FACTBOX-More meat exporters suspend exports to China amid pandemic

sebaubi August 23, 2020

More meat plants around the world have suspended exports to China after facing outbreaks of the coronavirus among workers, a Chinese customs document showed on Friday.

Poultry, meat products unlikely to transmit Covid-19: GADVASU V-C

sebaubi August 21, 2020

The (OIE), Indian Meat Science Association, and department of animal husbandry and dairying, government of India issued a notification stating that poultry has no role in the transmission of Covid-19 to humans.

Guangzhou bans frozen meat imports over virus fears

Food Safety

sebaubi August 18, 2020

The capital of China’s southern Guangdong province has suspended imports of frozen meat, fish and seafood from coronavirus-hit countries, as Beijing intensifies scrutiny of refrigerated food as a possible carrier of the disease.

¡Alerta! China detecta carne de pollo brasileña contaminada con coronavirus

Food Safety

sebaubi August 13, 2020

De acuerdo con la información de AFP, el virus responsable de la covid-19 fue detectado en un control rutinario de pollo proveniente desde Brasil y por segunda vez en gambas importadas desde Ecuador.

Certificación de carne libre de Covid-19: “Hay un tsunami de solicitudes”

Food Safety

sebaubi August 7, 2020

“Se está dando un tsunami de solicitudes y por suerte los clientes lo están viendo cómo una necesidad”, dijo Sebastián Victorica, director de UBI Meat Experts in QA, una empresa dedicada a brindar servicios de control de calidad.

Meat supply chain will remain open with worker restrictions

Food Safety

sebaubi August 3, 2020

Australia expects disruption in domestic meat market. “AMIC has been lobbying tirelessly on our member’s behalf to ensure that we remain as an essential service in the supply of food,” said AMIC CEO Patrick Hutchinson

Tyson Foods to increase virus testing in US meat plants

sebaubi August 2, 2020

The Springdale, Arkansas-based company, which processes about 20% of all beef, pork and chicken in the U.S., will randomly test employees who have no symptoms, as well as those with symptoms. Workers will also be tested if they were near someone who tested positive or displayed symptoms.

Rabinos que vinieron a Paraguay para la faena kosher contrajeron covid-19

sebaubi July 31, 2020

Cinco rabinos de poco más de 80 que llegaron a Paraguay para la llamada “faena kosher”, para fiscalizar el cumplimiento de las normas religiosas en el ganado a ser exportado a Israel, contrajeron el coronavirus, confirmó a la AFP un alto jerarca de la cancillería. “Son cinco de poco más […]

China aumenta sus compras de carne a nivel mundial, pero con más controles por el coronavirus

Food Safety

sebaubi July 28, 2020

China solicita a sus vendedores de alimentos, para que aseguren que los mismos están “libres de Covid”, a pesar de que no existen pruebas científicas hasta el momento que comprueben que los alimentos son vectores de la enfermedad.

Meat plants required to strengthen inspections

Food Safety

sebaubi July 28, 2020

The National Health Commission has ordered meat processing plants in China to clearly identify the sources of their poultry and livestock meat and only accept imports that have obtained negative test results for the novel coronavirus.

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