The technical mission of the Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock and Supply (MPLS), which takes place in Asia and the Middle East, allowed the opening of the Saudi market for honey produced in Brazil, the ministry said. At the meeting in the country’s Ministry of Agriculture, the last details of the international animal health certificates for the export of live cattle were also closed, according to the MPLS’s Secretary for Agricultural and Livestock Defense, Luis Rangel, who heads the mission. “It’s an interesting market, which imports from several origins about seven million animals a year,” said the secretary.
Rangel recalled that a month-long mission from Saudi Arabia is beginning in Brazil. to verify, not only sanitary guarantees for exports, but also the characteristics of halal slaughter, religious slaughter which has a complementary sanitary requirement. “Brazil is a traditional exporter, complies with the halal rules, has private certifiers that make this complementation and Saudi Arabia will check the aspects related to the slaughter to maintain the exports,” he explained.
About honey, said that it was possible “in a very agile and quick way to present the certificate with our guarantees of export. “In addition to giving all the guarantees and maintaining the markets mainly of chickens and cattle opened, it was possible to expand the area of fish in the future. .
With the participation of the director of the Department of Animal Health of the ministry, Guilherme Marques, the mission met with Saudi authorities in the food safety sector, who evaluate the inspection. At that meeting, information was updated in relation to the inspections carried out last year.
“The whole story we did was well received, all the necessary arguments, aspects and clarifications. They were particularly pleased with the novelty of the new model for monitoring and monitoring laboratory data, which will revolutionize the way we control laboratories and reports for certification. The first time we introduced this out of the country was here, and was very well received. We were even invited to attend a global event that takes place next year on food safety and move forward in these discussions with the rest of the world, “he noted.
The last round of the mission, now, will be in Singapore where it should be made the same level of clarification made in Saudi Arabia. The trip was initiated by China, passing through Hong Kong and Vietnam.
This text was translated by machine from Brazilian Portuguese.