The health authorities of Mexico and Brazil work hand in hand to strengthen technical and scientific cooperation, as well as to facilitate the commercial exchange of healthy and safe food, for the benefit of their producers and consumers.
They also promote the use of electronic certification and regionalization schemes to protect their territories from exotic animal diseases, such as African swine fever (ASF) and highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI), which could jeopardize livestock supply and production.
At the Senasica headquarters building, Brazil's Secretary of Agricultural Defense, Carlos Goulart, announced the publication of the requirements for the export of Persian lemons from Mexico to Brazil and said that before the end of 2023, the import of Mexican avocados will be authorized.
At the end of the meeting, the Brazilian delegation visited the Integral Unit of Services, Diagnosis and Verification (UISDC, by its Spanish acronym) of Senasica, located in Tecámac, State of Mexico, in order to verify the strengths of the agency of the Ministry of Agriculture in terms of epidemiological surveillance, capacity of plant and animal laboratories, as well as inspection of goods through canine binomials.
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