The European Union reported through CACE Note No. 563/2020 that it considers that Argentina has a Reliable control system for beef and sheep meat exports, which is carried out by the National Service of Health and Agri-Food Quality (Senasa).
«We are very satisfied, as the auditors assessed the knowledge that Senasa staff has on EU regulations, which strengthens and guarantees that controls are in accordance with these requirements in establishments producing beef and sheep meat.", explained Gustavo Soto Kruse, director of Animal Products at Senasa.
For its part, the Agricultural Council reports that the European Union Food and Veterinary Office (FVO) published the report on August 20, related to the audit carried out in Argentina by the EU on February 26, where they verified beef and sheep meat refrigeration establishments authorized to export, Located in the provinces of Buenos Aires, Santa Fe and Santa Cruz and the Argentine control system, indicating that the requirements of the standards are met.
With regard to the production of beef and sheep meat destined for the EU, The audit carried out by the European experts concludes that the official control system in place is “well designed and correctly implemented”. The system in place provides an adequate basis to support the “reliability of the attestations contained in export certificates” to this destination.
In addition, the requirements for Establishments producing beef and sheep meat “comply with EU standards and are subject to official control”. The FVO considers that controls are “effective overall and allow the competent authorities to provide adequate guarantees that products have been produced in accordance with EU standards”.
Reasons for the successful outcome include: Reliable guarantees on the identification, movement and traceability of animals entering the EU production chain and good hygiene practices observed.
In terms of EU animal welfare standards, the experts found that “the animals were handled correctly” and “no signs of suffering were detected”.
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