2023-12-22 11:20:18
With the approach of the Christmas and New Year holidays, there are more attempts to circumvent the controls on entry of food products into the region, without rSpecify the sanitary conditions that are required. That is why both the National Agri-Food Health and Quality Service (Senasa) and the Provincial Entry Control of Food Products (Cippa) reinforced the actions.
“It is necessary to remind people that the consumption of meats that have lost the cold chain and have been transported without respecting hygienic and sanitary conditions necessary to ensure the safety of these foods poses a health risk of those who can consume them,” said engineer Elizabeth Berardi, supervisor of Senasa’s Patagonian Zoophytosanitary Barrier.
This is important to take into account so as not to choose products at a lower cost but that do not respect the required conditions, even more so in a context where, for example, there are cuts of meat that already reach 10 thousand pesos, which leads to search for cheaper prices.
Berardi explained that the Senasa Patagonian Zoophytosanitary Barrier aims to safeguard “the health status of the region and works all year round in that sense. “Generally, around the end of the year holidays, there are more attempts to circumvent entry controls into the region.”
On the other hand, he recalled that the region is “an area free of fruit flies and that the entry of fruits and vegetables that can host this pest It is also restricted, so we recommend before traveling to consult the list of products on the Senasa website.
And he added: “To reinforce these actions, in recent weeks, the contribution of the canine brigade “which allows us to complement inspections and increase the effectiveness of controls,” he noted.
Cippa will intensify controls in Neuquén
From Cippa they communicated in dialogue with this medium, that this week and next Control operations will be intensified at the entrances to Neuquénin the context of the Christmas and New Year holidays.
The last major cases were detected this month. One was in the area of the Third Bridge and another in the Ballester Dam.
In this last, 17 ribs (240 kilos) and 5 carcasses of goats (24 kilos) were seized. bound for Centenario. ““It was not in safe conditions for consumption, the merchandise was expired,” they warned.
They also pointed out that the product was transported in a vehicle that was not authorized and without refrigeration equipment.
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