Due to an outbreak of foot-and-mouth disease in the South American country, Honduras has tightened prevention and control measures at ports of entry such as ports and airports.
Monday, July 31, 2017
Latribuna.hn reports that "...The relevant measures are aimed at preventing the entry of the disease intothe national territory, and maintaining the current health status. In this context a warning has been given of the risks involved in importing live animals, products and by-products of bovine origin from that country."
"..."All of the health and quarantine authorities in countries in the Central American region have received a press bulletin regarding prevention measures in relation to animal goods, passengers and aircraft of Colombian origin," said the director of Senasa, Ricardo Paz. "
"...The official expanded on quarantine and control measures at entrances to seaports, and airports, where cargo is received, and any other means of transportation that could introduce this disease."We have also increased biosecurity measures to prevent as much as possible the entry or infestation of this fatal disease that could endanger Honduran livestock."
Seepress bulletinby the International Regional Agency for Agricultural Health on the new outbreak of foot-and-mouth disease detected in Colombia.
The Guatemalan health authorities recommend not authorizing the import and marketing of meat from the South American country, arguing that there have been cases of foot-and-mouth disease.
At the request of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Guatemala, the Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock and Food (Maga) issued an opinion on the possibility of commercializing in the local market meat and its derivatives, of Argentine origin.
The government has issued a health alert due to an outbreak of foot-and-mouth disease in Colombia, and has temporarily suspended imports of processed meat and dairy products from susceptible species.
".. The Ministry of Agricultural Development, through the National Directorate of Animal Health, wishes to communicate that in light of the re-emergence of the virus known as foot-and-mouth disease in Colombia, specifically in the department of Arauca bordering Venezuela, after notification has been sent to the World Organization for Animal Health (OIE), on 24 June and published on 26 June 2017; Panama is maintaining passive and active surveillance following the health security protocol established for all transborder diseases (including vesicular diseases)."
The country will present itself before the WTO to establish that the import of avocados will be subject to certification showing its precedence from zones free of Sun-Bloch.
The request will be made by Costa Rica through the World Trade Organization (WTO), whose Committee on Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures meets this week.
The United States has lifted the ban which has been in place since 2001 and authorized the resumption of imports of fresh beef from northern Argentina and 14 Brazilian states.
From a statement by the U.S. Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service
APHIS to Allow the Importation of Fresh Beef from Northern Argentina and 14 States in Brazil
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