Export certificates must contain the following certification:
Products have been subjected to a pasteurization treatment of [ insert the appropriate: 55° C for a minimum of 15 min; or, 60° C for a minimum of 5 minutes; or, 64° C for a minimum of 4.5 minute]
in such a manner as to prevent contamination by communicable animal disease pathogens and their transmission.
- Exporters of sterilized products do not need to obtain government certification.
"sterilization" as treatment with moisture heat (at 121 °C for 15 to 20 minutes or at 115 °C for 35 minutes) or with dry heat (at 160 °C to 170 °C for 1 to 2 hours). (Most egg products would not be produced in this way.)