The dismantling of SENASA caused several Argentine foods to be rejected due to elements prohibited for human consumption.
The decision to reject Argentine meat began with the government of Chile during last year: they suspended the import of all Argentine products of animal originsince these »In their international veterinary certification, they must comply with the health requirement of a zone free of foot-and-mouth disease without vaccination.»1.
Recently China also rejected 22 tons of beef for presenting cloranfenicolan antibiotic prohibited in livestock production Argentina since 1995 due to its risks to human health. Its detection in meat intended for international consumption represents a serious violation of health regulations2.
Rejections are not exclusive to meat and animal products: European Union an Argentine shipment bounced with soy flour destined for the Netherlands. This is because the merchandise presented traces of transgenic HB4designed to resist droughts in the face of climate change, but banned in its market3.
The granary of the world?
The rejections of livestock and agricultural production are explained by the dismantling of SENASA (National Agri-Food Health and Quality Service), body responsible for »implement national policies on health and quality animal and plant» and to control the hygiene of the products both for local consumption and for export4.
On March 19 of this year the government public in the Official Gazette that »the decree (Decree of Necessity and Urgency No. DNU-2023-70-APN-PTE of December 20, 2023) arranged the broadest deregulation of commerce, services and industry throughout the national territory and that All restrictions on the supply of goods and services, as well as all regulatory requirements, would be void. that distorts market prices, prevents free private initiative or prevents the spontaneous interaction of supply and demand».
This dismantling of the state not only raised alarms in the producers who see their labor market boycotted, but also in Argentines in general: if they reject our food abroad, what are we eating?
- Chile suspended the import of Argentine meat after a deregulation by the Government ↩︎
- China rejected Argentine meat due to banned antibiotic: everything that is known – News – Cadena 3 Argentina ↩︎
- Europe detects Argentine soybeans with the HB4 gene and an alarm goes off at the heart of the agro-export model ↩︎
- NATIONAL SERVICE OF AGRI-FOOD HEALTH AND QUALITY ↩︎
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