Health authorities in Costa Rica have given their endorsement to two plants belonging to Grupo Lala in Nicaragua so that they can once again market their products.
Thursday, July 28, 2016
The authorization for Grupo Lala comes at about the same time as the authorization granted by Nicaragua to theentry of products from the Costa Rican company Dos Pinos, ending a conflict which for several months affected the performance of the sector in both countries.
Miguel Angel Garcia Paredes, deputy director of Institutional Relations at Lala, told Laprensa.com.ni that"..."We have been notified that both plants have been certified by the Senasa of Costa Rica and therefore have enabled exports to that country, as you know,La Perfectacurrently has certification'."
Elnuevodiario.com.ni reports that "...With the new provision the dairy products that the Eskimo plant is able to send to Costa Rica are ice cream, yogurt, UHT (long life) milk and butter.While the Lala San Benito plant will send flavored UHT milk and unflavored yogurt and the milk mixture Nutri Lety.
"...The resolution issued by Senasa (of Costa Rica) urges the authorities of the Institute for the Protection and Animal Health (IPSA) in Nicaragua to "proceed without delay" in enabling the Costa Rican company Dos Pinos to be able to sell its dairy products in Nicaragua."
The health authorities have announced that they have reached an agreement, but no dates or deadlines have been set to resume sales of the product between the two countries.
Theagreement announcedby the Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock of Costa Rica and theInstitute for Protection and Agricultural in Nicaragua only mentions assessments to be made in plants belonging to the companies Dos Pinos and Grupo Lala, but does not mention dates on which they will be carried out or deadlines for the resumption of bilateral trade in milk.
In Nicaragua evaluation will be given to the solutions proposed by Dos Pinos regarding noncompliance detected in the plant and Costa Rica will be provided with a list of suppliers to LALA dairy farms that meet the standards.
From a statement issued by the Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock in Costa Rica:
The Mexican company has acquired a dairy production plant in Alajuela and through an agreement with Florida Bebidas will produce and market its products in the country.
The announcement comes days after Nicaraguan authorities blocked entry of Costa Rican dairy products, after Costa Rica denied a permit to the firm Lala to export products from Nicaragua.
Health authorities in Costa Rica have confirmed that since May they have prevented the entry of products from two dairy plants belonging to the Mexican company Lala in Nicaragua.
After information was circulated about the alleged closure of the Nicaraguan market to dairy products from three companies in Costa Rica, the health authorities of this country have acknowledged that since May 2016 they have restricted the entry of Lala's dairy products , having detected".. . several examples of "non - compliance" in the production system of the two plants inspected. "
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