On August 5, 2020, U.S. Department of Agriculture website updated the list of products that do not meet the requirements for exporting meat to China. The updated content is: from April 8, 2020 to August 5, 2020, Poultry meat and poultry meat derived from birds raised, processed, or slaughtered in the areas listed below unless heat processed according to the parameters in Poultry Processing Requirements in the state of South Carolina are not eligible for importation into China. The ineligible list also includes the following products:

1. Mechanically separated beef and distal ileum of cattle of any age.

2. Sheep/lamb meat.

3. Sheep/lamb casings other than those described in A.

4. Feathers, heads, intestines, and tails of poultry that contain the uropygial gland.

5. Wild boar meat.

6. Beef and pork thyroid glands, adrenal glands, tonsils, major lymph nodes exposed during slaughter and cutting, laryngeal muscle tissue, lungs, pancreas, spleen, gallbladder, uterus, hair, hoofs, and lactating mammary glands.

7. Horns from cattle.

8. Brain, skull, eyes, trigeminal ganglia, spinal cord, dorsal root ganglia, and vertebral column (excluding the vertebrae of the tail, the transverse processes of the thoracic and lumbar vertebrae, and the wings of the sacrum), from cattle 30 months of age and older.

For more details, please refer to: https://www.fsis.usda.gov/wps/portal/fsis/topics/international-affairs/exporting-products/export-library-requirements-by-country/Peoples-Republic-of-China

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