOLLUSCS EXPORTS TO THE USA
Bivalve Molluscs Exports to the USA
The Sea-Fisheries Protection Authority has Issued an Information Notice to Trade – Exports of Bivalve Molluscs to the USA
The Sea-Fisheries Protection Authority (SFPA) issued an Information Notice to exporters on the 3rd May 2023, in relation to technical requirements for Irish companies trading with the USA in an evolving third country regulatory environment. The SFPA would like to remind all exporters to the USA that Live Bivalve Molluscs* and Frozen Unprocessed Bivalve Molluscs (Bivalve Molluscs include oysters, mussels, and razor clams) are not currently approved for export from Ireland to the USA.
If these products are exported to the USA, they will be rejected at the Border Control Point and will either need to be destroyed at the Border Control Point or reimported into Ireland at significant cost to the exporter.
The only Bivalve Molluscs which can be exported to the USA are cooked or processed Bivalve Molluscs. Exports to the USA do not require an export health certificate however exporters must be registered with the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and pre-notify export consignments using the FDA online system.
Queries regarding this Information Notice may be addressed to SFPATradeandAudit@sfpa.ie
About the SFPA
The Sea-Fisheries Protection Authority (SFPA) is the independent statutory body responsible for the regulation of the sea-fisheries and the sea-food production sectors. It promotes compliance with the EU Common Fisheries Policy, sea-fisheries law and food safety law relating to fish and fish products, verifies compliance and, where necessary, enforces it. Its mandate covers all fishing vessels operating within Ireland’s 200-mile limit, over 2,000 Irish registered fishing vessels wherever they operate, and all seafood produced in Ireland’s seafood processing companies. The SFPA operates through a network of regional port offices situated at Ireland’s main fishery harbours. For further information visit: www.sfpa.ie
