Peru - Export requirements for meat and poultry products

Eligible/ineligible product

Eligible

• Beef
  • boneless meat from cattle of all ages
  • bone-in meat from cattle less than thirty (30) months old (UTM) at the time of slaughter
  • offal (tongues, hearts, ruminant stomachs/tripe, livers, kidneys)
• Pork

Ineligible

• Beef
  • bone-in beef meat derived from animals over thirty (30) months old (OTM) at the time of slaughter
  • offal (cuts and organs not listed above)
• Poultry meat

Pre-export approvals by competent authority of importing country

Establishments

• Establishments must appear on Annex 1 List of Establishments Approved to Export to Peru.

Production controls and inspection requirements

• Meat products may be subjected to chemical residue and microbiological testing upon arrival in Peru.

Preparation of tripe using sodium hydroxide

• Health Canada's position is as follows:
  No objection will be taken to the use of a weak solution of sodium hydroxide in the tripe washing, scalding and denuding operations with the understanding that:
  • good manufacturing practices are followed;
  • only use the amount necessary to achieve the required technical effect;
  • and, the food products are subject to a final potable water rinse.

Labelling, marking and packaging requirements

• The label of each shipping container must have the following information in Spanish:
  • Name of the meat product
  • Net content
  • Country of origin
  • Name and address of the producing establishment
  • Name and address of the importer, if applicable
  • Number of the producing establishment
  • Batch number
  • Expiration date or "best before" date. The date of production must appear on the label of each shipping container.
  • Instructions for use and storage.
• Transport containers must be sealed with an official seal.

Documentation requirements

Certificate

• Certificate of Inspection Covering Meat Products (CFIA/ACIA 1454)

• Annex B – Poultry meat^Footnote 1 exported to Peru Addendum to: CFIA/ACIA 1454
  Note: Annex B shall not be issued as this country has imposed a ban relative to Avian Influenza.

• Annex C – Pork meat^Footnote 2 exported to Peru Addendum to: CFIA/ACIA 1454
• Annex D – Boneless beef exported to Peru
• Annex D-1 – Bone-in beef exported to Peru
• Annex D-2 – Edible beef offal^Footnote 3 exported to Peru

Other information

In cases where meat products imported into Peru arrive with labeling from Canada but are missing any of the information indicated in Special packaging or marking requirements section below, the importer may declare the missing information through documentation, technical data sheets, or other relevant information. This must be submitted as part of the import dossier. (Article 27 of Supreme Decree No. 006-2022-MIDAGRI).