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Singapore revised import conditions for poultry meat products

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On 28 August 2024, the Food Authority of Singapore (SFA) amended the import conditions for poultry products with effect from the date of publication. Main contents:

 

(1) Conditions of exporting country. Highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) virus is a notifiable infectious disease in exporting countries. The country has been free of highly pathogenic avian influenza in the 12 months prior to export; To resume trade in countries with HPAI outbreaks, there must be no HPAI outbreaks in the past 28 days and products have been heat-treated enough to inactivate the virus; The raw meat is born and raised in the country of origin; Pre - and post-slaughter inspection and no infectious and communicable diseases were found; Slaughtering, processing, packaging and storage under hygienic conditions supervised by an official veterinarian; Steamed processed meat products (e.g., canned meat) have been heat-treated in sealed containers (sterilization processes with a sterilization value of no less than Fo3) to a commercially sterile state and are stable at ambient temperatures;

 

(2) Conditions for frozen poultry. The product must not come from thawed frozen poultry, the product is sealed in leak-proof packaging, and the shelf life is at least 10 days from the date of packaging at a temperature of ≤4°C.


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